NPR - Alvin Ailey Dance Troupe Brings Dance Education To Paris' Underserved Communities
When the famed Alvin Ailey dance troupe tours, they do community outreach. This summer they're in Paris, holding classes for disadvantaged, young dancers.
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PIX11 - AileyCamp Offers Dance Classes And Confidence Boost For Kids In Need
From ballet and tap to modern and jazz, Aileycamp offers classes for free. “AileyCamp gives them an opportunity to express themselves to a have a platform for creative expression," Nasha Thomas explained. The six-week program, in partnership with the Children’s Aid Society, is celebrating its 27th year in New York serving more than 100 students.
TF1 - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
There is still time to vibrate with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater troupe on our big scene in the cadre of dance! The first one packed up yesterday with a standing ovation of more than 10 minutes.
Financial Times - Alvin Ailey Brings Its Perfectly Calibrated Dance To Paris
Paris isn’t lacking for new music venues. After the Philharmonie, another major construction project was completed in April: La Seine Musicale, in the south-western suburb of Boulogne. Designed by Shigeru Ban and Jean de Gastines, it occupies a third of the tiny Seguin Island on the Seine, hugging its shoreline; the flagship auditorium sits on one end like an oversized Fabergé egg, with rotating solar panels curving over it.
FOX 5 Atlanta - Atlanta Ballet's AileyCamp Teach Life Lessons Through Dance
The names Alvin Ailey and Atlanta Ballet are synonymous with great dancing, and once again this summer, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is teaming up with Atlanta Ballet to present an incredible opportunity to some young dancers.
France 24 - Yannick Lebrun : Une Étoile Guyanaise Chez Alvin Ailey
Aujourd’hui, Axelle Simon reçoit le danseur français Yannick Lebrun, actuellement à l'affiche des Étés de la danse de la Seine musicale, à Paris. De formation classique, ce Guyanais est repéré à l’âge de 14 ans dans un concours de danse.
Paris Match - Yannick Lebrun Emballe Le Ballet
Le jeune Guyanais est la vedette de la compagnie américaine Alvin Ailey, tête d'affiche de Estés de la danse, à Paris. Recontre.
Le Figaro - Yannick Lebrun, Le Franҫias De La Compagnie
Il a 30 ans, il fait l'affiche d'Alvin Ailey pour la saison 2016-17, il est franҫias. Sur l'affiche, il danse couvert de peinture verte et jaune. L'image est si forte qu'une partie du courrier reҫu par la compagnie émane de spectateurs surpris de ne pas avoir vu, lorsqu'ils étaient dans la salle...
WNBC 4 - Positively Black: Maguette Camara
Choreographer Maguette Camara sat down with Tracie Strahan to talk about his dancing experience and what he teaches at the Ailey Extension.
Dance Magazine - The Most Influential People In Dance Today
Judith Jamison was always going to be a tough act to follow. But in the six years since Robert Battle took the helm of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, he's launched a new era for the iconic troupe.