WCIU - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater In Chicago
Capturing the human experience through dance, Alvin Ailey's world renowned dance theater company is in Chicago through this weekend. Aly talks with one of the dancers.
Directors
One On 1 NY1 - Profile: Artistic Director Of Alvin Ailey Dance Theater Robert Battle Boldly Fills Big Shoes
The name Alvin Ailey resonates with dance enthusiasts around the world. The man who runs Alvin Ailey, following in some rather large footsteps, is Robert Battle. NY1's Budd Mishkin filed the following One on 1 profile.
Daily Herald - South Elgin Dancer Returns Home With Alvin Ailey
When former South Elgin and Bartlett resident Sarah Daley was growing up, she became an instant fan of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater after seeing the company perform at Chicago's Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University.
Dance Studio Life - Modern
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silive.com - Staten Island Students Get A Dance Lesson At Gracie Mansion
Some 40 students from Stapleton's Dreyfus Intermediate School spent a Thursday afternoon they won't soon forget. New York City's First Lady Chirlane McCray welcomed the 6th, 7th and 8th graders to Gracie Mansion to participate in an Alvin Ailey Dance Workshop exploring Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's signature masterpiece, "Revelations," to celebrate Black History Month.
Fox News - Celebrating Black History Month Robert Battle
Our special profile series continued this morning on “Fox and Friends” with a feature on the inspirational dancer and choreographer, Robert Battle.
Miami Herald - Leaping From History Into The Present
Robert Battle has been leading the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for four years now. But there are still times the Liberty City-raised artistic director can't quite believe he's heading one of the most famous dance troupes in the world.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Ailey Company Shows The Power Of History To Inspire
It's said that Odetta, American folk singer-songwriter and activist, was so meticulous when researching traditional black prison songs that she once tried to break rocks with a sledgehammer to understand how convicts felt when singing those songs.
RollingOut.com - Alvin Ailey Welcomes King Family To Opening Night Performance In Atlanta
Martin Luther King III and Andrea King, along with their daughter, Yolanda, visit with artistic director Robert Battle (and dancers) at the Fox Theatre following a performance of Alvin Ailey’s American masterpiece “Revelations” and the Atlanta premiere of Matthew Rushing’s ODETTA, a tribute to the legendary singer and activist known as the “voice of the Civil Rights Movement.”
YouTube - Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient - Robert Battle on Behalf of Alvin Ailey
Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient - Robert Battle on Behalf of Alvin Ailey