TODAY’S TRADEMARK – DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM

Based in Harlem, New York City, Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) is a professional ballet group and school in the United States. Arthur Mitchell served as its director when it was first established in 1969, and he later collaborated with Karel Shook. From 1981 until 1992, Milton Rosenstock led the group as its music director. The DTH is well known for being “the first major ballet company to prioritise Black dancers” as well as “the first Black classical ballet company.

Registered on January 18, 2000, under registration number 2308493, the trademark of the Company was filed with the USPTO. Applying the mark goes back to February 11, 1969.

An annual community program called Dancing Through Barriers, offered by the Dance Theatre of Harlem School to any youngster who wishes to study dance, trains over a thousand young people. US outreach is conducted by the company’s Dancing Through Barriers Ensemble. It welcomes seniors as well as preschoolers. Children’s movement, European ballet, choreography, and musicology are among the specialisations offered by the institution.

The Dance Theatre of Harlem Company, a unique force in the ballet world today, presents a compelling vision for ballet in the twenty-first century while going on national and international tours. The 18-person, multiethnic company performs a forward-thinking repertory that includes beloved classics, George Balanchine and Robert Garland’s neoclassical works, as well as cutting-edge contemporary pieces that celebrate Arthur Mitchell’s idea that ballet is for everyone. Dance Theatre of Harlem’s message of empowerment through the arts for all is carried forward by the Company through performances, community participation, and arts education.