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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 ...
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.
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.
Judith Ann Jamison (/ ˈ d ʒ æ m ɪ ˌ s ə n /; [2] May 10, 1943 – November 9, 2024) was an American dancer and choreographer. She danced with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater from 1965 to 1980 and was Ailey's muse.
Legendary dancer Judith Jamison, who spent 21 years as the artistic director of the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater, passed away this weekend at the age of 81. Harper's Bazaar is republishing this story ...
Jamison, 80, was speaking of Alvin Ailey, the pioneering choreographer who 65 years ago founded Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. The company became one of the most visible and successful ...
Pages in category "African-American male ballet dancers" ... Alvin Ailey; B. Jeroboam Bozeman; C. Robert Carter (ballet dancer) D. Fredrick Davis (dancer) E. Albert ...
A historic troupe, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns at last to Austin and will offer 'Revelations' at each performance.