by Michael Henry Shavelle | Jul 24, 2025 | Profiles, TBT, Videos
In 1984, Dance Theatre of Harlem presented Creole Giselle, a groundbreaking interpretation of one of ballet’s beloved classics. Imagined by Arthur Mitchell and staged by Frederic Franklin, the production moves the original tale from Austria to Louisiana in the 1840s,...
by Amy Brandt | Jun 3, 2020 | Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, Dance Teacher, News, The Latest
In 1984, Dance Theatre of Harlem co-founder Arthur Mitchell took one of ballet oldest surviving ballets, Giselle, and gave it a uniquely American twist: He moved the ballet’s setting from medieval Europe to an Afro-Creole community in 1840s Louisiana. The...