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Alvin Ailey Dance Theater is a 65-year-old modern dance institution created by the late Alvin Ailey. His company is touring with new works and some Ailey classics as well. ... is bringing its 2024 ...
Judith Jamison joined Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1965 and served as one of its most prominent soloists for 15 years. Before his death, Ailey appointed her artistic director.
In 2024, the Whitney Museum unveiled "Edges of Ailey," the first major museum exhibition to survey the artistry of Alvin Ailey and AAADT. [ 44 ] [ 5 ] In November 2024, AAADT announced that Alicia Graf Mack , a former Alvin Ailey company member and the dean and director of the dance division at Juilliard , will take over as AAADT artistic ...
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 ...
At 17, he was turned down for a summer program at the Ailey school, but joined The Philadelphia Dance Company. At 19, he was granted full scholarships to attend the Joffrey Ballet School and Dance Theatre of Harlem. [5] He was accepted to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 2013, after auditioning with them for a fifth time. [2] [4] [6]
Decades after his death, Alvin Ailey’s American Dance Theater continues to champion African American artistry and is now forging a bold new path for Ailey’s legacy.
Archival footage of Dance Theatre of Harlem performing in Alvin Ailey's The Lark Ascending in 2013 at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival. Dance Theatre of Harlem company profile at World Wide Dance UK. "Talking with Dance Theatre of Harlem's co-founder Arthur Mitchell", L.A. Times Arts and Culture, July 6, 2010.
A historic troupe, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns at last to Austin and will offer 'Revelations' at each performance.