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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.
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 ...
Keith McDaniel (March 29, 1956, Chicago — January 2, 1995, Los Angeles [1]) was an American dancer who was principal artist with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and on Broadway. He also appeared in music videos and on television and film.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will return to New York City Center on December 4 with its annual, five‐week holiday season, presenting world premieres and new productions by a number of ...
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
Alvin Ailey and Bill T. Jones may have a generation between them, but the two influential choreographers crossed paths at a few pivotal moments. Ailey was the one who commissioned Jones’ first ...
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 ...
Ailey is one of the most important choreographers in the history of modern dance. In 1958, at just 27 years old, he founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.