Dance Theatre of Harlem

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The internationally acclaimed Dance Theatre of Harlem is celebrating over 45 years of creating vivid and ingenious forms of expression and bringing a contemporary flair to the ballet repertoire and to diverse international audiences. Arthur Mitchell, the first African-American male principal dancer in a major U.S. ballet company, and the late Karel Shook founded the company as a response to the growing need for more artistic opportunities for children, especially those living in Harlem. Since then, this multicultural dance ensemble has achieved extraordinary success with powerful messages of self-reliance, artistic relevance, and individual responsibility. This is a rare chance to see a hugely talented ensemble perform works from its lauded repertoire!

This event is part of MSU’s year-long Project 60/50, commemorating the 60th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision and the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.