Amsterdam News - The Ailey Company Honors Artistic Director Judith Jamison
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) City Center season, which runs from December 2 to January 3, is hot, hot, hot.
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The Record - Alvin Ailey Artistic Director's 20 Years on Job Celebrated in 5-week Season
Judith Jamison, the legendary dancer and choreographer, took up drawing a few years ago on the advice of a friend. She was in the Adirondacks sketching with markers and paper in the middle of the night, when she drew a figure that sent shivers up her spine.
The Village Voice - Alvin Ailey Dancers Honor Judith Jamison, Their Queen for 20 Years
Every time I see Alvin Ailey’s beloved Revelations, and the music for “Wade in the Water” begins, I remember Judith Jamison performing that soul-lifting sequence. This isn’t fair to whatever current company member is doing it, I know, but I can’t help it.
The New York Times - Crank Up the Victrola and They'll All Dance
Josephine Baker, Duke Ellington, Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes. The giants of the Harlem Renaissance loom large in "Uptown," Matthew Rushing's new work for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
New York Magazine - The Next Great Leap
At the glass palace that is Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's headquarters, Judith Jamison is literally enshrined.
NY1 - Alvin Ailey Dance Theater's Artistic Director Celebrates 20 Years at the Helm
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.
NBC New York - Alvin Ailey Artistic Director Transitions Positions
Judith Jamison's newest moves at famed NYC dance troupe.
Broadway World - Judith Jamison To Be Celebrated During TARGET 20 NIGHT 12/3, All Seats $20
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.
City Arts - Modern Classics
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.
Time Out New York - Ronald K. Brown Strips Down
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.