Dance Theatre of Harlem
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Famous as America s first culturally diverse neo-classical ballet company, Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) was founded in 1969 by African American Arthur Mitchell and the late Karel Shook. The company is now widely acclaimed as a major cultural institution encompassing a world-class ballet company, a school of dance, and a national and international arts education and community outreach programme.
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Programme 1 - Twist/New Bach/The Four Temperaments
Twist - A dynamic ballet choreographed by Dwight Rhoden in tribute to Dance Theatre of Harlem's work in reinvigorating neoclassical ballet.
New Bach - explores Robert Garland's choreographic synthesis of classical technique and natural urban dance styles in three movements of Bach's Violin Concerto in A Minor. The Company also presents George Balanchine's
The Four Temperaments, regarded as one of the greatest translations of music into dance and hailed as Time Magazine's 'Best of the Century'.
