The dancers ended on their knees, the audience surged to its feet. It was business as usual Wednesday night at City Center, where Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater opened its annual Midtown season with a star-studded gala.
Wednesday night's gala opening of Alvin Ailey's season at City Center was short and glittery -- a sea of tuxedos and gowns, amid which were the Rev. Jesse Jackson, India.Arie and Ivanka Trump, among others.
Dance aficionado André Leon Talley rearranged a trip to China, presumably for Chanel's pre-fall show in Shanghai, so he could make it to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s opening Wednesday night, which was also a celebration of Judith Jamison’s twentieth year as artistic director.
Judith Jamison first took the stage with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 44 years ago, and this season she celebrates her 20th year as artistic director of the prolific dance company.
Judith Jamison calls Clifton Brown “my muse,” and for her latest dance, Among Us (Private Spaces: Public Places), he is not only performing a pivotal solo role but also serving as her choreographic assistant.
Judith Jamison's newest moves at famed NYC dance troupe.
Judith Jamison will be celebrated as she begins her 20th year as Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater with TARGET 20 Night - a special performance on December 3rd at 8pm with all tickets priced at $20, sponsored by Target.
Judith Jamison calls Clifton Brown “my muse,” and for her latest dance, Among Us (Private Spaces: Public Places), he is not only performing a pivotal solo role but also serving as her choreographic assistant. She developed her movement ideas with him before she began working with the full cast of 11.
At a recent rehearsal for his new work at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the choreographer Ronald K. Brown didn't tell the dancers what they were doing wrong; he showed them, illustrating the silky, particular undulations of his movement by quietly slipping next to each one and dancing.
Jamison joined the company as a dancer in 1965 and was the lead for 15 years.