NY1 - Get Energized With Alvin Ailey Extension Dance Classes For Beginners
In this Parenting report, NY1 Parenting Consultant Shelley Goldberg takes you to the Alvin Ailey Dance Studio to learn all about their dance classes for novices.
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WABE 90.1 - MLK Sermon Inspires New Piece For Alvin Ailey Dance Theater
When Hope Boykin last visited WABE, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater veteran was starring as Odetta, the woman often referred to as "the voice of the Civil Rights movement," in a world premiere piece by Matthew Rushing. Now, as Boykin prepares to return to Atlanta, she’s bringing a work of her own to the Fox Theatre’s stage.
Hello Beautiful - Judith Jamison Performing A Portion Of ‘Revelations’ To Anderson .Paak’s Music Is The Best Thing Ever
Judith Jamison is the Former Artistic Director Emerita of Alvin Ailey Dance Theater. Yesterday would have been Alvin Ailey, the founder of Alvin Ailey Dance Theater, 86th birthday. To celebrate his legacy, Ms. Jamison taught a Ailey Classics Workshop at the Ailey Extension.
NBC News - Hope Boykin’s 'r-Evolution, Dream' an Ode to Martin Luther King Jr.
The start of "r-Evolution, Dream," a new ensemble work by veteran Alvin Ailey dancer Hope Boykin, is scored by a sole jazz drummer's symbol beat, tapped out in a vacuum of hushed, anticipatory silence. Ailey dancer and director Matthew Rushing stands alone on stage in a white shirt and black tie, a single spotlight hitting him from the side.
CBS New York - Elite Dance Company Star Gets a Late Start Thanks to Mother’s Persistence
Many top dancers with elite dance companies start training when they’re very young — but that’s not always the case. Solomon Dumas — a rising star at the Alvin Ailey Company —started late, getting a push from his mom.
Crains - Snaps: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Benefit
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater hosts its annual Opening Night Gala in New York.
NewYorker.com - Alvin Ailey’s Enduring Vision
Robert Battle, the artistic director of Ailey’s namesake dance company, speaks about the historical role of the arts and finding our common humanity.
The New York Times - That Old Giving Spirit
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater hosts its annual Opening Night Gala in New York.
amNY - Dancing To Explore American Injustice
The world of dance has some iconic imagery. Sugarplum fairies, swans in lakes...detainees in American prisons. The third one might not sound so familiar now, but with the final installation of choreographer Kyle Abraham's "Untitled America" premiering in the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's winter season, the three-part piece that looks at the far reaching impact on the nation's prison system could join the ranks of important dance works.
Playbill - Dancing For Change
"Believing firmly that through dance one can change minds or uplift - not just entertain, but also educate - seems to me to be the backbone of the company," says Robert Battle, the Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. In the wake of a traumatizing year in American life, Battle feels that the time is right for the Company to once again step into the fray of current events.