Dance Theatre of Harlem

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ballet company ballet school performing arts organization

Dance Theatre of Harlem is a renowned American ballet company and school founded to promote classical ballet among African American and other minority communities, based in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood.

Aliases (2)

Dance Theater of Harlem ×1
Dance Theatre of Harlem School ×1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ballet company → ballet school → performing arts organization →
areaServed	New York City → United States →
basedIn	Harlem, New York City →
country	United States →
ethos	diversity and inclusion in ballet →
fieldOfWork	ballet → dance education →
focus	African American dancers → other minority communities →
foundedBy	Arthur Mitchell → Karel Shook →
founder	Arthur Mitchell → Karel Shook →
genre	classical ballet → contemporary ballet → neoclassical ballet →
hasArtisticDirector	Arthur Mitchell →
hasArtisticDiscipline	ballet →
hasEducationalProgram	ballet school →
hasEthnicFocus	African American community →
hasPart	Dance Theatre of Harlem School →
hasWebsite	https://www.dancetheatreofharlem.org/ →
headquartersLocation	Harlem, New York City →
inception	1969 →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
locatedIn	New York City → New York State → United States →
location	Harlem, New York City →
mission	to promote classical ballet among African American and other minority communities → to provide opportunities for dancers of diverse backgrounds in classical ballet →
movement	civil rights era cultural institutions →
namedAfter	Harlem →
neighborhood	Harlem →
notableFounder	Arthur Mitchell → Karel Shook →
performs	classical ballet repertoire → works by African American choreographers →
typeOfOrganization	nonprofit arts organization →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Harlem →	hasCulturalInstitution
Dance Theatre of Harlem ("Dance Theatre of Harlem School") →	hasPart
Tanaquil Le Clercq ("Dance Theater of Harlem") →	taughtAt