Windy City Live - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to Chicago as part of an 18-city tour.
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Chicago Sun Times - ODETTA A New Masterpiece For Alvin Ailey
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is back in town for its annual season at the Auditorium Theatre, and it has brought with it a new masterpiece: Matthew Rushing’s “Odetta.”
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.
Financial Times - Uprising
The male dancers at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater are hardly asthmatic or middle-aged, but this past week, in a New York crowded with street protests, they only had to be tall and black to make audiences think of Eric Garner.
The Hollywood Reporter - Dressing 'Odetta': How Alvin Ailey Staged a Dancing Civil Rights Musician
A civil rights icon is now dancing onstage in New York City: Odetta. As part of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's New York City Center residency, the African-American musician and activist, who notably sang at the historic 1963 March on Washington, is portrayed onstage in a new work called Odetta, choreographed by Matthew Rushing.
Associated Press - New Ailey Dance Pays Tribute to Civil Rights Icon
It would seem the timing could hardly be more apt for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's new civil rights-themed piece, "Odetta," a tribute to the late folk singer often referred to as the voice of the civil rights movement.
Uptown - A Right To Move
Ailey's ODETTA celebrates the legacy of a noted humanitarian.
Detroit News - Alvin Ailey Dancers Always Looking For New Moves
An unexpected phone call gave choreographer Kyle Abraham the chance of a lifetime - to bring new moves to the renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Chicago Tribune - Alvin Ailey Leaps In New Directions
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Company, long one of the nation's more cherished troupes, is testing the waters of its Chicago popularity with an extended, two-week stay at the Auditorium Theatre, offering three separate linups through March 17.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Alvin Ailey Troupe To Bring Celebration, Grace To Fox Theatre
There's a cool, seductive way an Alvin Ailey dancer takes the stage - a pantherlike walk with the chest held high, hips and shoulders rolling ever so slightly. It's one of the things choreographer Kyle Abraham loves about Ailey's style.