Carnegie honors 20 'Great Immigrants,' including composer Tania León, for 20th anniversary
Tania León , the noted composer and conductor who also co-founded Dance Theatre of Harlem, never planned on emigrating to the United States. She wanted to move to Paris.
When León received the opportunity to leave Cuba on a resettlement flight to Miami in 1967, she took it, thinking she would eventually end up settling in France where she would join the Conservatoire de Paris and become a concert pianist. Instead, she moved to New York and within months met Arthur Mitchell , the New York City Ballet dancer who achieved international acclaim and integrated the art form as its first Black star.
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