KTLA 5 - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Performs
Ailey dancer and choreographer Hope Boykin talks about Ailey’s upcoming performances at the Los Angeles Music Center, and shares a segment from her world premiere r-Evolution, Dream.
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94.7 The Wave - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Returns To The Music Center
LA loves Alvin Ailey. The award winning dance company is back at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion from March 8-12, 2017 as part of the Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance At the Music Center 2016-2017 season.
DanceTeacher - Spotlight on Karen Arceneaux
It's hard to believe Karen Arceneaux's formal dance training began when she switched her college major from chemistry to earn a BFA in choreographic design. Arceneaux immediately hit the ground running, training at the American Dance Festival, the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance and The Ailey School, where she was mentored by internationally recognized master teacher Ana Marie Forsythe.
Miami Herald - Passion And Power Mark Ailey Troupe's Annual Miami Run
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is based in New York, but in Miami it's had a hometown aura since Liberty City-raised artistic director Robert Battle took the helm in 2011. The company just finished its annual visit to the Adrienne Arsht Center on Sunday, and - with a spotlight on "Moonlight" and its Liberty City creators - this seems like a good time to look at what the troupe's performances say about Battle's leadership.
The New York Times - Facebook Live with Katherine Jimenez
Join us as we learn how to dance some New York style mambo. We're with Katherine Jimenez at Ailey Extension in New York City who will teach some beginner steps.
Miami Herald - Dancer Jamar Roberts Reflects On Dancing
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's Jamar Roberts reflects on dancing.
Miami Herald - Alvin Ailey Instructors Share Their Best Steps
While the upbeat jazz of Duke Ellington played in the background, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater instructors taught their choreography to a group of students Feb. 16 at Miami's Phillis Wheatley Elementary School.
Miami Herald - An Iconic Black Troupe Keeps Wrestling With Race
Robert Battle, artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, was prepping for an interview a few years ago and figured that, as head of a storied African-American troupe, he'd be asked yet again about black dance. So he called longtime mentor Carolyn Adams, one of modern dance's few black performers during her time with the Paul Taylor Dance Company.
WLRN - Imagining, Creating And Dancing With Alvin Ailey Dance Instructors
Jacoria Adams reads her homework aloud: “Dream, dream and believe. Dream, believe and dance to the beat.” Her poem is inspired by Alvin Ailey’s dance, “Night Creature.”
Good Morning America - Ailey II Dancers Perform A Piece From Alvin Ailey's 'Revelations' On 'GMA'
The famed dancers perform "Rock My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham" live from Times Square.