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Alvin Ailey Jr. (January 5, 1931 – December 1, 1989) was an American dancer, director, choreographer, and activist who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT). He created AAADT and its affiliated Alvin Ailey American Dance Center (later Ailey School) as havens for nurturing Black artists and expressing the universality of the ...
July 29, 2024 at 9:00 AM. Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Alvin AileyAndrew Eccles/ Jjody Rogac, Bazaar, August 2022 Issue. When Alvin Ailey founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at ...
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Coordinates: 40°46′01″N 73°59′13″W. Theatre at 405 West 55th Street at Ninth Avenue. The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater ( AAADT) is a modern dance company based in New York City. It was founded in 1958 by choreographer and dancer Alvin Ailey. It is made up of 32 dancers, led by artistic director ...
Revelations. (Alvin Ailey) Revelations is the best-known [ 1] work of the modern dance choreographer Alvin Ailey. It is also the signature work of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, which premiered an extended version of the work (lasting over an hour) [ 2] in 1960, when Ailey was 29 years old. Set to spirituals, gospel, and blues music ...
The post Review: Alvin Ailey’s 65th season will have you ‘in your feelings’ appeared first on TheGrio. Celebrating its 65th year, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is appealing to new ...
A historic troupe, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns at last to Austin and will offer 'Revelations' at each performance.
He spent several years working in both concert and theater dance. In 1958, Ailey and a group of young African-American dancers performed as the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York. He drew upon his "blood memories" of Texas, the blues, spirituals and gospel as inspiration.
Jamison, 80, was speaking of Alvin Ailey, the pioneering choreographer who 65 years ago founded Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. The company became one of the most visible and successful ...