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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 ...
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.
In 1960, the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater, later to be renamed the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT), presented the premiere of Revelations at Kaufmann Concert Hall in New York. [6] [8] Rehearsals for Revelations were held in the basement of Clark Center for the Performing Arts, [12] which would later serve as the official residence for ...
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.
Street dancer-turned-choreographer Rennie Harris had heard the name but didn’t become interested in the Ailey movement until late in the 2000s. “I was a hardcore dancer. At that point, I
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 ...
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. His most popular and critically acclaimed work is Revelations ...
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.