Dance Magazine - Renee Robinson
This month Renee Robinson will make her last signature entrance as the "woman with the umbrella" in Alvin Ailey's Revelations.
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New York Observer - Dancing The Night Away: Movers And Shakers At Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Opening Night Gala
With the holidays fast approaching, nothing brings us pirouetting into the snowflake season quite like the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Fame NYC - Happy Holiday's the Ailey Way
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.
Time Out New York - Yannick Lebrun: This Crazy-Great Dancer Is Nuts About Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
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."
Metro - Robinson Retires, Abraham Arrives: It's A Season For Celebrating At Alvin Ailey
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.
Dance Teacher - Class With Ailey's Last Company Dancer
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.
The New York Times - Dance Magazine Names Lifetime Achievement Award Winners
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.
Dance Magazine - Why I Dance: Matthew Rushing
In the midst of new chapters beginning and old ones ending in my career, I couldn't think of a more appropriate question to ask myself than why I dance. The last couple of years have been extremely challenging emotionally and physically. Having to adjust to a management position while maintaining my body as a dancer at 38 is no joke!
Men's Health - Built By Ballet
Christopher Cuomo, ABC News 20/20 anchor and extreme-fitness investigator for Men's Health, goes toe-to toe- with Alvin Ailey's dancers to learn how they develop world-class jumping power, insanely strong cored, and outrageous flexibility.
France 24 - Alvin Ailey's Dancers In Paris
The dance company that was part of the civil rights movement - the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater opens its summer season in Paris to standing ovations.