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2. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Wikipedia

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   Founded in 1958, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) is the largest modern dance company in the United States. [2] Based in New York City, the company was founded by Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Alvin Ailey (1931-1989), a noted choreographer and dancer.

3. Alvin Ailey - Wikipedia

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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 ...

4. Judith Jamison, celebrated Alvin Ailey dance performer and ...

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   Jamison began dancing for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1965, a year after meeting the company's namesake at a fruitless television audition. Ailey was Jamison's "spiritual walker, my ...

5. Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Dance Legend Alvin Ailey

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   When Alvin Ailey founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at the age of 27, in 1958, he wanted to create a company dedicated to exploring and expressing the Black experience through dance.

6. Alvin Ailey dance company brings 65th anniversary tour to ...

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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.

7. Revelations (Alvin Ailey) - Wikipedia

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   Revelations "Take me to the Water" performed by Alvin Ailey Dance Theater in 2011. 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.

8. Review: Alvin Ailey’s 65th season will have you ‘in your ...

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   Celebrating its 65th year, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is appealing to new generations with Kyle Abraham’s “Are You […] The post Review: Alvin Ailey’s 65th season will have you ...

9. Dudley Williams (dancer) - Wikipedia

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   Williams joined the Alvin Ailey Company in 1963, [4] after being asked to replace a dancer who quit just before a tour, and danced with both Ailey and Graham for some years. [ 1 ] He became best known for the solo "I Wanna Be Ready" in the Ailey masterwork "Revelations" , and for the dance "Love Songs," a 16-minute solo created for him by Ailey ...