Kyle Abraham's plate is more than full: His new work for AIley opens Dec. 5, his latest piece for his company Abraham.in.Motion premiered Nov. 1, and he's getting started on a duet for the 2013 Wendy Whelan Project.
With the holidays fast approaching, nothing brings us pirouetting into the snowflake season quite like the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
I'm so scared of this Ailey premiere! I've had dreams -- or better yet, nightmares -- where the dancers forget their costumes and enter the stage half-dressed or miss an entire entrance on opening night.
November and December are two of my favorite months to spend in New York City. Not because of the brisk temperatures, holiday windows, Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center or tons of tourists and shoppers littering the streets, but because it means that Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is in town at New York City Center.
On December 11, during the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater season at New York City Center, Yannick Lebrun will turn 26. He as the night off. "To be honest with you," he whispers conspiratorially, "I wanted to dance."
If the dance world had a Triple Crown, Renee Robinson would be winning it. This year, the lithe performer with the high forehead earned an MFA from the Hollins University/ADF program, will receive the prestigious Dance Magazine Award on Dec. 3, and celebrates her final performance with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater on Dec. 9.
Last night, I was able to snag a ticket to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's "season preview" performance, a sampler of works from their upcoming New York City Center season.
The last of Alvin Ailey's hand-picked company dancers, Renee Robinson will give her final performance as a member of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater on December 9. Before she departs, Robinson will lead a four-week Revelations master class series at the Ailey Extension.
Dance Magazine has names the winners of its annual lifetime achievement awards. They are Julie Kent, a principal dancer at American Ballet Theater; Renee Robinson, a member of the Alvin Ailey company since 1981; the tap dancer Dianne Walker; and the former New York Times dance critic Anna Kisselgoff.
When it comes to cities that fuel the creative flair, Pittsburgh isn't usually the first to spring to mind. But don't tell Kyle Abraham. This dancers and choreographer has been mining that town for material his entire career.