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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. Black History Month: Remembering historical Black dancers ...

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   A January 1987 photo of choreographer Alvin Ailey. (AP Photo) Alvin Ailey Jr. was an American dancer, ... In 1958, at just 27 years old, he founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

4. 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 ...

5. Jack Mitchell (photographer) - Wikipedia

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   His books include Icons & Idols (1998), for which Edward Albee wrote the foreword, [2] [4] and a book of his Alvin Ailey photography, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (1993). [6] In 2020 his 1983 photo of Audre Lorde was used by mosaicist Rico Gatson to create a permanent installation at the 167th Street Station in the Bronx.

6. Judith Jamison and Kyle Abraham on the Legacy of 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.

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

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   The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, one of America's most beloved dance companies widely known as a a global ambassador of American culture having performed in 71 countries on six continents ...