| 单词 | Ailey |
| 例句 | The restaurant is full of people, and this reminds me of my first date with Kasim, when we saw the Alvin Ailey performance. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Ailey is doing what few major dance organizations do: It is keeping pace with the times, and the conversation. Review | The tragic beauty of Alvin Ailey’s politically charged dance programs 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z Alvin Ailey, who knew her since she was a toddler, encouraged her. Ailey II Names a New Artistic Director 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z Like “Revelations,” the perennial Ailey finale, this piece showed the showbiz side of Ailey, polished to a high gloss. A fiery tribute to female power: Ella Fitzgerald and Alvin Ailey dancers in ‘Ella’ 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z Ms. Sims and Matthew Rushing, Ailey veterans, were marvels: pitching forward with swaying arms or touching the floor and then circling around their hands, it was as if movement melted off their bodies. Dance Review: ‘LIFT’ by the Alvin Ailey Dance Troupe at City Center 2013-12-08T21:35:27Z Jamar Roberts, a dancer with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, will take the leap from performer to choreographer next season with the premiere of “Members Don’t Get Weary,” his first piece for the company. An Alvin Ailey Dancer Plans His Debut as a Choreographer 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Moses’ premiere on June 12 is being created for the Lincoln Center run and is his first collaboration with Alvin Ailey. ArtsBeat: Alvin Ailey to Bring New Work to Koch Theater 2014-04-01T20:00:00Z It joins nine other Ailey camps that will serve about 1,000 students in cities across the country this summer, including Atlanta, Chicago, Berkeley, Calif., and Miami. ArtsBeat: Ailey Dance Camp Coming to Newark 2011-06-10T19:30:07Z Is there a better group of people to finagle into intense audience participation than the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater faithful? Dance Review: Alvin Ailey?s Ohad Naharin Premiere at City Center - Review 2011-12-11T22:45:45Z In speaking with Roberts, it’s clear the Ailey dancers’ salary demand is tied in to the zeitgeist, mirroring an atmosphere in which we’ve seen the value of human life grappled with in many ways. Perspective | Why this is the moment for dancers to behave badly 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z After completing a master’s degree at MIT, he had a choice: return to Houston for a job at Exxon or dance with Alvin Ailey in New York. Meet the management guru who is trying to fix the D.C. arts commission 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z Among those taking part will be students and professionals from the Dance Theater of Harlem and the Ailey School, as well as the singer Dee Daniels and the actor BD Wong. Spare Times for May 10-16 2013-05-09T22:30:41Z Proceeds from the gala go to support Ailey’s educational programs, including scholarships and outreach programs. ArtsBeat Blog: First Lady Michelle Obama, Iman and John Legend to Kick Off Ailey Season 2011-10-05T21:30:15Z While he will continue to choreograph works for Ailey, he will also be in a position to commission new dances by other choreographers. Robert Battle, Alvin Ailey?s New Leader 2010-05-07T13:42:00Z The Smith Center has opened with a diverse calendar that included the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and such Broadway transplants as "Wicked." Smith Center aims to put Las Vegas on culture map 2012-07-08T01:06:04Z Since Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater began rolling out its online programming in March, I’ve been waiting for Ailey’s always uplifting “Cry” to make an appearance. Ailey, Balanchine and a Lesson in Mourning 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z It was subsequently presented by the Harkness Ballet and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, among other companies. Brian Macdonald, Eclectic Choreographer and Director, Dies at 86 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z Ms. Forsythe, who made a touching speech, paid homage to Denise Jefferson, the longtime director of the Ailey School, who died last year. Dance Review: A Tribute to the Past, Visions of the Future 2011-05-27T20:45:58Z In 1974, Alvin Ailey formed this company as a bridge to the professional world for dancers at the Ailey School. 9 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z Mr. Harris would create movement with them for the first chunk of the day and then rehearse with Ailey dancers later. A Dance Homage to Alvin Ailey as His Company Turns 60 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z And as a harpist played and 30 raffia horse costumes made by Nick Cave and animated by Alvin Ailey school students trotted around, Ms. Pasternak watched with a tense, protective smile. A Den Mother for Art Spectacles 2013-04-26T22:51:56Z Much of it reads like a nightmare, a dense and turbid vision of African-American history, a tortured questioning of how to survive as a black man in a white world, in Ailey’s day and now. Music, Theater and More to Experience at Home This Weekend 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z “I don’t think she influenced me, but she definitely solidified ideas that I was already having about my place in dance, my place at Ailey,” he said. At Alvin Ailey, a Quiet Disrupter With No Time for Tears 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z Finding the drama — and his own personal drama — within a classic Ailey role is not the same thing as being a prince in ballet. Ailey’s New Secret Weapon: The Heroically Unmannered James Gilmer 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z Ailey said on Tuesday it would present seven performances at the Koch from June 12 to June 16, in addition to its touring and regular season at City Center. ArtsBeat: Alvin Ailey Troupe Headed to the David H. Koch Theater 2013-01-29T22:20:08Z Ms. Barton’s new work, which the company commissioned, is said to have been inspired by the Ailey dancers’ specific styles. ArtsBeat: Alvin Ailey Announces New Season 2013-07-17T12:00:50Z But the finale — the part that Ailey performed — is pure catharsis. Ailey dancers skip gala after inspiring opening performance 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z Yet somehow this frothy European decadence is refreshing on the Ailey dancers. Dance Review: Alvin Ailey With Jiri Kylian’s ‘Petite Mort’ at City Center 2012-12-09T23:21:42Z The Ailey dancers look terrific in his broken shapes. Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Debuts Two New Works 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z “Chroma” is still an auspicious addition to the Ailey repertory. Dance Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, at City Center 2013-12-05T23:34:14Z To be sure, there is no better arts entity than Ailey to give poetic shape to the spiritual themes of King’s work; yet is it as well-functioning internally as it looks? Ailey dancers skip gala after inspiring opening performance 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z Geoffrey Holder’s 1968 “Prodigal Prince,” revived at City Center on Tuesday night after 12 years, comes from a time when the Ailey company repertory wasn’t quite so tailored to technical display. Dance Review: Voodoo, Vivid Colors and Strange Visions 2010-12-08T23:56:00Z I have two sets: One for my students and another for the Ailey dancers. This Is a Protest Dance: Alvin Ailey Performs to Beyonce’s ‘Freedom’ 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z In his introduction, the artistic director, Troy Powell, remarked on Ailey II’s special role as a second company. Ailey II Program Highlights Three Young Choreographers 2014-04-06T22:59:06Z Shouldn’t Ailey II be the one place for taking a risk? The First Ailey Spirit Gala Is Held at the Koch Theater 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z When she decides to learn more about her family’s past, Ailey will make many shocking discoveries — but also find incredible beauty. 10 books to read in August 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z Too much of the time, the Ailey company wastes its marvelous dancers on showy, empty material. At Alvin Ailey, Antonio Douthit-Boyd in ‘Ostrich’ 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z “Sometimes we like to celebrate people while they are still agile,” said Robert Battle, the artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, at City Center on Tuesday. Dance Review: Matthew Rushing Holds the Spotlight at Alvin Ailey Tribute 2013-12-18T22:17:17Z Since 2011, when Robert Battle became the artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, his choice of new repertory has been the subject of much scrutiny. Alvin Ailey Dance Highlights Teamwork in Recent Performances 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z My last breath may very well be inspired by “Revelations,” the Ailey company’s ecstatic gospel finale that whips your insides into a seductive fantasy that you, too, can strut along with the dancers. Alvin Ailey’s signature works shine at Kennedy Center 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z Physically, Ailey dancers seem capable of almost anything. Dance Review: Alvin Ailey Dance in ?Home? at City Center - Review 2011-12-03T00:30:22Z The Bidens also hosted a reception for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at the vice president’s residence in Washington. Joe Biden and the Arts: No R.B.G. but a Loyal Promoter of Culture 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z Complexions Contemporary Ballet, a New York company run by two Alvin Ailey alums, returns to L.A. in April. Music Center dance lineup for 2015-16: Second City, hip-hop, Ratmansky 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z Dudley Williams, an East Harlem prodigy who dazzled Alvin Ailey company audiences as a leading dancer for more than four decades, performing into his 60s, died over the weekend at his home in Manhattan. Dudley Williams, Eloquent Dancer Who Defied Age, Dies at 76 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z So one recent afternoon I wrapped a piece of African cloth around my waist and entered a packed studio at the Alvin Ailey extension center in Manhattan. Urban Athlete: West African Dance Classes at Ailey Extension 2012-04-05T23:42:19Z Though he died in 1989, 12 years before Mr. Roberts joined Ailey II, “I always feel like he’s my artistic director,” he said. At Alvin Ailey, a Quiet Disrupter With No Time for Tears 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z It’s impressive, therefore, that Robert Battle, the new artistic director of the Ailey company, has added “Journey,” created in 1958, to his company’s stock. Dance Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at City Center - Review 2011-12-07T22:26:02Z Though “The River,” a collaborative commission for American Ballet Theater in 1970, is neither top-shelf Ellington nor top-shelf Ailey, the suite’s eight sections of shifting color and mood offer many openings for dancers. Dance Review: Ailey Program Moves to Duke Ellington Works 2013-12-17T21:54:02Z We see him focusing intently in a screening room, watching and re-watching archival footage of Ailey, as he worked to create what would become “Lazarus.” What made Mr. Ailey Mr. Ailey? New documentary offers a fuller picture of the modern dance pioneer. 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z The evening’s speeches kept referring to the “Ailey legacy.” Talking About Love, Demonstrating Violence 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z Mr. Roberts said he feels he has a guiding spiritual force in all of this: Alvin Ailey. At Alvin Ailey, a Quiet Disrupter With No Time for Tears 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z The premieres are choreographed by members of the Ailey family, past and present: Uri Sands; Robert Battle, the main company’s artistic director; Bradley Shelver; and Powell. 9 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z No Ailey season is complete without Alvin Ailey’s masterpiece, “Revelations.” An Alvin Ailey Dancer Plans His Debut as a Choreographer 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Cave, 59, who trained at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater before becoming a visual artist, was inspired by his own disco days, which propelled him through college and graduate school. Nick Cave Wants You to Work It Out on the Dance Floor 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z At left was Alvin Ailey, who formed his namesake troupe in 1958 and built it into an institution of enormous cultural pride and unparalleled popularity. Robert Battle on Running Ailey: ‘This Is My Choreography Now’ 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z Inspired by the academic achievements of her renowned Uncle Root, Ailey decides to study history, an endeavor that Jeffers dramatizes with tremendous passion. Review | ‘The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois’ is the kind of brilliant epic that comes around only once in a decade 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z For Mr. Battle, “Awakening” is an important first step toward claiming the Ailey mantle, but he said that the wait was necessary; early on, he felt choreographing for the company would be too much. Robert Battle Finally Has His Steps in the Spotlight 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z “There’s Horton, Graham, a little Ailey, floor stuff, turns, jumps — everything,” he said. When It Comes to Dance, ‘Pose’ Never Stands Still 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z Ailey All Access: Alvin Ailey’s rich, colorful programming is available for streaming, broken down by playlists separating each repertory year and excerpts from select works. Dance companies are finding their footing on streaming services 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z As we watch a new generation of Ailey dancers taking direction from hip-hop choreographer Rennie Harris, it’s as though Ailey never really left; he and his company have always evolved to meet the times. What made Mr. Ailey Mr. Ailey? New documentary offers a fuller picture of the modern dance pioneer. 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z Nineteen premieres, repertory favorites and classic Ailey works will be performed for the season. ArtsBeat: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Announces Fall City Center Season 2012-07-31T21:00:44Z The first half of the dance also seems terribly dated, its contractions and balances along one diagonal or the other a standard rearrangement of clichés specific to Ailey and those borrowed from earlier sources. Dance Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at City Center - Review 2011-12-04T23:22:16Z Alvin Ailey, who founded the company in 1958, created many enduring roles for Jamison. NY's Alvin Ailey dance co. appoints new director 2010-04-29T16:25:00Z The Ailey company wraps up its City Center season on New Year’s Eve with two programs. Dance in NYC This Week 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z “Lazarus” brings Ailey back to life by showing why he still matters to a living artist of Mr. Harris’s caliber. Review: Rennie Harris’s ‘Lazarus’ Asks Big Questions at Ailey 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z He was commissioned in 1999 to create a work for Ailey II, called "Mood Indigo." NY's Alvin Ailey dance co. appoints new director 2010-04-29T16:25:00Z Still, this solo makes a fairly frequent appearance on the Ailey roster; it is hardly evidence of artistic growth. Alvin Ailey’s signature works shine at Kennedy Center 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z The new Ailey productions revisit two of the 14 works that Ailey based on Ellington’s music. ArtsBeat: Alvin Ailey Announces New Season 2013-07-17T12:00:50Z But in this case the label — “Ailey Spirit” — actually corresponded to what was onstage in the first of two programs that the Ailey company is presenting over 10 days at the . Dance Review: Ailey Troupe in Devotional Moods at BAM 2010-06-13T21:17:00Z She invites friends to performances and persuades them to buy tables at the Ailey gala. Ailey?s Longtime Patron Isn?t Ready to Rest 2011-11-01T23:29:29Z At City Center this month Robert Battle, the new artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, is introducing himself to Ailey audiences. Dance Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at City Center - Review 2011-12-04T23:22:16Z Up to that point, the evening had been a showcase for stars: current and former members of New York City Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and American Ballet Theater. Review: Twyla Tharp Looks Back, With an Eye on the Future 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z But a performance by the two on Saturday night, at the Ailey Citigroup Theater, showed oddly little stylistic specificity. Dance in Review: Royal Ballet School and ABTII 2011-03-06T22:55:57Z “Memoria,” the only work by Alvin Ailey to feature students, opened the evening, and students danced in the aisles at the end of the standard closer, “Revelations.” Review: A Dance About Gun Violence? ‘Ode’ Is Daring and Delicate 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z He also last year made plans to direct a film based on the life of choreographer Alvin Ailey for Disney’s Searchlight Pictures. Barry Jenkins to direct ‘Lion King’ sequel 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z Also included in “Downtown Pix” are a couple of portraits of Alvin Ailey taken by Robert Alexander, a photographer for SoHo Weekly News, who documented dance. 2010-01-15T06:00:00Z But its legacy is most alive, institutionally, through Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. She Learned From Katherine Dunham. At 93, She’s Teaching Her Technique. 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z “It’s amazing,” says Jamison, 75, who in her dancing years became known for the searing “Cry,” another Ailey signature piece. Ailey troupe marks 60 years by looking back at its founder 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z Dance in America today abounds in examples of inventive, ebullient African-American dance idioms — Memphis jookin and Detroit Jit are just two — but you won’t find the best aspects of this modernity in the Ailey repertory. Talking About Love, Demonstrating Violence 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z And the program ended with — never a surprise — “Revelations,” Ailey’s 1960 masterpiece. Review: At Ailey, Love Is a Battlefield, Film Noir Style 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z The Ailey intensive aims “to make the dancers so strong and versatile in techniques that they can get a job anywhere,” she said. They?re Called Intensives For a Reason 2011-07-22T15:29:54Z Although not a dancer herself, Wignot, the film’s director, is “a huge Ailey fan” who first saw the company perform when she was a college student in Boston in the 1990s. What made Mr. Ailey Mr. Ailey? New documentary offers a fuller picture of the modern dance pioneer. 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z Apart from half of the choreography, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s opening-night gala at City Center on Wednesday was inspiring, admirable, restorative, happy. Talking About Love, Demonstrating Violence 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z By old material, I don’t mean “Revelations,” the 1960 Ailey masterpiece that closed Wednesday’s program and still closes a majority of the company’s programs. Review: Alvin Ailey, at City Center, Maintains Polished Approach to Familiar Footwork 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z Ms. Hamilton wanted to be a ballerina, and when she was 11 she was accepted to the Alvin Ailey school of dance. Cinderella by Way of Cassavetes 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z In an email on Wednesday, an Ailey spokesman wrote that talks are going forward “with a positive, respectful approach.” Ailey dancers skip gala after inspiring opening performance 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z Nothing prepares you for the totality of Alvin Ailey: the aural, visual, physical, spiritual beauty. How Alvin Ailey Opened the Eyes of a 12-Year-Old Zadie Smith 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z Ailey All Access Among its many digital offerings, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is streaming full-length works from its repertory, with broadcasts of past performances every Thursday at 7 p.m. 12 Places to Watch Dance Online 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z Romances of Various Sweetness The stage fog rolled in during intermission at Ballet NY’s program at the Ailey Citigroup Theater on Thursday night. Dance Review: Ballet NY Performs New Works by Medhi Bahiri 2012-08-10T23:17:57Z A very similar image appears in “Lazarus,” the more mature work that Harris made for the Ailey company in 2018. Review: A Hip-Hop Take on Shakespeare’s Star-Crossed Lovers 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returned to Chicago for the 47th time recently after appearing earlier in the month at the Los Angeles Music Center. What makes Alvin Ailey's 'Revelations' an American dance classic? 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z Judith Jamison, who succeeded Ailey as artistic director, described Mr. Williams as the epitome of “the male lyric modern dancer.” Dudley Williams, Eloquent Dancer Who Defied Age, Dies at 76 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z “Ailey was sensitive and vulnerable but very alive to the world.” What made Mr. Ailey Mr. Ailey? New documentary offers a fuller picture of the modern dance pioneer. 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z The piece tells a story that mirrors Powell’s own, of rising through the Ailey ranks to become a professional dancer. The Week in Arts: Alvin Ailey Goes Back to School; ‘Younger’ Returns to TV Land 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z After international tour stops in Athens, Geneva and Zurich in September, the company will return to New York in October for “Choreography Unlocked,” a festival with performances, classes and discussions at the Ailey Citigroup Theater. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Set to Celebrate Its 60th Anniversary 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z Mr. Harris reportedly spent a great deal of time working with the Ailey dancers. Dance Review: Alvin Ailey Dance in ?Home? at City Center - Review 2011-12-03T00:30:22Z Asked which Ailey dancers she emulated, Ms. Robinson said, “All of them.” Renee Robinson, Ailey Dancer, Retiring After Three Decades 2012-11-25T00:50:05Z While some members of Ailey II go on to join the main company, there aren’t spots for all. Ailey II Names a New Artistic Director 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z Besides its City Center seasons, which fill the 2,750-seat site regularly, Ailey also enjoys two-week summer seasons at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Dance: With New Director, Ailey Says It?s Open to Change 2010-04-28T22:37:00Z “I wake up, I come to Ailey and I dance every day. I’m not as in the world as much as I would like to be.” At Alvin Ailey, a Quiet Disrupter With No Time for Tears 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z One quality, however, which sometimes goes unremarked in Ailey performances, is humor. Paramount audience communes with Alvin Ailey company 2014-04-12T17:44:21Z As two treasured veterans of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater — Glenn for 23 years, and Linda for 24 — they have long persisted in jobs that have pushed them to their physical limits. Two Ailey Stars Will Now Turn Their Focus to Baby Steps 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z On Friday at the David H. Koch Theater, Ailey became one of a handful of troupes to present this three-and-a-half-minute gem, with Antonio Douthit-Boyd as its majestic interpreter: part prowling warrior, part resplendent bird. Alvin Ailey Company Offers Asadata Dafora Work From 1932 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z Mr. Ailey, like Mr. MacMillan, suited her radical spirit, pursuing dark dramatic truth at the expense of conventional loveliness. Lynn Seymour, Acclaimed Ballerina and a Dramatic Force, Dies at 83 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Matthew Rushing, Ailey’s associate artistic director, will lead the company until the board of trustees completes a search for a new director. Robert Battle, Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey Company, Resigns 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z But he’ll still be involved with the organization: After he steps down, Mr. Chaya, 72, will be in charge of a licensing project that will assist in the restaging of Ailey’s works. Alvin Ailey’s Associate Artistic Director to Step Down 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z Ballet companies may perform “The Nutcracker” every winter; the Ailey troupe performs “Revelations” on nearly every program, the whole year through. The Ailey Company Meets the Challenge of This Lost Season 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z It’s telling that in recounting how she and Ailey parted ways, she reaches for borrowed eloquence, reciting from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Review: Carmen de Lavallade’s One-Woman Show Comes to New York 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z Beginning Thursday at the , the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performs the work, which hasn’t been seen since 1973. Alvin Ailey Restages ?Mary Lou?s Mass? 2010-06-03T20:55:00Z At the first performance I attended, the Ailey dancers did some aloof Naharin-style curtain calls. Critic?s Notebook: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater as Hit Maker 2012-01-03T20:49:03Z When we think of the American dream, Alvin Ailey lived that.” Robert Battle to Become Alvin Ailey Artistic Director 2010-04-28T21:59:00Z Being as big as the Ailey company is, sometimes I think the criticism is fair and sometimes, quite frankly, I don’t. Robert Battle, Alvin Ailey?s New Leader 2010-05-07T13:42:00Z The dance is sheer Ailey hagiography, celebrating the passing of the torch from an Ailey figure to a Judith Jamison figure, and onward to a stand-in for the new artistic director, Robert Battle. Dance Review: Alvin Ailey Dance in ?Home? at City Center - Review 2011-12-03T00:30:22Z One source of tension will be the overlap with Ms. Jamison, a former Ailey dancer who took the company reins in December 1989, just weeks after Alvin Ailey died. Robert Battle to Become Alvin Ailey Artistic Director 2010-04-28T21:59:00Z The daughter and granddaughter of doctors, Ailey is a part of what W.E.B. Review | ‘The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois’ is the kind of brilliant epic that comes around only once in a decade 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z “So much of what we do at Ailey has always been about the notion that Black lives matter.” Robert Battle on Running Ailey: ‘This Is My Choreography Now’ 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z In her spirited post-show discussion with her longtime Ailey colleague Matthew Rushing, Boykin said that she was “still digging” when it came to her exploration of movement. Review: In ‘An Evening of Hope,’ a Veteran Dancer Gets Personal 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z Like other troupes, Ailey needs to ask for donations and make a case for its importance, but here the asking and endorsing are done by Alicia Keys and Michelle Obama. At Ailey’s Spring Gala, Different Kinds of Hope 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z Straightaway the men, then the women, offer short, sharp doses of Ailey physical skill. Dance Review: A Physical Choreography, Turning Women Into Targets 2010-12-16T23:06:06Z But “Lazarus” means something else for the Ailey dancers: “We do a lot of works from the past because it’s a huge part of the culture here,” Ms. Harris continued. A Dance Homage to Alvin Ailey as His Company Turns 60 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z I wish the Ailey repertory didn’t abound in such pieces. At Alvin Ailey, Antonio Douthit-Boyd in ‘Ostrich’ 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z She was also funny: a short piece later expanded for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater was both physically exhilarating and highly comic in its evocation of people waiting for a subway. The Week Ahead: June 27 ? July 3 2010-06-25T15:46:00Z On Friday night at City Center, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater led with “Memoria” and ended with Ronald K. Brown’s stirring, superior “Grace.” Review: Alvin Ailey Troupe Gives Premiere of ‘Piazzolla Caldera’ 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z But the main attraction is the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and that's because its celebrated artistic director, Judith Jamison, soon to retire after two decades in the job, is the honoree of the event. Michelle Obama hosts first White House dance event 2010-09-07T18:05:00Z This circular structure is honest, without the default Ailey uplift. Review: A Dance About Gun Violence? ‘Ode’ Is Daring and Delicate 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Recently, as he headed to the final working rehearsal for “Ode,” his new dance at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, he had to think about what it was missing: an ending. At Alvin Ailey, a Quiet Disrupter With No Time for Tears 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z A stylishly dressed black couple told me that they usually bought tickets to Alvin Ailey for birthday celebrations, but this year they had decided to try Shen Yun instead. Stepping Into the Uncanny, Unsettling World of Shen Yun 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z The two remaining family matinees will also introduce young people to the legacy of Alvin Ailey himself, which is a focal point of this season, the company’s 60th. 8 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z The first time I saw Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, classes from our school were bused to a special performance for students at Jackie Gleason Theater in Miami Beach. Alvin Ailey’s Robert Battle on His First Real Dance Shoes 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z The word spread quickly: The Ailey dancers had boycotted their own gala. Perspective | Why this is the moment for dancers to behave badly 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z They were told by their teachers to switch to modern dance or to aim for the Alvin Ailey company if they wanted to dance professionally, regardless of whether they felt most alive en pointe. Five Pioneering Black Ballerinas: ‘We Have to Have a Voice’ 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z It’s Ailey company style to be very free with hyperbolic self-congratulation. Dance Review: Matthew Rushing Holds the Spotlight at Alvin Ailey Tribute 2013-12-18T22:17:17Z A season announcement from Ailey described the piece as following “a community on a cathartic journey from lamentation to peace.” Alvin Ailey Season Will Feature World Premiere From Robert Battle 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z Mr. Roberts, a leading Ailey dancer who was inspired by his relationship with his brother, incorporates brisk, angular movement with bouncy jumps that repeat and repeat until the dancers unite in the end. Review: From Ailey II, Youthful Promise Caught in a Juvenile Setting 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Gilmer first saw the Ailey company perform when he was around 9 or 10. Ailey’s New Secret Weapon: The Heroically Unmannered James Gilmer 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z Ailey created this bracing 16-minute solo in 1971 as a birthday present to his mother, dedicating it to “all black women everywhere — especially our mothers.” Ailey, Balanchine and a Lesson in Mourning 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z On that November afternoon she was racing from the Christmas Spectacular to Ninth Avenue, where she was assisting the Ailey Extension teacher Kat Wildish’s student performances. Taylor Gordon, Freelance Ballerina, Chases Her Dream 2010-07-16T16:49:00Z “We are all the byproducts of Alvin Ailey and Arthur Mitchell and Judith Jamison,” Mack said by phone recently. Perspective | Black women are finally shattering the glass ceiling in dance 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z Hoping to up my game, I took a class one Sunday morning at Alvin Ailey, where I had heard the crowd was younger, the choreography fiercer. Zoom In, Zumba Away 2012-01-11T23:45:24Z He had left the Ailey company for the second time in 2011 and considered himself done with dancing. At Alvin Ailey, a Quiet Disrupter With No Time for Tears 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z Saturday evening’s program comprises dances from Mr. Battle, Mr. Brown, the Ailey muse Judith Jamison and, again, “Revelations.” Dance Listings for June 17-23 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z The hourlong “Lazarus,” created in 2018 for the Ailey company’s 60th anniversary in tribute to its founder, is the most elaborate. Music, Theater and More to Experience at Home This Weekend 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z And each spring, now that I live in New York, I don’t have to go very far at all to get another shot of Ailey’s soaring delights. How Alvin Ailey Opened the Eyes of a 12-Year-Old Zadie Smith 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z Her mother’s turkey recipe is legendary among Ms. Sims’s Ailey colleagues, some of whom place orders for it at Thanksgiving. Alvin Ailey’s Linda Celeste Sims and Her Pas de Cuisinart 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z At the time she was a member of the second company, Ailey II. That Goddess Quality? This Ailey Dancer’s Got It 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z He was thrilled with the three-minute video shot in one of Ailey’s sun-drenched studios, where Pinkett captured him soaring in all that light against the Manhattan skyline. She landed a job most dancers would kill for. Then she made an unthinkable pivot. 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z The American cultural exchange kicks off Tuesday with performances by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. CSO to tour Russia as part of cultural festival 2011-06-24T05:01:00Z Compared to the superhuman performers of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, for whom Harris often choreographs, these dancers look more ordinary: less polished and precise in position, if always rhythmically accurate. Review: Rennie Harris’s Hip-Hop Dance Mixtape 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z The program’s closer, “Grace,” which Brown created for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 20 years ago, tells a similar story of the spiritual power of dance. On a cold night, Ronald K. Brown/Evidence offers the balm of human warmth 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z Dancer-choreographer Robert Battle is now in his third year as artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Alvin Ailey company returns to Seattle with classics, new works 2014-04-09T19:44:10Z For this exhibition, the inspiration was a series of photos capturing the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater company performing “Revelations.” On a Once-Hidden Estate, a Sculpture Show With Deep Emotional Resonance 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z In flashes, he even looks like a young Ailey. Review: Evoking Ailey, a Beautiful Conversation Between Choreographers 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z “I studied, I danced and got it out my system,” Van Lee said about the 10 months he spent with Ailey. Meet the management guru who is trying to fix the D.C. arts commission 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z The center will also provide major support toward commissioning a new Ailey work each year. ArtsBeat Blog: Alvin Ailey Signs Longterm Deal With City Center 2011-09-26T20:30:37Z “The Ailey dancers are paid comparably to the dancers in major ballet companies. And across the board, Ailey’s dancers have the best salaries and benefits of any modern dance company in America,” Zunner wrote. Perspective | Why this is the moment for dancers to behave badly 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z In the modern dance repertory, only Alvin Ailey’s “Revelations” — a masterwork no less embedded in its music — is better known and more widely loved. Paul Taylor: Return of the Beloved Renegade 2010-02-19T16:07:00Z Ailey’s work also was lonely and exhausting, occasionally leading him to dark and destructive places. What made Mr. Ailey Mr. Ailey? New documentary offers a fuller picture of the modern dance pioneer. 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z With a cast of 20 dancers and scholars, she presents deconstructed installments of works by Vaslav Nijinsky, Martha Graham, Alvin Ailey, Merce Cunningham and Bob Fosse, as well as a response to George Balanchine’s “Agon.” 9 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z Later at the rehearsal, Mr. Roberts, who is both an Ailey member and its resident choreographer, arranged five dancers in what he called “this one long arm.” At Alvin Ailey, a Quiet Disrupter With No Time for Tears 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z But Ailey’s artistic legacy is more than the sum of the dances he created, searing though they are. What made Mr. Ailey Mr. Ailey? New documentary offers a fuller picture of the modern dance pioneer. 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z The body was not abandoned for the mind’s sake: Alvin Ailey, Arthur Ashe, and Michael Jordan happened, too. Black Body: Rereading James Baldwin’s “Stranger in the Village” 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z When Ailey was 12, his mother moved to Los Angeles to work in the aircraft industry and sent for him a few months later. What made Mr. Ailey Mr. Ailey? New documentary offers a fuller picture of the modern dance pioneer. 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z It was also the year Ailey died at age 58 of complications from the disease. Twin documentaries spotlight dance legends Ailey and Jones 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will present the first world premiere from Robert Battle since he became the company’s artistic director. Alvin Ailey Season Will Feature World Premiere From Robert Battle 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z Produced by Quincy Jones, the event will feature Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and other top performers, although Bunch was mum on names. African American Museum prepares for ‘a mini-inauguration’ 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z This was a happy night for Ailey history. Dance Review: Hellos and Thank Yous at Family Reunion 2011-01-04T01:20:30Z Ailey II, the youth company of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, was set up in 1974. This week's new dance 2011-02-19T00:06:05Z Isaiah Day has one more year at Juilliard — during which he will also be a new member of the Ailey company. ‘It’s About Connections’: Alicia Graf Mack Remakes Juilliard Dance 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z She regularly attends Ailey and Graham company performances. Netta Yerushalmy’s Cabinet of Dance Curiosities 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z He was a relatively new hire before the shutdown, joining in November 2019 after a 10-year career with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. With 10-hour rehearsals and buckets of ice, dancers prepare to retake Broadway stage 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z This year’s engagement begins June 11 with the first Ailey Spirit Gala benefit, to honor Joan H. Weill, the chairwoman of the Ailey board of trustees. ArtsBeat: Alvin Ailey to Bring New Work to Koch Theater 2014-04-01T20:00:00Z When I left Random I went to the Alvin Ailey School in New York and I started creating my own work. Darren and Susan Pritchard: 'Working together has been a life-changing experience' 2010-05-08T23:08:00Z The company opens its Lincoln Center engagement on Wednesday with the Ailey Spirit Gala, featuring young dancers from Ailey II, the Ailey School and AileyCamp. Times Critics’ Guide: What to Do This Week 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z Elisa Clark, who performed with the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company and the Mark Morris Dance Group before joining the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, has used that kind of sleeve to cover an inked-up arm. How ballet dancers flaunt — and hide — their tattoos on stage 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z In September 2021, the choreographer Francesca Harper, who got her start as a student at the Ailey School — when it was directed by her mother, Denise Jefferson — stepped in to lead the dancers. Ailey II Review: A Light in the Darkness 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z As usual at Ailey, there was an ovation; these are gorgeous performers. At Alvin Ailey, Antonio Douthit-Boyd in ‘Ostrich’ 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z Ailey’s masterful 1960 ballet “Revelations,” which draws on the sorrows and jubilation of African American spirituals, gospel and blues from the “blood memories” of his Texas childhood, is considered a cultural treasure. What made Mr. Ailey Mr. Ailey? New documentary offers a fuller picture of the modern dance pioneer. 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z Do you wish you could have had this experience before you went to Ailey? Another Dancer Gets to Dream, Baby, Dream in ‘Oklahoma!’ 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z Four years later, the South African leader would be released, but Ailey didn’t know that yet. Review: Ailey Rages in ‘Survivors’ and Finds Humor in ‘Roy’s Joys’ 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z Mr. Brown’s fifth piece for Ailey since 1999, “Four Corners” hints at a world of angels and individuals seeking peace, with a typical melding of modern and West African dance. Dance Review: Alvin Ailey Dancers Return to Lincoln Center 2013-06-13T21:00:28Z Sylvia Waters, the longtime artistic director of Ailey II, will retire on June 30, 2012, the company plans to announce on Thursday. ArtsBeat Blog: Sylvia Waters, Longtime Artistic Director, to Retire From Ailey II 2011-08-24T21:00:07Z At the end of the 2020 season, which had been curtailed by the pandemic, the Ailey company lost several dancers who had already planned to retire. She landed a job most dancers would kill for. Then she made an unthinkable pivot. 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z She went on to be a principal dancer for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and choreographed for movies and TV. Meet the rising stars of ‘West Side Story’ on Broadway 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z On Tuesday, six self-possessed local dance students chosen by former Ailey star Renee Robinson swept onstage with gusto in the “Processional” section, adding extra electricity to an especially strong rendition. Review | The tragic beauty of Alvin Ailey’s politically charged dance programs 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z There’s no shortage of tribute dances in the Ailey repertory. Dance Review: ‘D-Man in the Waters,’ From Ailey Company, at City Center 2013-12-12T23:20:01Z The choreographer Ronald K. Brown stepped into a big studio at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and greeted the dancers with warm hugs. Ronald K. Brown Choreographs a Love Letter to Alvin Ailey 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z And Ailey had created his most famous work, “Revelations,” two years earlier. Lar Lubovitch: Confessions of a Former Go-Go Dancer 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z Her daughter studied dance at the Graham school and later at the Alvin Ailey school, both in New York. Susan Kikuchi, 74, Dies; Staged Martha Graham Dances and ‘King and I’ 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z Two productions from the 1980s returned to the repertory of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater this week, in refurbished form. At Alvin Ailey, Finding Shelter in One Another 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z Her tenure, which began in 1981, is the longest of any female dancer in Ailey company history. Renee Robinson, Ailey Dancer, Retiring After Three Decades 2012-11-25T00:50:05Z Jamaris Mitchell, a member of Ailey II, the junior division of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, has danced with the company across the country and around the world since September. It Was Their Big Debut. Then a Pandemic Hit. 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z For now, Ms. Weill said she continues to enjoy being part of what she calls the Ailey family. Ailey?s Longtime Patron Isn?t Ready to Rest 2011-11-01T23:29:29Z And let’s agree that Paul Taylor’s “Arden Court” — new to the Ailey repertory this season — shows Mr. Taylor to be one of the great American dancemakers. Critic?s Notebook: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater as Hit Maker 2012-01-03T20:49:03Z But in “Emanon,” he seems to be paying respect to Ailey, for whom ballet was a force despite being known as a modern dance choreographer. Review: City Ballet Gets a Modern Dance Fix 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z The Ailey classic “Revelations” will also be on the program. ArtsBeat: Alvin Ailey to Bring New Work to Koch Theater 2014-04-01T20:00:00Z Ailey II, the second company of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, has a new artistic director, Francesca Harper, the company announced on Wednesday. Ailey II Names a New Artistic Director 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z The lighter side of Ailey II is evident in Carlos dos Santos Jr.’s one-note “Proximity...,” a hectic look at relationships. Dance Review: Ailey II, ABT II and Taylor 2 at Joyce?s 1.2.3. Festival 2010-04-18T21:55:00Z The choreographer of this world premiere is a longtime Ailey dancer. Alvin Ailey Troupe Gives Rushing’s ‘Odetta’ Its Premiere 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z The highlight of the performance was “Revelations,” Ailey’s masterpiece, created in 1960 at the cusp of the civil rights movement. Alvin Ailey’s Robert Battle on His First Real Dance Shoes 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z It wasn’t performed again until the Ailey company acquired it this season. Review: Ailey Rages in ‘Survivors’ and Finds Humor in ‘Roy’s Joys’ 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z “I felt like Mr. Ailey was like, ‘Look. A Dance Homage to Alvin Ailey as His Company Turns 60 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z A new production will be staged of "Ailey Classics," which highlights founder Alvin Ailey's 30-year career, with his signature work "Revelations" performed in its entirety. ArtsBeat: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Announces Fall City Center Season 2012-07-31T21:00:44Z “Kyle, so many things are happening for you, we just can’t keep up,” said the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s artistic director, Robert Battle, during a curtain speech Wednesday night at City Center. Dance Review: Ailey Offers Premiere of ‘Another Night,’ by Kyle Abraham 2012-12-07T20:30:08Z “The Hunt” was created in 2001 with Mr. Battle’s company, and it’s a fine choice for the virtuosic, athletic energies of the Ailey men as well as an appropriate acknowledgment of his new presence. Dance Review: Night of Tributes and Performance, Too 2010-12-02T21:44:00Z On Tuesday at City Center, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater presented that 1987 work, first performed by the company in 1989. Alvin Ailey Dance Performs ‘Episodes’ and ‘Four Corners' 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z And individual groups such as Urban Bush Women and Alvin Ailey have social justice in their DNA. Honoring the president who honored the arts 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z Ms. Sims — who is married to Glenn Allen Sims, also a longtime Ailey dancer — spoke about pouring her life experience into a performance as electric for her as it was for those watching. ‘Just Speaking From My Body’ 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z On Tuesday, the company also presented two new productions of Ailey solos, “Love Songs” and “Cry.” Review: Ailey Company Begins Dancing a Prison Tale 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z I saw the Alvin Ailey company last year — exciting performances, renewed inspiration. Letters: On art and religion 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z After majoring in Afro-American studies at Brown University, she moved to New York, where she trained with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Up Close: The Mannequin Also Speaks: Up Close With Narcissister 2013-01-16T15:54:06Z The central problem of the Ailey repertory is that it presents no problems. Critic?s Notebook: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater as Hit Maker 2012-01-03T20:49:03Z After graduation, Sosa worked as an assistant wardrobe supervisor for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and styled music videos for SpikeDDB, the advertising agency founded by the director Spike Lee. 5 Shows, 94 Actors, 450 Costumes: Emilio Sosa Dresses Broadway 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z Though they could use some polishing, the Ailey dancers are marvelous in “Arden Court.” Dance Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at City Center - Review 2011-12-01T22:40:24Z These points notwithstanding, the Ailey performers deserve their ovations. Critic?s Notebook: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater as Hit Maker 2012-01-03T20:49:03Z Spears had sublet her New York apartment while she was on a national tour with Ailey; when much of the tour was canceled, she moved in with her parents in Tampa. How dancers cope when they can’t dance: They improvise 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z It was always high praise when Judith Jamison, the artistic director emerita of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, summed up one of her dancers in a word: creature. Alvin Ailey Troupe in an Evening of Mostly Ellington 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z “Ailey” intercuts footage of rehearsals for “Lazarus,” which addresses racial inequities Ailey faced throughout his life. What made Mr. Ailey Mr. Ailey? New documentary offers a fuller picture of the modern dance pioneer. 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z In a recent interview on the sidelines of company rehearsal, Jamison recalled being present as Ailey died, along with Waters and Ailey’s mother. Ailey troupe marks 60 years by looking back at its founder 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z But the can’t-miss date of the season is Dec. 9, the last chance to see Roberts perform with Ailey. All the Ways to Fall for Dance Again Onstage and Beyond 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z In an interview at the Ailey headquarters in Midtown, between rehearsal sessions, she reflected on the perception that she easily picks up new material. An Ailey Dancer’s Career Blooms, at the Company and Beyond 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z It’s a time for the company to reflect on how it made it this far, says Judith Jamison, the former Ailey artistic director and still its best-known face. Ailey troupe marks 60 years by looking back at its founder 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z On Wednesday evening Ailey II, led by the artistic director Sylvia Waters, offered a program typical of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: full of talented dancers and weak on choreography. Dance Review: Ailey II, ABT II and Taylor 2 at Joyce?s 1.2.3. Festival 2010-04-18T21:55:00Z Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performs these works and others, with cast changes, through Sunday, Feb. 8. Alvin Ailey’s signature works shine at Kennedy Center 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z This is the first Kylian ballet to enter the Ailey inventory, part of the artistic director Robert Battle’s campaign to bring in new works. Dance Review: Alvin Ailey With Jiri Kylian’s ‘Petite Mort’ at City Center 2012-12-09T23:21:42Z But a week after beginning her studies at Ailey, she realized that she preferred traditional ballet to Ailey’s jazzier contemporary style. Stephanie Dabney, Electrifying Prima Ballerina, Dies at 64 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z But he took his white friend's advice and went to see the Ailey production. Spectrum's Donald Byrd asks everything of his dancers, and his audience 2012-11-28T23:59:27Z Alvin Ailey died in 1989 at age 58, but, significantly, much of the Insignia Films documentary was filmed in 2018 at a New York dance studio near a street named Alvin Ailey Place. What made Mr. Ailey Mr. Ailey? New documentary offers a fuller picture of the modern dance pioneer. 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z I like what Mr. Ailey said — he didn't like cookie-cutter dancers. MLK's speeches translated into dance as Alvin Ailey troupe comes to the Dorothy Chandler 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z Free of the bloodless, academic tone that so often puts off new viewers of dance, Ailey welcomes both neophytes and aficionados. Paramount audience communes with Alvin Ailey company 2014-04-12T17:44:21Z Mutual assistance is a theme, and the Ailey dancers convincingly applied their esprit de corps. Dance Review: ‘D-Man in the Waters,’ From Ailey Company, at City Center 2013-12-12T23:20:01Z Like no other Ailey dance I can think of, “Home” shows off the dancers as individuals, with each performer adding textures to the already rich hip-hop-based structures. Dance Review: Alvin Ailey With Jiri Kylian’s ‘Petite Mort’ at City Center 2012-12-09T23:21:42Z Judith Jamison, Ailey’s departing artistic director, must take the main responsibility for both sides of the company: the marvelous dancerliness and the expressive banality. Dance Review: A Physical Choreography, Turning Women Into Targets 2010-12-16T23:06:06Z Currently, some 44 dancers frequently perform “Revelations,” counting all the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater company members and the dancers in Ailey II, the troupe founded in 1974 to nurture young talent. Alvin Ailey’s ‘Revelations’ still dances into audiences’ hearts 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z Indeed, the work is so much in demand that none other than Ailey himself tried to cut back on it years ago, to showcase other things. Ailey troupe marks 60 years by looking back at its founder 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z After a year-and-a-half, he went back to New York to study dance on a scholarship for the Ailey School and took acting classes. Harold Perrineau Finds His Way 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z Mr. Ailey changed this when he created three signature pieces — 'Revelations,' 'Blues Suite' and 'Cry.' Celebrating the return of Alvin Ailey and 'Revelations' to Seattle 2011-03-25T01:43:09Z With only 32 dancers and frequent touring, the Ailey dancers perform more than those in troupes with similar budgets and more dancers, Braun said. Perspective | Why this is the moment for dancers to behave badly 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z The centrality of “Revelations” in the repertory of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is like nothing else in dance. The Ailey Company Meets the Challenge of This Lost Season 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z The two of them, center stage and pointing skyward, remain an enduring image of many an Ailey evening. Tuxes, gowns, glitter and of course 'Revelations' 2012-11-29T22:26:08Z It’s not just the dancing that takes a toll on Ailey dancers; it’s the touring, which in a normal year can last five months or more. Two Ailey Stars Will Now Turn Their Focus to Baby Steps 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z In naming him the first resident choreographer of Ailey, its artistic director, Robert Battle, was impressed by both the piece and how he worked with the dancers. At Alvin Ailey, a Quiet Disrupter With No Time for Tears 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z He created “Grace,” a rapturous masterpiece in which the secular and sacred meet, for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1999 as a thank you to its founder. For Ronald K. Brown, ‘Grace’ Endures and Brings ‘Mercy’ 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Brown first began choreographing for the Ailey organization 20 years ago when Sylvia Waters, then the director of Ailey II, commissioned a dance. An Evening of Ronald K. Brown Lifts Alvin Ailey’s Season 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z Both performances will include “Becoming Ailey,” a multimedia presentation featuring historical footage of this seminal choreographer, and “Revelations,” a signature work inspired by the spirituals and gospel music he grew up with. 8 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z Harper, a dancer, choreographer and director, whose career has spanned the worlds of ballet and Broadway, may not have danced with either Ailey company, but she is no stranger to the organization. Ailey II Names a New Artistic Director 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z Ms. Mitchell’s New York debut was deferred on Friday when the company announced that its engagement at the Ailey Citigroup Theater scheduled to begin March 25 will no longer take place. It Was Their Big Debut. Then a Pandemic Hit. 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z A tribute to Odetta and several company premieres are among the highlights planned for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s 2014-15 season, Robert Battle, the company’s artistic director, announced today. Ailey American Dance Theater to Offer Odetta Tribute 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z The two first worked together when Mr. Dumas was a student at the Ailey school. The Passionate Humility of Solomon Dumas 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z It’s an understandable squelching: an Ailey commission is a signal that you’ve hit the mainstream, the big time. Dance Review: Ailey Offers Premiere of ‘Another Night,’ by Kyle Abraham 2012-12-07T20:30:08Z Festival at the Joyce Theater features three such groups in alternating performances: Ailey II, ABT II and Taylor 2. Dance Review: Ailey II, ABT II and Taylor 2 at Joyce?s 1.2.3. Festival 2010-04-18T21:55:00Z “Grace” leads the Ailey dancers to heaven anyway, and they might as well pull us with them even more irresistibly. Dance Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at City Center 2012-12-12T22:56:42Z On Friday at the Ailey Citigroup Theater he shared that detail while introducing the company he founded five years ago, BalaSole. Review: Roberto Villanueva’s BalaSole, a Kaleidoscope of Human Shapes 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z “Survivors” is the major revival of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s current season at New York City Center, and that rage can still be felt. Review: Ailey Rages in ‘Survivors’ and Finds Humor in ‘Roy’s Joys’ 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z Mrs. Obama had yet to confirm her attendance, but Iman has, Ailey said. ArtsBeat Blog: First Lady Michelle Obama, Iman and John Legend to Kick Off Ailey Season 2011-10-05T21:30:15Z Given the enduring and kinetic nature of Ailey’s work, the film called out for a contemporary element. What made Mr. Ailey Mr. Ailey? New documentary offers a fuller picture of the modern dance pioneer. 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z Mr. Roberts is still an admirably fresh dancer, but in each Ailey performer over the years you start to notice some increasing tough-old-trouper ingredient. Dance Review: A Physical Choreography, Turning Women Into Targets 2010-12-16T23:06:06Z This family matinee, which includes new choreography, concludes with Alvin Ailey’s own “Revelations,” the troupe’s signature work, inspired by spirituals. Spare Times for Children for June 19-25 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z “Battle has been diligent in expanding the Ailey legacy according to its inciting logics,” said Thomas F. DeFrantz, the author of “Dancing Revelations” and a professor of dance and African American studies at Duke University. Robert Battle on Running Ailey: ‘This Is My Choreography Now’ 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z After that, he seemed to be stuck for a long time — until the 2010s, when he started working more for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Review: A Hip-Hop Take on Shakespeare’s Star-Crossed Lovers 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z River North Chicago Dance Company premiered "Three," by Robert Battle, a critical association with a major choreographer that considerably predates his recent designation as future head of the Alvin Ailey troupe. Chicago's dance renaissance 2011-01-08T06:00:00Z She toured Europe as a singer in the opera "Porgy and Bess," danced with Alvin Ailey and recorded an album, "Calypso Lady," acted off-Broadway and joined the Harlem Writers Guild. Maya Angelou, poet and civil rights advocate, dies at 86 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z At its heart is Ailey, growing up in the 1980s, who returns each year to her family’s ancestral home in Georgia. 11 New Books Coming in August 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z After the talk, Mr. Battle will sign copies of his recently published children’s book, “My Story, My Dance: Robert Battle’s Journey to Alvin Ailey.” Spare Times for Nov. 13-19 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z These members of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater appeared on Fox’s hit reality program So You Think You Can Dance, which wraps up its ninth season tonight. Fox’s populist dance spectacle 2012-09-18T18:08:00Z The Ailey legacy has also been on Battle’s mind. Robert Battle on Running Ailey: ‘This Is My Choreography Now’ 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z But Ms. Weill said Ailey was her “No. 1” priority. Ailey?s Longtime Patron Isn?t Ready to Rest 2011-11-01T23:29:29Z And after the racial reckoning of 2020, he is also reconsidering how Ailey can be part of topical political conversations, “not because somebody expects us to but because it’s our mission.” Robert Battle on Running Ailey: ‘This Is My Choreography Now’ 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z Yet last week, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater proved that there’s a place for both. At Ailey, a Dance Set to Coltrane Finds a Somber Radiance 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z The group that Mr. Roberts rehearsed at Empire included the daughter of his middle-school teacher and a girl he is coaching who won a scholarship to the Ailey school last summer. An Ailey Dancer Loyal to His Miami Roots and Mentor 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z Among other pieces on the two programs the company will also perform works created for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: the terrific “Ife/My Heart” and “Grace,” a compelling evocation of African-American cultural traditions. The Week Ahead: Feb. 6 ? 12 2011-02-06T02:08:04Z The All Ailey program at City Center on Wednesday night was as good a test case as any. Review: Alvin Ailey, at City Center, Maintains Polished Approach to Familiar Footwork 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z Donald Byrd’s “Greenwood,” his fifth work for Ailey, shares Mr. Roberts’s political focus. Ailey Appoints Its First Resident Choreographer: Jamar Roberts 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Joan H. Weill, a 20-year trustee of the Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, will step down as chairwoman at the end of the year, the company is to announce on Thursday. Joan Weill to Step Down as Chair of Alvin Ailey Board 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z If you’ve seen Ailey ads around town, you might recognize Harris as this year’s poster girl, gesturing skyward and wrapped in gold. An Ailey Dancer’s Career Blooms, at the Company and Beyond 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z The Ailey company cultivates a glamorous image and prides itself on attracting what it calls “A-list Ailey attendees” to its performances, providing a list with its gala announcement of public figures who have attended. ArtsBeat Blog: First Lady Michelle Obama, Iman and John Legend to Kick Off Ailey Season 2011-10-05T21:30:15Z In New York, both the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and the New York Philharmonic received large grants, which both hope to use to explore ways of connecting with young audiences. $52 Million Push to Help Arts Institutions Find New Audiences 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z The voluminous white skirt worn by Judith Jamison for her solo “Cry”attests to what made Jamison so prized by choreographer Alvin Ailey, and by the audiences who lined up for her performances. Lady Gaga’s pointe shoes, punk-ballet tutus in ‘Dance & Fashion’ exhibit And like any good Ailey gala, the evening concluded with “Revelations.” Dance Review: Alvin Ailey Dancers Return to Lincoln Center 2013-06-13T21:00:28Z In ways that feel close to the Ailey formula, however, this monologue is temperamentally less intimate and more exhibitionistic than it surely wants to be. Dance Review: A Physical Choreography, Turning Women Into Targets 2010-12-16T23:06:06Z Battle chose Rushing, who joined the company as a dancer in 1992 and is now a guest artist and rehearsal director for the Ailey troupe, as choreographer for his theatrical and technical chops. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's 'Odetta' honors singer, activist 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z There is an impressive number of world premieres at Ailey this season. Holiday Favorites and a Celebration of the New 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z The Ailey dancers look best in such a restive, sophisticated challenge. A fiery tribute to female power: Ella Fitzgerald and Alvin Ailey dancers in ‘Ella’ 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z At the Kansas City Art Institute, his studies included a semester of dance training with an Alvin Ailey company member. | Nick Cave 2012-10-05T19:47:57Z Mr. Powell was mentored by Sylvia Waters, who led Ailey II for nearly four decades. Ailey II Drops Director, Citing ‘Inappropriate’ Communications 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z “I loved her in ‘Greenwood,’” said Judith Jamison, Ailey’s artistic director emerita. That Goddess Quality? This Ailey Dancer’s Got It 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z Yet the current Ailey production finishes with a new poem listing the recent onslaught of hurricanes and raising the alarm about how climate change threatens shelter for everyone. It Could Happen to You: A Raw, Pointed Revival at Alvin Ailey 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z “I think there are parallels that he would like people to see with what is happening today, in terms of race relations, in terms of the nature of violence,” Robert Battle, Ailey’s artistic director, said. Can Dance Make a More Just America? Donald Byrd Is Working on It 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z Ailey formed his company, in part, to give people of color a place to dance, Mr. Roberts said. At Alvin Ailey, a Quiet Disrupter With No Time for Tears 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z She survives him, as does their daughter, Michéle Murray, who became a dancer with the Alvin Ailey company. Albert Murray, Essayist Who Challenged the Conventional, Dies at 97 2013-08-19T16:57:56Z “They wouldn’t let us off the stage,” former Ailey dancer Hope Clarke recalls in the film, describing a performance in Europe. What made Mr. Ailey Mr. Ailey? New documentary offers a fuller picture of the modern dance pioneer. 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z Q: Is there a great theater company specifically for African American actors, like Alvin Ailey is for dancers? Longtime African American actor Robert Hooks on the state of black theater, then and now 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z This year’s five-week run begins with an opening night gala featuring a new addition to the repertory, Hofesh Shechter’s stormy “Uprising,” and something more familiar to Ailey regulars, the evergreen “Revelations.” Dance Listings for Nov. 28-Dec. 4 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z She wanted it, and was willing to put forth the work, and I said, “Why don’t you audition for Ailey?” Moving Over: A Powerhouse of Black Dance Is Retiring (Mostly) 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z Asked which Ailey role was her favorite, she answered the same. Renee Robinson, Ailey Dancer, Retiring After Three Decades 2012-11-25T00:50:05Z It’s still a little jarring, especially after that piece, to realize that Mr. Brown will not step into the position of artistic director of the Ailey company. Dance Review: Tracing Roots of Belief Across a Quarter-Century 2011-02-10T00:15:05Z Mr. Cabuag, now 43, was a scholarship student at Ailey from California when he discovered Mr. Brown, 51, at the Ailey studios, then on 61st Street in Manhattan. Ditching Ballet Class to Find a Mentor and a New Way to Move 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z Jacquelin Harris, of the Alvin Ailey company, was among that number, and she’s marvelous here: precise, electric, another example alongside Mearns of trying something new and difficult and rising to the challenge. Review: The Virtuoso Sara Mearns Considers Other Virtuosities 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z Prior to the works developed by Alvin Ailey, "Giselle," the Romantic ballet composed in 1841, was the standard by which all dancers were judged. Celebrating the return of Alvin Ailey and 'Revelations' to Seattle 2011-03-25T01:43:09Z At Ailey, he is especially intrigued by the idea of establishing a mentorship program. Robert Battle, Alvin Ailey?s New Leader 2010-05-07T13:42:00Z “Alvin Ailey wanted dance to be accessible,” said Battle. What makes Alvin Ailey's 'Revelations' an American dance classic? 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z On Monday, Alvin Ailey offers a sneak peek of its upcoming winter season with highlights from “Ode,” a new work by Jamar Roberts, a company dancer — and now the company’s first resident choreographer. 9 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z The grounded style challenges the Ailey dancers to tone down their usual onstage magnetism. Ronald K. Brown Choreographs a Love Letter to Alvin Ailey 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z The dancers of Ailey II, which opened a two-week season at the Ailey Citigroup Theater on Wednesday night, are nothing but professional in technique and manner. Dance Review: Attitude and Hip-Hop for the Naughty Sides, Ballet for the Nice 2011-04-07T22:22:43Z Ailey students also mostly live in dorms, while at Taylor and Ballet Theater, students find their own apartments. They?re Called Intensives For a Reason 2011-07-22T15:29:54Z Such was the case, with occasional exceptions, on Wednesday at the Ailey Citigroup Theater, where the troupe is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Ailey II Program Highlights Three Young Choreographers 2014-04-06T22:59:06Z But for works created by Ailey himself, tattoo coverage is mandatory, and the fabric sleeve is not foolproof. How ballet dancers flaunt — and hide — their tattoos on stage 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z From Aug. 6-12, a collaboration among Battle, his predecessor, Judith Jamison, and the choreographer Rennie Harris will stream on Ailey All Access. Robert Battle Keeps Going With Sarah Vaughan and Homegrown Tomatoes 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z There I was, in New York, just a few blocks away from the Ailey company, which at the time was on West 61st Street. Alvin Ailey’s Robert Battle on His First Real Dance Shoes 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z Listening to his recollections, paired with moody and evocative archival footage of the Deep South, it’s clear that Ailey was destined to dance. What made Mr. Ailey Mr. Ailey? New documentary offers a fuller picture of the modern dance pioneer. 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z For a New York holiday tradition without the Sugarplum Fairy, get thee to City Center for Ailey’s monthlong winter season, beginning on Wednesday and continuing through Dec. 31. 10 Things to Do Now in NYC 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z Even during a pandemic that kept the Ailey company offstage for more than a year, it is financially stable and artistically thriving. Robert Battle on Running Ailey: ‘This Is My Choreography Now’ 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z Judith Jamison is leaving the post of artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater with a smile and laughter. Dance Review: Hellos and Thank Yous at Family Reunion 2011-01-04T01:20:30Z In this debut novel by an accomplished poet, Ailey Pearl Garfield grows up in a northern city but spends summers in her maternal family’s home in Chicasetta, Ga., were generations of her ancestors were enslaved. 10 books to read in August 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z And creating a dance for Ailey dancers has led to another shift. Robert Battle Finally Has His Steps in the Spotlight 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z A former executive director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, he has worked with many dance organizations of color. Perspective | MacKenzie Scott’s multimillion-dollar message: Art is essential everywhere, not just in museums and theaters 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z Alvin Ailey’s Artistic Director Robert Battle echoed this idea, saying he welcomed the chance to tailor the company’s annual appearance at the Kennedy Center to JFK’s ideals, which are naturally aligned with their own. Honoring the president who honored the arts 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z Mr. Powell, who stepped into the role of artistic director of Ailey II in 2012, is the second person to lead the troupe since it started in 1974. Ailey II Drops Director, Citing ‘Inappropriate’ Communications 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z Rachael McLaren of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performing in the company premiere of “The Evolution of the Secured Feminine” at the City Center. ArtsBeat: The Week in Culture Pictures, Dec. 17 2010-12-18T01:35:18Z Somewhat unusually for an Ailey dancer, he had an impressive career before he arrived at the company. Ailey’s New Secret Weapon: The Heroically Unmannered James Gilmer 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z I wonder if among the many kinds of confinement on Roberts’s mind lately, one might be the Ailey expectation of uplift. At Ailey’s Spring Gala, Different Kinds of Hope 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z Given Ailey’s stature and enduring impact, and given that he died more than three decades ago, it’s a wonder that the question is still being asked. What made Mr. Ailey Mr. Ailey? New documentary offers a fuller picture of the modern dance pioneer. 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z The one-hour gala, available free on the company’s website until Saturday night, is a typical Ailey product. At Ailey’s Spring Gala, Different Kinds of Hope 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z Before Tuesday’s performance began at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Robert Battle, the company’s artistic director, appeared onstage with four suited gentlemen. Review: Ailey Company Begins Dancing a Prison Tale 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z Harris, who joined the company in 2014, had been expecting to perform in Alvin Ailey’s “Pas de Duke” — originally a star vehicle for Judith Jamison and Mikhail Baryshnikov — in mid-December. An Ailey Dancer’s Career Blooms, at the Company and Beyond 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z On returning to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater after some months, the initial pleasure is always the same — and it’s powerful. Dance Review: A Physical Choreography, Turning Women Into Targets 2010-12-16T23:06:06Z But just what is an Ailey Spirit Gala? The First Ailey Spirit Gala Is Held at the Koch Theater 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z Over all, the program, the start of the troupe’s five-week annual season at City Center, demonstrated that the Ailey organization was one of the dance world’s great success stories. Talking About Love, Demonstrating Violence 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z Ms. Robinson does not disclose her age, and in a conversation at the Ailey studios she would speak only reluctantly about her decision to stop dancing with the company. Renee Robinson, Ailey Dancer, Retiring After Three Decades 2012-11-25T00:50:05Z And what’s more, Ailey’s studies draw her into the grueling emotional labor of confronting the torture her own ancestors suffered: It’s scholarship understood by the mind but felt in the body. Review | ‘The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois’ is the kind of brilliant epic that comes around only once in a decade 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z Mr. Brown was in second grade when he attended his first Ailey performance; immediately after, he began to choreograph dances — that included making the playbills, too — for his family. For Ronald K. Brown, ‘Grace’ Endures and Brings ‘Mercy’ 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z That great tribute to African-American spirituals by Ailey is always a treasured part of the repertory. The Week Ahead: Dec. 25 ? 31 2011-12-25T00:22:25Z Brian recalls the fascinating “swirl of movement and color” at performances of the Alvin Ailey dance company. Girl uses her voice to encourage voting in ‘Loretta Little Looks Back’ 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z The work, by the choreographer and dancer Alvin Ailey, was about the dark side of fame, with ideas drawn from the lives of Judy Garland, Marilyn Monroe and Bessie Smith as well as Janis Joplin. Lynn Seymour, Acclaimed Ballerina and a Dramatic Force, Dies at 83 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Ailey officials cited a successful City Center run in making the announcement. ArtsBeat: Alvin Ailey Troupe Headed to the David H. Koch Theater 2013-01-29T22:20:08Z One of the newest additions to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s repertory is, in another sense, the oldest. Alvin Ailey Company Offers Asadata Dafora Work From 1932 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z Ailey’s monthlong winter season continues with a batch of premieres. Dance in NYC This Week 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z The opening gala on Wednesday features a potpourri of work danced by members of the senior company, the junior company and students from the Ailey school, plus an extended cast for the Ailey staple “Revelations.” Dance Listings for June 3-9 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Was there anything you danced at Ailey that comes close to this part? Another Dancer Gets to Dream, Baby, Dream in ‘Oklahoma!’ 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z When Demetia Hopkins-Greene was a member of Ailey II — the junior group of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater — she wasn’t where many ambitious young dancers need to be: front and center. Another Dancer Gets to Dream, Baby, Dream in ‘Oklahoma!’ 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z They weren’t part of the process for the first Ailey production in 1992, though it was greeted as a brave and welcome departure for the troupe. It Could Happen to You: A Raw, Pointed Revival at Alvin Ailey 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z One more family matinee remains, on Saturday, which includes a Q. and A. with Ailey dancers following the performance. 6 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z At first, Wignot says, making a film about Ailey was just an idea, with a lot of unknowns: How much of him could be in the film? What made Mr. Ailey Mr. Ailey? New documentary offers a fuller picture of the modern dance pioneer. 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z Around that time he also saw “Revelations,” the Ailey masterpiece, a moment he often cites as life-changing. Can Dance Make a More Just America? Donald Byrd Is Working on It 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z Unlike its monthlong winter season, Ailey’s spring season doesn’t even last a week, but the company packs a lot into it. 10 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z “Grace” is a classic, every bit as important in the dance canon as the 1960 masterpiece, “Revelations,” which put Alvin Ailey on the map. Ronald K. Brown Has a Mantra: ‘Absolute Victory Every Day’ 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z “She’s a little bit unflappable,” Robert Battle, the Ailey company’s artistic director, said in an interview. An Ailey Dancer’s Career Blooms, at the Company and Beyond 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Today the Ailey dancers are sleek, athletic masters of the universe, and the pieces routinely draw midmovement applause and cheers for moments of virtuosity.” ArtsBeat: Video: Celebrating 'Revelations' at 50 2010-12-09T19:00:00Z “Lincoln Center at the Movies” ventures behind the scenes with members of this dance company and then onstage in performances, including of “Revelations,” a masterpiece by Alvin Ailey. What’s on TV Friday: ‘The Crown’ and President Obama on ‘Real Time With Bill Maher’ 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performs several repertory programs, all including “Revelations,” through Sunday at the Kennedy Center Opera House. $49-$199. 202-467-4600. Review | The tragic beauty of Alvin Ailey’s politically charged dance programs 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z The dance showcase will kick off the theater’s 2021-2022 season, which is also set to include a Twyla Tharp birthday celebration, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s annual holiday season engagement and two new dance series. City Center Announces Its 2021-2022 Season 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z Now, as ever, the Ailey company is facing in multiple directions: reviving home repertory, acquiring works from elsewhere, commissioning new pieces. Celebrating Two Birthdays: City Center and the Ailey Company 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Jeffers is particularly deft in the way she portrays Ailey coming of age in the 1980s and ’90s, trying to chart her own way amid heavy guidance from her accomplished family. Review | ‘The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois’ is the kind of brilliant epic that comes around only once in a decade 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z Wednesday’s program at Ailey also contained a new production by the company’s artistic director, Robert Battle, of his 1998 male duet “Strange Humors.” Dance Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at City Center 2012-12-17T05:15:05Z “So far no one from home has seen me perform with Ailey II,” she said. It Was Their Big Debut. Then a Pandemic Hit. 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z It’s splendid to see the performers of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater again. Alvin Ailey Dancers Return Like Conquering Heroes 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z But it was new to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater as of Friday, when it had its company premiere at City Center. Dance Review: Alvin Ailey With Jiri Kylian’s ‘Petite Mort’ at City Center 2012-12-09T23:21:42Z During its annual Kennedy Center engagement, which starts Feb. 2, the Ailey company will present a diverse slate of pieces. Alvin Ailey’s ‘Revelations’ still dances into audiences’ hearts 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z Generally, members of Ailey II, led by the artistic director Troy Powell, remain in the second company for two years, a time frame mandated by Ailey himself. Review: From Ailey II, Youthful Promise Caught in a Juvenile Setting 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Ailey Extension, the public dance and fitness program of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, will get everyone’s feet moving in that direction at this festive family workshop. 9 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z I don’t mean to imply that all of Ailey’s new acquisitions are political; they aren’t. Review | The tragic beauty of Alvin Ailey’s politically charged dance programs 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z Constance Stamatiou’s workday as an Alvin Ailey dancer would sometimes stretch 12 hours, between morning ballet classes, seven-hour rehearsals and evening performances. Dancing With Myself: How Artists Stay in Shape Without a Stage 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Rushing sees similarities between Williams and Ailey, including the way they took African-American styles of music and dance and fused them together. Alvin Ailey Restages ?Mary Lou?s Mass? 2010-06-03T20:55:00Z One of those was Ailey veteran Yannick LeBrun, who asked Pinkett to make a short film of him dancing while he narrated his journey from his native French Guiana to New York City. She landed a job most dancers would kill for. Then she made an unthinkable pivot. 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z Others of the earlier programs, with judiciously chosen excerpts, have usefully addressed spirituality, the collaborations of Ailey and Ellington, dance and social justice. The Ailey Company Meets the Challenge of This Lost Season 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z Alicia Graf Mack, an educator and former performer with Dance Theater of Harlem and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, will become the director of the dance division at Juilliard, the school announced on Tuesday. Juilliard’s New Dance Director Comes From Ailey and Ballet 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z Opening night at City Center showed both the company’s future and its past: Wayne McGregor’s “Chroma,” a tensely kinetic work created in 2006 for the Royal Ballet, was followed by Ailey’s 1960 masterpiece, “Revelations.” Dance Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, at City Center 2013-12-05T23:34:14Z There was the lyrical emotional journey of Ailey’s “Revelations,” of course — that piece is the perennial closer of the Kennedy Center shows. Perspective | Storytelling is the key ingredient in the year’s best dance works 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z He is Bennett Rink, who joined Ailey in 1994 as special events manager and rose to become senior director of development and external affairs. ArtsBeat: Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation Names New Executive Director 2012-10-16T21:00:13Z Even to this day, when someone says, “Please welcome the artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Robert Battle,” there’s something in me that is reduced to that young person in the mango tree. Alvin Ailey’s Robert Battle on His First Real Dance Shoes 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z Robert Battle, the artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, is fond of flattering his audience. Alvin Ailey Troupe Performs Van Manen’s ‘Polish Pieces’ 2014-06-20T04:00:00Z The documentary “Ailey,” opening nationwide in theaters Aug. 6, is a long-overdue portrait of the modern dance pioneer. What made Mr. Ailey Mr. Ailey? New documentary offers a fuller picture of the modern dance pioneer. 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z He regards “Awakening” as an evolution from “No Longer Silent,” a powerful, ritualistic work originally created for the Juilliard School in 2007 and first performed by the Ailey company last year. Robert Battle Finally Has His Steps in the Spotlight 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z “Lazarus” is about resurrection and, for Mr. Harris, that circles back to Ailey: With each dancing generation, with every performance of his 1960 masterpiece “Revelations,” Ailey is reborn. A Dance Homage to Alvin Ailey as His Company Turns 60 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z But the Ailey company’s official hope doesn’t entirely eclipse a more troubled and therefore trustworthy kind, supplied mostly by the troupe’s increasingly important resident choreographer, Jamar Roberts. At Ailey’s Spring Gala, Different Kinds of Hope 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z When I was about 12, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater came to town and my mother took me to see them. How Alvin Ailey Opened the Eyes of a 12-Year-Old Zadie Smith 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z And yet, in other ways “Another Night” feels entirely like an Ailey dance. Dance Review: Ailey Offers Premiere of ‘Another Night,’ by Kyle Abraham 2012-12-07T20:30:08Z In 1989, after Ailey's death, she took over as artistic director. Michelle Obama hosts first White House dance event 2010-09-07T18:05:00Z Another addition to repertory is Robert Battle’s “Mass,” a 2004 work now joining Ailey repertory. Alvin Ailey Dancers Return Like Conquering Heroes 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z Ailey was the one who commissioned Jones’ first work, “Fever Swap,” in 1983. Twin documentaries spotlight dance legends Ailey and Jones 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z As a teenager and then a college student, Ailey discovers that rapidly changing attitudes about sexual behavior and the possibilities for women are still tangled up with 19th-century expectations of female purity and masculine power. Review | ‘The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois’ is the kind of brilliant epic that comes around only once in a decade 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z An Ailey virtual program for Cal Performances, released earlier this month and available on demand through Sept. 8, features his new “Holding Space.” At Ailey’s Spring Gala, Different Kinds of Hope 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z “Timeless Ailey” will include excerpts from rarely seen pieces, while “All Ailey” will feature full works. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Set to Celebrate Its 60th Anniversary 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z Performers this year include members of Ailey II, Ballet Hispanico and Pontus Lidberg Dance, along with a handful of choreographers hailing from a variety of genres. Dance Listings for July 17-23 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z These qualities made him a favorite at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, which he joined in 1999 at 19, and left in 2011. Clifton Brown, an Alvin Ailey Favorite, Returns to the Fold 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z Ailey is also a company frequently criticized for its mantra-like adherence to a predictable repertoire. Paramount audience communes with Alvin Ailey company 2014-04-12T17:44:21Z As artists elsewhere have been speaking up about their treatment, the Ailey dancers, in their acts of wordless absence, have joined those ranks. Perspective | Why this is the moment for dancers to behave badly 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z The origins of “Caught” date to when Mr. Parsons was 17 and arrived in New York as a scholarship student at the Ailey School. ‘Caught,’ by David Parsons, Performed by Alvin Ailey Dance 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Ailey created his company in the middle of the civil rights movement. MLK's speeches translated into dance as Alvin Ailey troupe comes to the Dorothy Chandler 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z Ailey dancers earn “20 to 30 percent less than corps dancers at comparable companies.” Perspective | Why this is the moment for dancers to behave badly 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z Cave, a former dancer with Alvin Ailey, finishes every piece before trying it on to see how it sounds and moves. Try this on for size: Nick Cave's Soundsuits at SAM 2011-03-10T22:41:06Z Both “Exodus” and Brown’s “Open Door,” performed at the Kennedy Center Opera House, handled a theme that winds through much of the Ailey repertoire: the ability to dance oneself into a state of grace. Our dream selves, and getting through grief, with Alvin Ailey dancers 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z “I was not ready to give up dancing,” she said, “so at 19, I had my first modern class at the Ailey school.” A Choreographer Who Mingles the Ordinary and the Odd 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z It’s meant to be scary, and it is — finally, a different side of Ailey. Review: Alvin Ailey Falters in Duet, Rises With Powerful Group Work 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z She’s living on savings, a GoFundMe campaign and support from the Ailey Dancers’ Resource Fund, which helps dancers make career transitions. She landed a job most dancers would kill for. Then she made an unthinkable pivot. 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z The season will also include the company premiere of Paul Taylor’s “Piazzolla Caldera,” as well as new productions of three Ailey classics: “Blues Suite,” “Cry” and “Love Songs.” Alvin Ailey Season Will Feature World Premiere From Robert Battle 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z She spoke about how “Oklahoma” has given her confidence, how she manages to stay calm and how a famous Ailey solo — in retrospect — prepared her for the part. Another Dancer Gets to Dream, Baby, Dream in ‘Oklahoma!’ 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z As with so many dance companies, Ailey II, the junior ensemble of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, exhilarates and disappoints at the same time. Ailey II Program Highlights Three Young Choreographers 2014-04-06T22:59:06Z While Ailey has given them much — along with traveling the world, they’ve danced in nearly 100 works each over the years — Mr. Sims can pinpoint what he’s missed out on: family. Two Ailey Stars Will Now Turn Their Focus to Baby Steps 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z She had impressed him in an Ailey II performance of “Shards,” another work by Mr. Byrd. That Goddess Quality? This Ailey Dancer’s Got It 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z “The energy of an audience is so palpable,” says Elisa Clark, a former member of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Mark Morris Dance Group. Perspective | ‘You’re gonna cough during the entire performance?’ What dancers hear, see and sense from the stage. 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, and Terence Blanchard are among the artists featured in a 47-event schedule focused on Kennedy’s core ideals of justice, service, courage, freedom and gratitude. Honoring the president who honored the arts 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, year after year, creates this unlikely alchemy. Paramount audience communes with Alvin Ailey company 2014-04-12T17:44:21Z It was the shortest but most powerful work on the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater program at the Kennedy Center Opera House on Tuesday night. A fiery tribute to female power: Ella Fitzgerald and Alvin Ailey dancers in ‘Ella’ 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z When the company sent everyone home in March 2020, she filmed herself dancing a whimsical solo in her apartment and sent it to Ailey officials. She landed a job most dancers would kill for. Then she made an unthinkable pivot. 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z The program will benefit the dance world, not just Ailey, Mr. Battle said. Ailey Awards New Choreography Fellowships 2011-05-12T03:00:08Z It came about over the pandemic year, when Ailey, like other performance groups, canceled everything, and the dancers had to shift to keeping in shape through online training. She landed a job most dancers would kill for. Then she made an unthinkable pivot. 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z Alternatively, you can stay in and watch “Paris Is Burning” on Netflix or lose yourself in repeated viewings of Madonna’s “Vogue” on YouTube — or head to the Ailey Extension and learn how to vogue. A 36-Hour Guide to Gay Pride Weekend in New York 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z The resulting dance, “Lazarus,” is a poetic homage to Alvin Ailey, a man Mr. Harris never met but who, he said, felt like a guide during the process. A Dance Homage to Alvin Ailey as His Company Turns 60 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z Alvin Ailey dancers flicker like vigil lights in a dark theater. Ming Smith’s Poetic Blur 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Each piece on the Ailey company’s opening program at the Kennedy Center Opera House had this effect. “Revelations,” of course, worked its spell at the evening’s end. Ailey dancers skip gala after inspiring opening performance 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z In New York, I find the dance audience is very segregated except when I go to the Ailey company or to Harlem Stage. In Africa, a Village of Mind, a World of Styles 2010-05-21T22:37:00Z While “Feelings” doesn’t quite break new ground for Abraham or for the Ailey company, I can imagine happily returning to see it again and again. ‘Are You in Your Feelings?’ Review: The Ups and Downs of Love 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z Ailey and Ms. de Lavallade met in high school in Los Angeles. Ronald K. Brown Choreographs a Love Letter to Alvin Ailey 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z Ailey died 25 years ago this week; on Wednesday, we were reminded that Ailey himself last week was accorded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Talking About Love, Demonstrating Violence 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z Other highlights include Ailey II in an excerpt from “Revelations,” the dance star Desmond Richardson performing a solo, and hula dancing. Dance Listings for July 18-20 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z Her résumé emphasizes performance: She trained at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and completed the Whitney Independent Study Program while working nights in burlesque clubs. 10 Galleries to Visit Now on the Lower East Side 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z Upcoming films will feature dancers from New York City Ballet and Alvin Ailey, as well as 21 acrobats from around the world and a 7-year-old enthusiast of the frenetic street dance style called krumping. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z I nearly met such a fate Tuesday night as I left the Opera House after the opening of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s annual visit. Alvin Ailey’s signature works shine at Kennedy Center 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z One is Clifton Brown, for 10 years a leading — and notably eloquent — dancer with Alvin Ailey. Choreographer Jessica Lang steps out with her own dance troupe 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z The Ailey organization recently spent $25 million on expanding its Manhattan headquarters. Ailey dancers skip gala after inspiring opening performance 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z Ailey didn’t open its season Wednesday at New York City Center with “Lazarus,” by the hip-hop master Rennie Harris, but it should have. Exploring the Dimensions of Black Power at Alvin Ailey 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z After Mr. Dumas completed two years with Ailey II, the company’s junior division, he joined Mr. Brown’s troupe. The Passionate Humility of Solomon Dumas 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z “But with the Ailey company, the travel is really the issue.” Two Ailey Stars Will Now Turn Their Focus to Baby Steps 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z As dance companies everywhere have tried to stay afloat during the pandemic, Ailey II, the second company of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, has weathered other kinds of upheaval as well. Ailey II Review: A Light in the Darkness 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z It’s one of the oldest works in the Ailey repertory, and really, the company ought to score some other winners. Alvin Ailey’s signature works shine at Kennedy Center 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z Although Ailey “was speaking about something specific, really it was about the human condition, and about hope being triumphant,” Battle says. Alvin Ailey’s ‘Revelations’ still dances into audiences’ hearts 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z Alvin Ailey dancers wore, like, nothing, and seemed superhuman. "So You Think You Can Dance": Elimination time -- they're dropping like flies at "SYTYCD" 2010-07-16T12:01:00Z Occasionally mirroring or interacting with figures in the film footage, she let the names of brilliant colleagues and acquaintances roll off her tongue: Ailey, Agnes de Mille, Pearl Bailey, Duke Ellington, Robert Brustein and more. Carmen de Lavallade recalled her time with the famous in a Kennedy Center show When she was just 14, she moved to Cannes, France, to study dance and soon after saw the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater perform in Paris. Karine Plantadit, Dancer 2010-02-17T18:43:00Z Another example of swerving: commissioning a celebration of Ailey’s life for the company’s 60th anniversary from Harris, a hip-hop choreographer, because “nobody would expect that.” Robert Battle on Running Ailey: ‘This Is My Choreography Now’ 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z The dancers in Ailey II are spectacular beings, as proved in a program of new works offered as part of its two-week season at the Ailey Citigroup Theater. Review: From Ailey II, Youthful Promise Caught in a Juvenile Setting 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is losing two of its most treasured members this summer. Two Ailey Dancers to Leave for New Roles in St. Louis 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z Too often, the idea of Alvin Ailey is reduced to a single dance: “Revelations.” ‘Ailey’ Review: A Poetic Look at the Man Behind the Dances 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z In consequence, it becomes about human transcendence, that overriding Ailey subject. Dance Review: Hellos and Thank Yous at Family Reunion 2011-01-04T01:20:30Z There were echoes of “Untitled America,” his work for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater that explored the effect of the prison system on African-American families. Review: Kyle Abraham, Walking on Air 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z He’s choreographing a piece for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for a December premiere. | Kyle Abraham: Kyle Abraham, on Pittsburgh and ‘Pavement’ 2012-08-11T21:59:52Z Mr. Ailey was so big on dance being a vessel to spread love. How dancers cope when they can’t dance: They improvise 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z Years later, friends invited Ms. Weill and her husband — the longtime chairman of Carnegie Hall — to see Ailey in Harlem. Ailey?s Longtime Patron Isn?t Ready to Rest 2011-11-01T23:29:29Z You see it in Ailey’s dances, particularly in his joyful petit allegro, the small steps that make it seem that the feet, all on their own, are knitting an invisible sweater. Review: City Ballet Gets a Modern Dance Fix 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z Third artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, founded in 1958. Artists in the age of Trump 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z Battle made this piece for students at Juilliard, his alma mater, and transferred it to Ailey last year. Alvin Ailey dancers give Segerstrom audience humanity, heart and 'Revelations' 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z On Instagram, the dancers are directing followers to a new account called Artists of Ailey, which references their union. Ailey dancers skip gala after inspiring opening performance 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z Endurance, survival, getting through troubled times: The program that the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater presented at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on Wednesday focused on crucial life lessons — some of them grim. The struggle, the hopeless fury and the joy of life, all captured by Alvin Ailey Dance 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z These matinees conclude with Alvin Ailey’s own “Revelations,” the troupe’s signature work, inspired by the spirituals Ailey grew up with. Events for Children in NYC This Week 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z The human spirit, that cornerstone of the Ailey brand, is a complicated place. Ailey II Program Highlights Three Young Choreographers 2014-04-06T22:59:06Z My first views of the Ailey repertory during its current City Center season came this week. Dance Review: A Physical Choreography, Turning Women Into Targets 2010-12-16T23:06:06Z Gilmer, 28, a member of Ailey since June 2019, has reason to feel both grateful and a little hesitant. Ailey’s New Secret Weapon: The Heroically Unmannered James Gilmer 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z She began her career with the Lester Horton Dance Theater and went on to appear on Broadway in “House of Flowers” with Alvin Ailey, and in films including “Carmen Jones” and “Big Daddy.” Kennedy Center presents dance legend Carmen de Lavallade in theatrical memoir ON a recent afternoon at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, where dancers were about to perform a run-through of “Arden Court,” the sunny studio was a little too glaring for comfort. Q. and A.: Paul Taylor and Robert Battle Collaborate on ?Arden Court? 2011-12-02T17:10:10Z Ms. Ray often sang and played bass with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, including in its 1971 production of “Mary Lou’s Mass,” by Ms. Williams, the pianist and composer. Carline Ray, an Enduring Pioneer Woman of Jazz, Dies at 88 2013-07-28T01:59:59Z Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, which has sometimes been criticized for having a showbiz sensibility and living in the past, continued its slow, steady rebirth under the artistic direction of Robert Battle on Wednesday. Dance Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, at City Center 2013-12-05T23:34:14Z “Revelations” was my story as much as it was Ailey’s blood memories. Alvin Ailey’s Robert Battle on His First Real Dance Shoes 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z But not in the house of Ailey, where self-reflection need never cross the threshold. Dance Review: Alvin Ailey Dance in ?Home? at City Center - Review 2011-12-03T00:30:22Z But it also features dance companies, including the Mark Morris Dance Group and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater; theater troupes from around the world; and the creation of new work. Carnegie Hall’s Contemporary Music Master Will Go to Berkeley 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z When Alvin Ailey choreographed “Survivors,” in 1986, Nelson Mandela had been in prison for more than 20 years. Review: Ailey Rages in ‘Survivors’ and Finds Humor in ‘Roy’s Joys’ 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z Ailey announced Mr. Battle’s appointment as artistic director, to succeed Judith Jamison when she retires in June 2011. Robert Battle to Become Alvin Ailey Artistic Director 2010-04-28T21:59:00Z So says the Ailey publicity, but that doesn’t mean we hear no words. Review: Kyle Abraham’s ‘Untitled America’ Helps Open Alvin Ailey Season 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z In 2016, he was one of the dancers selected to perform “Chroma” in London in a cast that included dancers from Ailey and the Royal Ballet. At City Ballet, Jamar Roberts and Dancers Find a Common Language 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z Roberts, the resident choreographer at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater — where he recently retired as a dancer — has spoken about Balanchine being an influence. Review: City Ballet Gets a Modern Dance Fix 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z The Ailey dancers — naturals with Mr. Harris’s steps — looked merely sloppy in trying to stay loose with Mr. Beatty’s moves. Review: Alvin Ailey Troupe Dances ‘Exodus’ at Koch Theater 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z We can’t all be Alvin Ailey, but we can tell our story. What made Mr. Ailey Mr. Ailey? New documentary offers a fuller picture of the modern dance pioneer. 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z Troy Powell, who took over Ailey II in 2012, might also try giving his dancers something better. Review: Ailey II Displays Acrobatic Tussles Between the Sexes 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z It was the third day of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s season at New York City Center, 27 shows in three and a half weeks — a marathon, as always, for the troupe’s 31 dancers. An Ailey Dancer’s Career Blooms, at the Company and Beyond 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z The Ailey audience loves it; don’t ask me to. Dance: With New Director, Ailey Says It?s Open to Change 2010-04-28T22:37:00Z At City Center the dance is more a celebration of the Ailey audience than of any one person. Dance Review: ‘D-Man in the Waters,’ From Ailey Company, at City Center 2013-12-12T23:20:01Z At City Center on Tuesday it returned to the repertory of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater after an absence of 20 years. Dance Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at City Center - Review 2011-12-07T22:26:02Z And it caught fire on social media, which led to us codifying it into something called Ailey All Access. Robert Battle Keeps Going With Sarah Vaughan and Homegrown Tomatoes 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z “I always say that pessimism and anger is a place that I visit, but my permanent address is optimism and hope,” said Robert Battle, the artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Robert Battle Keeps Going With Sarah Vaughan and Homegrown Tomatoes 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z “Even when I started focusing on ballet, there was a part of me that always wanted Ailey and always kind of dreamed of Ailey,” he said. Ailey’s New Secret Weapon: The Heroically Unmannered James Gilmer 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z He means “voice” both figuratively and literally; there’s a section of “Lazarus” where the choreographer inserts his own voice into old audio of Ailey, as if interviewing him today. Ailey troupe marks 60 years by looking back at its founder 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z In his research, which included listening to many interviews, Mr. Harris grasped that Ailey, who died in 1989, was an artist who felt that his work was for everyone. A Dance Homage to Alvin Ailey as His Company Turns 60 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z Gee left Ailey at 28 after a career-ending hip injury, turning to music to fill the creative void, she said. The Joyce Theater Names a New Programming Director 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z The Ailey company last appeared at the Koch, which was then called the New York State Theater, in 2000. ArtsBeat: Alvin Ailey Troupe Headed to the David H. Koch Theater 2013-01-29T22:20:08Z Their tale first began at Ailey, where they met and started to date in secret. Two Ailey Stars Will Now Turn Their Focus to Baby Steps 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z “Revelations” represents more than the Ailey dance company. What makes Alvin Ailey's 'Revelations' an American dance classic? 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z She trained there until moving to New York to attend the Ailey/Fordham B.F.A. dance program, where she found another dance community with strong bonds: the Ailey company. Another Dancer Gets to Dream, Baby, Dream in ‘Oklahoma!’ 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z That number was more meaningful than usual: It was the last time many in the opening-night audience would see veteran Ailey dancer Renee Robinson perform it. Tuxes, gowns, glitter and of course 'Revelations' 2012-11-29T22:26:08Z Mr. Battle became Ailey’s artistic director in 2011; as a choreographer, he has a number of styles. Alvin Ailey Dancers Return Like Conquering Heroes 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z Here, to a Duke Ellington score, Ailey’s sheer professional skill is evident, with changes of idiom, striking stage spacing, marvelously textured coordination of upper and lower body. Dance Review: A Physical Choreography, Turning Women Into Targets 2010-12-16T23:06:06Z Still, I figured that Beginner Theater Dance, which I signed up for through Ailey Extension, couldn’t be so hard. How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Singing, Dancing, Knife Fighting 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z She later looked back on her Ailey experience as “my happiest time ever.” Lynn Seymour, Acclaimed Ballerina and a Dramatic Force, Dies at 83 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Robert Battle, the artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, sitting in his office at the company’s headquarters recently, pointed to a photo on the wall. Robert Battle on Running Ailey: ‘This Is My Choreography Now’ 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z Robert Battle found out that members of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater had performed a new dance the same way many others on social media did — by checking his Facebook feed. This Is a Protest Dance: Alvin Ailey Performs to Beyonce’s ‘Freedom’ 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z “It in a way shuts people down to dance as being anything but” slick, flashy entertainment, said David Parker, a choreographer who teaches at Juilliard, Barnard College and the Alvin Ailey School. Dance: Dance as Slick TV, but What About the Art Form? 2010-06-11T18:49:00Z Mr. Ector, who said that he later unsuccessfully auditioned for Ailey II, said he “ended it right there” with Mr. Powell. Ailey II Drops Director, Citing ‘Inappropriate’ Communications 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z The Ailey School trains dancers, ages 2 to 25. Ailey II Drops Director, Citing ‘Inappropriate’ Communications 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z Also on the program is the company premiere of “Dancing Spirit,” originally commissioned by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and “Come Ye, March.” Dance Listings for the Fall Season and Beyond 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z In his office, next to a desk he inherited from Ailey, holding a talismanic prism that Ailey owned, the man in charge spoke of second-guessing his choices, wondering “Would Ailey have liked this?” Robert Battle on Running Ailey: ‘This Is My Choreography Now’ 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z This beloved company, under the artistic direction of Robert Battle, digs into its 60th anniversary season with the anticipated premiere of Rennie Harris’s “Lazarus,” a two-act production created in homage to Ailey on Friday. 7 Dance Performances to See in NYC This Weekend 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z Breaking with tradition, the Ailey dancers didn’t show up for it. Ailey dancers skip gala after inspiring opening performance 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater got $20 million, which it plans to use to commission new work, perform Ailey’s dances in new productions, train teachers and offer scholarships to its school. Diverse Dance Companies Get a Lift From a New Partner: MacKenzie Scott 2021-06-27T04:00:00Z Choreographers ranging from Horton to Ailey to Agnes de Mille choreographed works for her, and later she made dances for Ailey’s company, the Dance Theatre of Harlem, Philadanco and others. Kennedy Center presents dance legend Carmen de Lavallade in theatrical memoir But the hallucinatory, out-of-body experience, the sonorous drumming, the vivid colors and dreamlike actions that Mr. Holder conjures make for a compelling spectacle that isn’t the usual one seen on Ailey stages today. Dance Review: Voodoo, Vivid Colors and Strange Visions 2010-12-08T23:56:00Z As you’d hope, the Ailey dancers look wholly at home in every part. Celebrating Two Birthdays: City Center and the Ailey Company 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Ailey’s robust season lineup is enhanced this week with two company premieres. 11 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Ailey’s all-encompassing vocabulary included the athletes from the running tracks and the fly-girls from the videos, the swaying of church ministers and the hip-switching of Caribbean dance hall and carnival. How Alvin Ailey Opened the Eyes of a 12-Year-Old Zadie Smith 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater celebrates its 60th anniversary this season and along with that, the work of another choreographer who mercifully is on the earth right now: Ronald K. Brown. Review: Evoking Ailey, a Beautiful Conversation Between Choreographers 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z At the Koch, the company will present a new work by Ronald K. Brown; the Ailey staple "Revelations;" and repeats of new works performed this season. ArtsBeat: Alvin Ailey Troupe Headed to the David H. Koch Theater 2013-01-29T22:20:08Z The invitation from Ailey was a huge break. It Could Happen to You: A Raw, Pointed Revival at Alvin Ailey 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z During his career, Ailey choreographed more than a dozen dances to Ellington’s music. A Digital Ailey Season Celebrates ‘Revelations’ at 60 2020-10-07T04:00:00Z The neighborhood is home to several other performing arts organizations, including Alvin Ailey. Nonprofit Theater Plans to Build New Stage in Hell’s Kitchen 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z Under Arthur Mitchell at Dance Theater of Harlem, she performed the role of the Siren in George Balanchine’s “Prodigal Son”; later, she took on Ailey’s diverse repertory under Judith Jamison. Juilliard’s New Dance Director Comes From Ailey and Ballet 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z Her touring schedule with Ailey II, which she joined in her senior year, prevented her from completing all the courses for her math degree. An Ailey Dancer’s Career Blooms, at the Company and Beyond 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Those works were what attracted the attention of people at Ailey, leading to commissions for the company and eventually to the directorship. Robert Battle on Running Ailey: ‘This Is My Choreography Now’ 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z But the evening’s highlight was Ms. Sims in “Cry,” the 1971 solo that Mr. Ailey dedicated to “all black women everywhere — especially our mothers.” Alvin Ailey Dance Highlights Teamwork in Recent Performances 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z In honor of its 50th anniversary, "Revelations" closes every bill, preceded by a wonderful film with interviews and rare dancing footage of Ailey. Alvin Ailey troupe delivers 'Revelations' old and new 2011-03-26T23:23:04Z He will begin working at Ailey this July in tandem with Ms. Jamison, who will become artistic director emerita when the transition is complete. Robert Battle to Become Alvin Ailey Artistic Director 2010-04-28T21:59:00Z In his speech he thanked his mother, his teachers and Mr. Rhoden, whom he met when they were both members of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Dance Review: The Movements Between the Notes 2011-05-26T21:41:08Z Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s annual five-week winter season at City Center is always a phenomenal draw. Critic?s Notebook: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater as Hit Maker 2012-01-03T20:49:03Z The camp’s classes, which include ballet, modern dance, West African dance and discussions on nutrition and conflict-resolution, will be led by Ailey teaching artists with backgrounds in dance and education. ArtsBeat: Ailey Dance Camp Coming to Newark 2011-06-10T19:30:07Z Two deliver to varying degrees, but not “Walking Mad,” the 2001 calling card of the Swedish choreographer Johan Inger, new to the Ailey repertory. Review: Kyle Abraham’s ‘Untitled America’ Helps Open Alvin Ailey Season 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z No, it’s not a typical Ailey number, so yes, it broadens the repertory. Dance Review: A Physical Choreography, Turning Women Into Targets 2010-12-16T23:06:06Z “Robert Battle has served the Ailey organization with talent, verve and distinction over the past dozen years,” Daria Wallach, chair of the Ailey board of trustees, wrote in a statement. Robert Battle, Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey Company, Resigns 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z Lewitzky, who grew up in San Bernardino, just east of Los Angeles, trained with, and later danced for, the prominent choreographer Lester Horton, who would become a profound influence on the young Alvin Ailey. For a Los Angeles Dance Festival, Reviving a Homegrown Modernist 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z Ms. Waters began her career with the company as a dancer in 1968 and Mr. Ailey chose Ms. Waters to lead the junior troupe in 1974. ArtsBeat Blog: Sylvia Waters, Longtime Artistic Director, to Retire From Ailey II 2011-08-24T21:00:07Z He has previously created two urgent, sweeping dances for the Ailey company. What to See and Experience in New York City This Spring 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Battle, its current artistic director, offers “Mass” and “Ella,” and from Ailey, its founder, there are the classics “Cry” and “Revelations.” 9 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Ailey created a racially diverse company with all body types to celebrate, honor and reflect Black traditions and experiences. What made Mr. Ailey Mr. Ailey? New documentary offers a fuller picture of the modern dance pioneer. 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z Ailey II employs 12 dancers and also tours extensively. Robert Battle to Become Alvin Ailey Artistic Director 2010-04-28T21:59:00Z “Odetta,” by longtime Ailey dancer Matthew Rushing, had its moments, but ultimately it felt too long and too much like “Revelations” in its fragmentation and yearning. Alvin Ailey’s signature works shine at Kennedy Center 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z He loves working with women in general, he said, including Twyla Tharp, who cast him in the premiere of “Second Duet” opposite Jacquelin Harris, also of Ailey, for her “Twyla Now” program at City Center. Ailey’s New Secret Weapon: The Heroically Unmannered James Gilmer 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z Over the course of the next few years, Ailey trimmed and refined “Revelations,” reaching a relatively final version in 1964. Alvin Ailey’s ‘Revelations’ still dances into audiences’ hearts 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z Hiring Mr. Harris is one way for Mr. Battle to signal what the Ailey troupe, thriving in its 53rd year, will look like during his tenure. Alvin Ailey Partners With Maker of Reyataz for a Dance 2011-11-29T23:13:04Z And in some ways, they are Ailey dancers. Robert Battle Finally Has His Steps in the Spotlight 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z His choreography was in the repertory of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and the Dance Theater of Harlem. Geoffrey Holder, Dancer, Choreographer and Man of Flair, Dies at 84 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z On Saturday at the Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater, all elements of that formula were in place, including Herman Cornejo of American Ballet Theater. Dance Review: Avi Scher & Dancers at Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater 2012-04-09T20:47:24Z The veteran choreographer Donald Byrd addresses the massacre in “Greenwood,” which premiered on Friday by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at City Center. Review: At Alvin Ailey, Tragic Themes Overwhelm a Dance 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z The musicality, the choreography of Mr. Ailey’s — it’s just one of our favorite pieces. Two Ailey Stars Will Now Turn Their Focus to Baby Steps 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z The work, Boykin’s third ballet for Ailey and a Music Center commission, is based on Martin Luther King Jr.’s orations. MLK's speeches translated into dance as Alvin Ailey troupe comes to the Dorothy Chandler 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z No, said Battle, describing the piece, choreographed in 1960 by a young Alvin Ailey, as a revered rite of passage for each company. Ailey at Lincoln Center, first time in 13 years 2013-06-14T20:01:10Z Mr. Battle, 39, the Ailey company’s artistic director, seemed slightly embarrassed by the riches he’s inherited. Q. and A.: Paul Taylor and Robert Battle Collaborate on ?Arden Court? 2011-12-02T17:10:10Z Viewers enjoyed the Ailey performance while waiting to find out which dancers would be, in reality-speak, “eliminated.” Fox’s populist dance spectacle 2012-09-18T18:08:00Z The Ailey company begins its annual winter residency on Wednesday with a gala featuring “Cunningham Centennial Solos,” a compilation of excerpts from a handful of Merce Cunningham works that span a half-century. 6 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z Large-scale collages on grid-lined paper mingle archival photographs of dancers and choreographers — some recognizable to aficionados, such as Alvin Ailey, George Balanchine and Martha Graham — with photographs Williams made in her studio. Kandis Williams Envisions Dancing Bodies Without Borders 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z A gala performance at Ailey Citigroup Theater on Thursday, Aug. 31, caps 10 days of workshops in New York, following similar events held in July in Mr. Fini’s birthplace, Calabria. Terese Capucilli to Be Feted at Fini International Dance Festival 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z A similar virtuosity is needed for “Cry,” a 1971 solo by Ailey that confirmed Ms. Jamison as the company’s great star. Dance Review: Night of Tributes and Performance, Too 2010-12-02T21:44:00Z One way of judging an Ailey dancer is by what he or she does to it. Dance Review: Matthew Rushing Holds the Spotlight at Alvin Ailey Tribute 2013-12-18T22:17:17Z Sharon Gersten Luckman, a former executive director of the Alvin Ailey Foundation, will become a consultant to the company, and will oversee its day-to-day operations along with Virginia Johnson, the artistic director. Dance Theater of Harlem's Executive Director to Step Down 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z It’s arguably Mr. Battle’s strongest piece, and the most major one that he’s set on the Ailey troupe so far. Review: Alvin Ailey Falters in Duet, Rises With Powerful Group Work 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Harris is now in the process of learning Ailey’s celebrated “Cry,” a solo that’s something of a rite of passage for women in the company, dedicated to “all Black women everywhere — especially our mothers.” An Ailey Dancer’s Career Blooms, at the Company and Beyond 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z If, as he put it, the Ailey organization is high in the sky — like riding on the overpass of a highway — there are trees and life underneath. At Alvin Ailey, a Quiet Disrupter With No Time for Tears 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z Mr. Brown, a guest artist with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, draped the fabric around Ms. Tan like a cloak. Dance Review: Fall for Dance Festival at City Center - Review 2011-10-31T22:38:56Z The Ailey visit will be its last under artistic director Judith Jamison, who turns over leadership July 1 to Robert Battle, the fresh, electrifying choreographer known to River North Dance Chicago fans. At the crossroads of dance 2011-05-18T18:31:00Z During his reign, Ailey choreographed 56 dances, and his successor, Judith Jamison, 12. Robert Battle Finally Has His Steps in the Spotlight 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z There have been a few duds and misfires, but the standard critical complaint of the Jamison years — that the new repertory didn’t do justice to the always exceptional Ailey dancers — is now seldom heard. Robert Battle on Running Ailey: ‘This Is My Choreography Now’ 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater announced on Thursday that Robert Battle, its artistic director since 2011, is resigning from the position, citing health concerns. Robert Battle, Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey Company, Resigns 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z Clearly Mr. Roberts has grown since last year’s “Gêmeos,” a hectic and hollow creation for Ailey II. Perhaps, for him, a dance like “Members” is what happens when choreographic intention is more important than steps. At Ailey, a Dance Set to Coltrane Finds a Somber Radiance 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z Battle will likely continue to move Ailey forward, but now or in the future, he may never get away with ending a show without “Revelations.” What makes Alvin Ailey's 'Revelations' an American dance classic? 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z “Alvin Ailey said art should be a mirror to our society,” Battle said. Honoring the president who honored the arts 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z In the novel’s longer, modern-day sections, we follow the life of Ailey Garfield, a strong-willed child born in the 1970s. Review | ‘The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois’ is the kind of brilliant epic that comes around only once in a decade 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z It’s a problem that the Danza Contemporánea de Cuba, currently at the Joyce Theater, shares with, among others, Ballet Hispanico, Dance Brazil and, to some extent, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Dance Review: Parade of Bodies and Tame Exoticism 2011-05-16T21:30:09Z That milestone neatly coincided with the annual five-week Christmas season of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the theater’s first resident modern dance company, itself celebrating an anniversary this year: its 60th. Celebrating Two Birthdays: City Center and the Ailey Company 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z When he took over as director, Battle was an independent choreographer with his own company, raising the possibility that his works would come to dominate the Ailey repertory. Robert Battle on Running Ailey: ‘This Is My Choreography Now’ 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z Thursday’s gala features the Ailey calling card, “Revelations,” which is also on June 14’s “Trailblazers” program with Rennie Harris’s acclaimed two-act hip-hop ballet, “Lazarus.” 10 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z Probably this was not so when Ailey was alive. Critic?s Notebook: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater as Hit Maker 2012-01-03T20:49:03Z Mr. Roberts did a widely acclaimed piece, “Members Don’t Get Weary,” for Ailey, in 2017. Ailey Appoints Its First Resident Choreographer: Jamar Roberts 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Jamar Roberts, a choreographer and star dancer at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, agrees. A Master of Dance Lighting Steps Out of the Shadows 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z But at the Ailey, there was only cotton candy, fluffy and forgettable. Dance Review: Ballet NY Performs New Works by Medhi Bahiri 2012-08-10T23:17:57Z It’s an unsettling coda, similar to the ending of “Lazarus,” Harris’s celebrated 2018 work for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Review: Finding a Collective Groove in Church and in House Dance 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z The Ailey organization is a huge ship, and if he’s changing course, he’s wise to do so slowly. Dance Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at City Center - Review 2011-12-04T23:22:16Z All the members are trained at the Alvin Ailey school, and so the company's repertory and versatile style are ingrained in their bodies. This week's new dance 2011-02-19T00:06:05Z In his earthy “Embers Of…,” Ca echoed Alvin Ailey’s “Revelations” — a billowing piece of fabric at the back of the stage was the most obvious touch — and paired modern dance with John Coltrane’s “Blue World.” Review: Kids Dance Puts on a Show of Courage, Discipline and Heart 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z At the Ailey Citigroup Theater, where Ballet NY performed on Friday night, little about the evening rose beyond serviceable. Dance Review: Medhi Bahiri and de Mille Works by Ballet NY - Review 2011-11-20T22:59:48Z Most critically, how could she tell the story through Ailey’s eyes? What made Mr. Ailey Mr. Ailey? New documentary offers a fuller picture of the modern dance pioneer. 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z Should such a list include Public Enemy’s 1990 album “Fear of a Black Planet”? The “Wade in the Water” segment of Alvin Ailey’s “Revelations”? For Future Generations, It’s Time to Reflect on Black Art 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is the latest company to move ahead with the creation of new work while performing arts venues remain almost completely shut down in New York. A Digital Ailey Season Celebrates ‘Revelations’ at 60 2020-10-07T04:00:00Z The bright side is that the Ailey dancers perform it well; its classical vocabulary shows off their balletic line, particularly that of the extraordinary Alicia Graf Mack. Dance Review: Alvin Ailey Dancers Return to Lincoln Center 2013-06-13T21:00:28Z Charles, who studied at Duke University and with the Royal Shakespeare Company in London, and danced with Alvin Ailey in New York, was told many times that he could not make this happen. LaChanze on the Personal Resonance of Alice Childress’s Timeless Words 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z The other began in 1958, when Ailey established the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and continues today. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Ailey’ and ‘Somebody Somewhere’ 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z But as the often difficult life of a dancer has come into focus over the past several months, there is reason to see the Ailey dancers’ boldness as a healthy sign. Perspective | Why this is the moment for dancers to behave badly 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z This year’s five-week run wraps up with classics from the Ailey repertoire and the evergreen “Revelations” concluding each program. Dance Listings for Jan. 2-8 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z Published Tuesday, Jeffers’ novel traces centuries of Black history through a family in the American South and its contemporary narrator, young Ailey Paul Garfield. Winfrey picks ‘Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois’ for book club 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z After more than 30 years of professional dancing, she was still a compelling image of style, moving with verve and élan at the heart of two of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s classic works. Dance Review: Renee Robinson Farewell at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 2012-12-10T22:58:28Z A special program on Dec. 17, “Celebrating the Men of Ailey,” shows off the company’s range of male dancers. Dance Listings for the Fall Season and Beyond 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z Mr. Harris, who was recently named the Ailey organization’s first artist in residence — it entails mentoring, teaching and lecturing — got to work. A Dance Homage to Alvin Ailey as His Company Turns 60 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z Panelists include Mr. Battle; Matthew Rushing, rehearsal director and guest artist; Rachael McLaren, a dancer; and Judith Jamison, the artistic director emeritus, who is celebrating 50 years with the Ailey company this year. Spare Times for Nov. 13-19 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Many contemporary choreographers don’t mind visible tattoos, which is a good thing, because about half the Ailey company is tattooed, she says. How ballet dancers flaunt — and hide — their tattoos on stage 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z It’s impressive to watch the Ailey dancers in this first season under Mr. Battle. Dance Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at City Center - Review 2011-12-07T22:26:02Z The 12 dancers in the work — Mr. Battle’s first for Ailey since becoming the company’s artistic director in 2011 — seem to be fighting or fleeing something. Review: Alvin Ailey’s ‘Awakening’ Projects a Sense of Fight-or-Flight 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z On Friday night the Orissa Dance Academy, a troupe making its first visit to New York at the end of an American tour, gave a single performance at the Ailey Studios. Dance Review: Orissa Dance Academy at Ailey Studios 2013-05-26T19:38:43Z Before her time with the Ailey company, Gee had performed at the Joyce in 1990 as a young dancer with Philadanco. The Joyce Theater Names a New Programming Director 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z But despite its appeal to the Ailey god of community, the work requires the dancers to cultivate an internal energy. Dance Review: Alvin Ailey Dance in ?Home? at City Center - Review 2011-12-03T00:30:22Z For “Ritual,” Mr. Dendy cast a core group of dancers who have performed with him before, as well as volunteers including members of the Steps, Repertory Ensemble and the Ailey School. Mark Dendy’s ‘Ritual Cyclical’ Unfolds at Lincoln Center 2013-07-21T21:42:34Z Ailey dancers past and present are also quick to characterize the work as “raw.” It Could Happen to You: A Raw, Pointed Revival at Alvin Ailey 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z The excellent Ailey dancers made palpable an atmosphere of frustration, but they also delivered release. 2018’s best dance: A year when human warmth burned brightly 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z The first full week of Ailey’s monthlong winter season brings two premieres. 8 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Among those dancers, as usual, are performers it is easy to imagine moving up into the main Ailey troupe. Review: Ailey II Displays Acrobatic Tussles Between the Sexes 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z He’s made his share of serious and historically weighted works, but here he takes the good-times mode of “Night Creature,” a 1974 Ailey classic set to a Duke Ellington score. The Ailey Company Meets the Challenge of This Lost Season 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z He says it was actually Hurt who showed him the transformative power of the art form when he recommended that Byrd see Alvin Ailey's gospel-inspired tour de force "Revelation." Spectrum's Donald Byrd asks everything of his dancers, and his audience 2012-11-28T23:59:27Z Renee Robinson, a spellbinding principal with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, will be honored with the first annual Artist for Peace award. Dance Listings for May 29-June 4 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z While the Ailey company knows how to cater to audiences, a more gratifying truth has emerged: The dancers are also generous with choreographers. Dance Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, at City Center 2013-12-05T23:34:14Z Other programs this week focus on Ailey classics, recent repertory additions and the return of popular works from last year, like Rennie Harris’s “Lazarus” on Dec. 26. 5 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z She is, as Mr. Battle told the audience, an Ailey classic herself. Dance Review: Renee Robinson Farewell at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 2012-12-10T22:58:28Z “Look what happened to me,” Mr. Battle said jokingly in that same, edgy speech, referring to how the Ailey phone call can change a young choreographer’s life. Dance Review: Ailey Offers Premiere of ‘Another Night,’ by Kyle Abraham 2012-12-07T20:30:08Z Mo’Nique to Chair Ailey Gala And an Appointment for Robert La Fosse The actress and comedian Mo'Nique will serve as the honorary chair of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's gala benefit performance on Nov. 28. ArtsBeat: Mo'Nique to Chair Ailey Gala And an Appointment for Robert La Fosse 2012-09-05T17:01:31Z Ending with Mr. Ailey’s “Revelations” is not a matter of choice. Dance Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at City Center - Review 2011-12-01T22:40:24Z She said Ailey told her: “‘You always have a home waiting for you.’ Ailey II Names a New Artistic Director 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z Ailey, who died in 1989, tried to recruit Mr. Williams to be his assistant, but Mr. Williams demurred. Dudley Williams, Eloquent Dancer Who Defied Age, Dies at 76 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z He maintained a close relationship with both the company’s dancers and its first two directors, Ailey and Judith Jamison, who succeeded Ailey after his death in 1989. Paul Szilard, Dance Impresario, Dies at 100 2013-08-05T02:25:52Z The benefit will provide scholarships for students at the Ailey School and support Ailey’s education and community programs. ArtsBeat: Alvin Ailey to Bring New Work to Koch Theater 2014-04-01T20:00:00Z That Ms. Green, now a supremely elegant member of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, began training so late is remarkable, but her facility is as natural as her poise. That Goddess Quality? This Ailey Dancer’s Got It 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z Over the past few years, she has blossomed, taking on challenges outside of the Ailey repertory with seeming effortlessness. Review: Ailey Rages in ‘Survivors’ and Finds Humor in ‘Roy’s Joys’ 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z At Ailey Citigroup, the short distance between performers and audience exacerbated the problem. Dance Review: Ballet NY at Ailey Citigroup Theater 2014-04-16T20:45:53Z It’s good to see the Ailey dancers, who have professionalism down to a T, working their way through material that doesn’t always fall squarely within their comfort zones. Dance Review: Ailey Offers Premiere of ‘Another Night,’ by Kyle Abraham 2012-12-07T20:30:08Z Recently, Harris has done his most ambitious work not for his own small Philadelphia-based troupe, Puremovement, but for the enormously popular Ailey group. Music, Theater and More to Experience at Home This Weekend 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater celebrated Robert Battle’s 10 years as artistic director at its opening night gala on Dec. 1, held at the Ziegfeld Ballroom. The Met Celebrates New Works 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z In a company like Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, where the celebrated Hope Boykin performed for 20 years, dancers are more often seen than heard onstage. Review: In ‘An Evening of Hope,’ a Veteran Dancer Gets Personal 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z This work for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater dresses a big group in colorful skirts, men included, to gesticulate and snap and scream to familiar music by Handel. Dance Review: Fall for Dance Festival, Program Five, at City Center - Review 2011-11-08T23:05:33Z For its debut British tour, Ailey II performs – perhaps too automatically – Ailey's popular classic Revelations, with spiritual songs, gospel and holy blues from the American south. This week's new dance 2011-02-19T00:06:05Z “The Power of Ailey” repeats on Saturday, and maybe you’ll be in the spotlight at that performance. Alvin Ailey at Dorothy Chandler: Brutality chic in modern dance 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z Robert Battle, Ailey’s artistic director, recalled being struck by his size and agility, along with his versatility. Ailey’s New Secret Weapon: The Heroically Unmannered James Gilmer 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z Along with “Ode,” part of the Ailey company’s current City Center season, he has created a work for Juilliard’s New Dances that runs through Dec. 15. At Alvin Ailey, a Quiet Disrupter With No Time for Tears 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z This spring, City Ballet has commissioned works by both Mr. Roberts, the resident choreographer and a veteran member of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and Ms. Tanowitz. What to See and Experience in New York City This Spring 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Asked back by the Ailey company, she squeezed out a few more years, then moved into teaching dance at Washington University and Webster University in St. Louis. ‘It’s About Connections’: Alicia Graf Mack Remakes Juilliard Dance 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z Intensives at School of American Ballet, American Ballet Theater and the Ailey School cost $2,300 to $2,800, before room and board, though many companies offer scholarships. They?re Called Intensives For a Reason 2011-07-22T15:29:54Z Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is performing three rotating programs at the Kennedy Center through Sunday. Ailey dancers skip gala after inspiring opening performance 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z This is powerful stuff, but the dance vocabulary is pretty much standard Ailey: the same reaching limbs, balances and hinged layouts familiar from so much of his work. Review: Ailey Rages in ‘Survivors’ and Finds Humor in ‘Roy’s Joys’ 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z The Ailey operation today brims over with good will and good cheer, but these qualities are inspired from the top. Dance: With New Director, Ailey Says It?s Open to Change 2010-04-28T22:37:00Z Choreographed by Matthew Rushing, "Odetta" is one of 10 dances to be performed during the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's engagement at the Music Center from April 15 to 19. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's 'Odetta' honors singer, activist 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z When I left Ailey, I was hoping to experience other things, but not leave forever. Clifton Brown, an Alvin Ailey Favorite, Returns to the Fold 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z The idea of self-value brings me back to the Ailey dancers, and why their disobedience — their independence — is encouraging. Perspective | Why this is the moment for dancers to behave badly 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z In Mr. Ailey’s jazzy “Night Creature,” Ms. Sims luxuriated in the swing of sultry, swaying hips, the leader of a pack magnetized by her every move. Alvin Ailey Dance Highlights Teamwork in Recent Performances 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z Not surprisingly, Boykin’s choreography — which she described in a post-show talk as an amalgam of her many influences at Ailey — feels most distinctive when she is dancing. Review: In ‘An Evening of Hope,’ a Veteran Dancer Gets Personal 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z Is this really part of the Ailey legacy? Talking About Love, Demonstrating Violence 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z But when Battle took over at Ailey, he didn’t program much of his own choreography. Robert Battle on Running Ailey: ‘This Is My Choreography Now’ 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z Robert Battle called out, clapping his hands to stop the music during a rehearsal for “Awakening,” his first work created for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater since becoming its artistic director in 2011. Robert Battle Finally Has His Steps in the Spotlight 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z But there’s always an alternative: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater opens its City Center engagement on Wednesday, Nov. 30, with “An Evening of Ailey and Jazz.” Alvin Ailey Dance Opens Season With Dizzy and Ella 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z Yannick Lebrun, who grew up in French Guiana and joined the company 10 years ago, says he learned about Ailey from people like Jamison. Ailey troupe marks 60 years by looking back at its founder 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z “I look forward to seeing Ailey continue to do great things. I will still be the one applauding loudest.” Joan Weill to Step Down as Chair of Alvin Ailey Board 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z It’s even harder when the company is a junior troupe like Ailey II, the younger branch of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater that offers a bridge between student and professional years. Dance Review: Attitude and Hip-Hop for the Naughty Sides, Ballet for the Nice 2011-04-07T22:22:43Z Ailey choreographed “Cry” as a birthday present for his mother, Lula Elizabeth Cooper. ‘Just Speaking From My Body’ 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z She is a regular at galas for the Alvin Ailey dance company and the PEN/Faulkner Foundation, because Ms. Elkin is on the board. Katharine Weymouth Takes Charge at the Washington Post 2013-08-09T14:59:25Z At the registration desk, thinking of the Ailey company’s spectacularly athletic production, “Revelations,” I asked the bubbly 20-something registrar, “Is this going to be ‘Revelations’ Zumba?” Zoom In, Zumba Away 2012-01-11T23:45:24Z More so than any other major dance company, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater carries an aura of social, moral and even spiritual righteousness. Ailey dancers skip gala after inspiring opening performance 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z Ailey called it “a soul dance — a series of ecstatic dances.” Alvin Ailey Restages ?Mary Lou?s Mass? 2010-06-03T20:55:00Z All three of these Ailey programs ended with “Revelations.” Celebrating Two Birthdays: City Center and the Ailey Company 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Early on, the dancers face front in pyramid formation, and their arms open in an image reminiscent of Alvin Ailey’s “Revelations.” Review: ‘Rice,’ by Cloud Gate Dance Theater of Taiwan, Honors a Crop and a People 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z If you go to dance just for kinetic excitement and accomplished, good-entertainment authority — and many surely do — then the Ailey troupe never fails you. Dance Review: A Physical Choreography, Turning Women Into Targets 2010-12-16T23:06:06Z “Now More Than Ever”: The phrase is all over the publicity for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s season at City Center this year. Review: Kyle Abraham’s ‘Untitled America’ Helps Open Alvin Ailey Season 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z If you see Alvin Ailey in this country the audience is predominately black. Role model 2011-02-09T10:39:21Z In an odd way, the timing of their decision to retire from Ailey during the pandemic has worked out. Two Ailey Stars Will Now Turn Their Focus to Baby Steps 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z Strangely, the difference between good and bad choreography counts for less at Ailey than at anywhere else. Critic?s Notebook: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater as Hit Maker 2012-01-03T20:49:03Z Alvin Ailey’s brief spring season at Lincoln Center features three thematic programs. 7 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Also in the season are two new productions of Ailey repertory dances, as well as seven opportunities to see the troupe’s signature work, “Revelations.” Ailey Season Has Premieres by Kyle Abraham and Mauro Bigonzetti 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z In Miami, where he grew up and where has returned throughout his Ailey career — he has left the company twice since joining in 2002 — he basically lived at the studio. At Alvin Ailey, a Quiet Disrupter With No Time for Tears 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z That changes this weekend, briefly, as Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater streams his “Lazarus” on its website. Music, Theater and More to Experience at Home This Weekend 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z Like Ailey’s dances, the documentary leaves you swimming in sensation. ‘Ailey’ Review: A Poetic Look at the Man Behind the Dances 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z “The River,” which Ailey choreographed for the American Ballet Theater in 1970, was first performed by his own company in 1980. ArtsBeat: Alvin Ailey Announces New Season 2013-07-17T12:00:50Z Local note: Jeroboam Bozeman, who made a huge impression during his yearlong tenure with Spectrum Dance Theater, is now an Ailey dancer and will be performing on this tour. Alvin Ailey company returns to Seattle with classics, new works 2014-04-09T19:44:10Z Byrd has worked with dance-world luminaries like Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and studied with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. Where to see dance in Seattle, from classical to cutting-edge 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z Looking ahead to Jan. 5 — on what would have been Ailey’s 88th birthday — Judith Jamison, the company’s artistic director emerita, holds a workshop at Ailey Studios. 6 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z “I spent many seasons watching Ailey and at one point, it was a sort of assumed that I would dance with Ailey, but I chose Dance Theater of Harlem,” he said. The Ballet World Needs Robert Garland. Why Isn’t It Calling? 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z Ailey begins its annual monthlong winter season with a gala program on Wednesday celebrating its diamond anniversary. 6 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z But now he is returning to the Ailey fold. Clifton Brown, an Alvin Ailey Favorite, Returns to the Fold 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z The Ailey dancers certainly know how to sell their repertory, so it’s impressive to see the severity with which they play the opening sections of this classic. Alvin Ailey Dancers Return Like Conquering Heroes 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z But Mr. Battle, who takes over from Judith Jamison as the artistic director of the Ailey company in July, is a skillful dance maker who knows how to keep the eye engaged and surprised. Dance Review: A Tribute to the Past, Visions of the Future 2011-05-27T20:45:58Z Alvin Ailey is "Revelations" and "Revelations" is Alvin Ailey. Alvin Ailey troupe delivers 'Revelations' old and new 2011-03-26T23:23:04Z His propulsive, deeply musical dances, for his own troupe and larger companies like Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, have confronted issues of police brutality, mass incarceration and other legacies of slavery. ‘A Black Love Sitcom Dance’: Kyle Abraham’s D’Angelo Moves 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z She is a regular at galas for the Alvin Ailey dance company and the Penn/Faulker Foundation, because Ms. Elkin is on the board. Katharine Weymouth Takes Charge at the Washington Post 2013-08-02T20:48:16Z The grants might also foster new work, which Ailey would welcome. Ailey Awards New Choreography Fellowships 2011-05-12T03:00:08Z Ailey II operates as a kind of minor league, a stop on the path from advanced student to full-fledged professional. Ailey II Review: A Light in the Darkness 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z Paul Taylor’s “Arden Court” is a real masterpiece, and by selecting it Mr. Battle makes good on Mr. Ailey’s too rarely realized vision of the company as a home for great works of modern dance. Dance Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at City Center - Review 2011-12-01T22:40:24Z Ailey will also continue shows at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. ArtsBeat Blog: Alvin Ailey Signs Longterm Deal With City Center 2011-09-26T20:30:37Z In normal times, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater would now be encamped at New York City Center for the month, inspiring awe and bringing joy. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z She received a scholarship to study modern dance at the Ailey School, but fate intervened when she took Mr. Mitchell’s ballet class during a visit by Dance Theater of Harlem to Youngstown. Stephanie Dabney, Electrifying Prima Ballerina, Dies at 64 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z Battle’s aim in expanding the Ailey repertoire is to find “work that connects to the DNA of the company.” Alvin Ailey company returns to Seattle with classics, new works 2014-04-09T19:44:10Z For Gilmer, being an Ailey dancer has to do with being able to convey a story, something he said he has wanted to do onstage his whole life. Ailey’s New Secret Weapon: The Heroically Unmannered James Gilmer 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z Ailey described African-American cultural heritage as “sometimes sorrowful, sometimes jubilant, but always hopeful,” viewing it as one of America’s richest treasures. Juneteenth: 7 Events for Celebrating the Holiday in New York 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z Maybe you missed certain flicks of the fan in Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s popular “Revelations” because of City Center’s poor sight lines. City Center Gears Up for Its Grand Reopening 2011-10-10T16:26:15Z Night of Tributes and Performance, Too Alvin Ailey died 21 years ago, on Dec. 1, the very date that his namesake company opened its annual season at City Center this year. Dance Review: Night of Tributes and Performance, Too 2010-12-02T21:44:00Z In “Second Duet,” danced with tender recklessness by Jacquelin Harris and James Gilmer of the Ailey company, each partner aggressively resists and surrenders to the other. Review: Twyla Tharp Looks Back, With an Eye on the Future 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z Among the tasteful, finely wrought works that Lydia Johnson Dance presented at Ailey Citigroup Theater over the weekend was the premiere “What Counts.” Review: ‘What Counts,’ a Lydia Johnson Dance Work, Attends to the Music 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z Despite the Ailey troupe’s reputation for inspirational art, “Lazarus” isn’t exactly uplifting. Music, Theater and More to Experience at Home This Weekend 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z He settled into “Revelations” after learning the Ailey masterwork from the veteran dancer and associate artistic director, Matthew Rushing. Ailey’s New Secret Weapon: The Heroically Unmannered James Gilmer 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z This second company, led by Paul Taylor and the rehearsal director Ruth Andrien, features half the number of dancers of the Ailey and American Ballet Theater offshoots — six — yet performs with more gumption. Dance Review: Ailey II, ABT II and Taylor 2 at Joyce?s 1.2.3. Festival 2010-04-18T21:55:00Z So when it comes to his position at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Gilmer has perspective. Ailey’s New Secret Weapon: The Heroically Unmannered James Gilmer 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z In 1971, Ailey choreographed “Cry” for Jamison, and that piece became another sensation. Alvin Ailey’s ‘Revelations’ still dances into audiences’ hearts 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z “As we’ve just celebrated our 60th anniversary, we’re looking at ways Alvin Ailey used his voice as a weapon for change,” Mr. Battle said. Ailey Appoints Its First Resident Choreographer: Jamar Roberts 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z She took him to an Ailey performance and told him “that could be you,” if he went to the New World school. An Ailey Dancer Loyal to His Miami Roots and Mentor 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z Is it too much to hope that, under Mr. Battle, the formidable Ailey company might try making both its audience and its dancers work through some material that’s uncongenial and perhaps unpopular? Critic?s Notebook: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater as Hit Maker 2012-01-03T20:49:03Z The difference between one Ailey dancer and another matters marvelously, even in ensembles. Alvin Ailey Dancers Return Like Conquering Heroes 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z The segment she fronts is one part of the Ailey repertory that seems always to stay polished. Review: Alvin Ailey, at City Center, Maintains Polished Approach to Familiar Footwork 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z Virtuosic is right up the Ailey alley; floppy and goofy are less familiar. Review: Ailey Rages in ‘Survivors’ and Finds Humor in ‘Roy’s Joys’ 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z She wrote music and plays, received an Emmy nomination for her acting in the 1970s TV miniseries “Roots” and danced with Alvin Ailey. Private memorial service set for poet Maya Angelou 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z Mr. Ailey builds each section from just a few dance motifs, but his skill with stage patterns and simultaneous multiple action is such that the eye is continually occupied. Alvin Ailey Troupe Gives Rushing’s ‘Odetta’ Its Premiere 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Donors paid $1,000 a plate for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s gala last month at the Kennedy Center. Perspective | Why this is the moment for dancers to behave badly 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z This past week, Battle arrived at Lincoln Center in a far different capacity - as artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, one of the most-loved dance companies in the world. Ailey at Lincoln Center, first time in 13 years 2013-06-14T20:01:10Z Like anyone else, she was impressed by the Ailey dancers’ power. It Could Happen to You: A Raw, Pointed Revival at Alvin Ailey 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z Sylvia Waters, the artistic director of Ailey II, saw one of the works he choreographed for the Parsons troupe and invited him to set a dance for her performers. Robert Battle to Become Alvin Ailey Artistic Director 2010-04-28T21:59:00Z In the center was Judith Jamison, the company star who succeeded Ailey at the helm after his death in 1989 and led the organization into financial stability. Robert Battle on Running Ailey: ‘This Is My Choreography Now’ 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z And the participation of students from the Ailey school in the work’s celebratory second half carries the same meaning as the lining up in “D-Man.” Dance Review: ‘D-Man in the Waters,’ From Ailey Company, at City Center 2013-12-12T23:20:01Z But her steady, ready-for-anything disposition has also taken her beyond the Ailey fold. An Ailey Dancer’s Career Blooms, at the Company and Beyond 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Why hasn’t Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, clearly desperate for new choreographers, tapped into his talent? Dance Theater of Harlem Comes to Celebrate Brooklyn! 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z “I just sit there and watch,” Harris says, “to find out what made Mr. Ailey Mr. Ailey.” What made Mr. Ailey Mr. Ailey? New documentary offers a fuller picture of the modern dance pioneer. 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z Ailey, which is now approaching its 40th season at City Center on West 55th Street, cemented the relationship by agreeing to a 10-year, nonexclusive contract that names the company as the hall’s principal dance company. ArtsBeat Blog: Alvin Ailey Signs Longterm Deal With City Center 2011-09-26T20:30:37Z There’s a certain predictability to opening nights at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Review: At Ailey, Love Is a Battlefield, Film Noir Style 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z In “Softly,” which the two reprised at the Ailey gala this year, “she just goes for it every time and trusts me so much. We rock it out, and it’s really fun.” An Ailey Dancer’s Career Blooms, at the Company and Beyond 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z On a recent morning, 60 teachers from area schools were invited to the Smith Center to prepare for upcoming fieldtrips to the Alvin Ailey performance. Arts community demanding spotlight in Las Vegas 2012-02-26T17:02:08Z It’s notable how rough hewn — and powerful — the dancing looks in the historical footage of Ailey and others performing in that work. ArtsBeat: Video: Celebrating 'Revelations' at 50 2010-12-09T19:00:00Z Ailey died in 1989, but his spirit lives on in his dancers. ‘Ailey’ Review: A Poetic Look at the Man Behind the Dances 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z It has also been revealing to see Ms. Green in older works like “Memoria,” which Ailey choreographed after the death of a friend. That Goddess Quality? This Ailey Dancer’s Got It 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z Ailey’s story is told alongside the creation of “Lazarus,” a new dance by the contemporary choreographer Rennie Harris, whose homage to Ailey proposes an intriguing juxtaposition of past and present. ‘Ailey’ Review: A Poetic Look at the Man Behind the Dances 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z She trained at the New World School of the Arts, the Miami conservatory whose graduates include Robert Battle, the artistic director of the Ailey company. An Ailey Dancer Loyal to His Miami Roots and Mentor 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z The video, which premieres here, is a dreamlike fantasia, shot at the Alvin Ailey Dance School and featuring a bevy of child dancers and the model Helena Christensen. | Oh Land, the Pop Star Who Can’t Forget Her Moment as a Ballerina 2014-04-18T14:32:30Z So when Stephen Ives and Amanda Pollak of Insignia Films approached her about directing a film about Ailey’s life, she jumped at the opportunity. What made Mr. Ailey Mr. Ailey? New documentary offers a fuller picture of the modern dance pioneer. 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z “Victoria,” set to the composer David Gordon’s adaptation of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, will be his debut with Ailey. An Alvin Ailey Dancer Plans His Debut as a Choreographer 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z Program 1 also includes a solo created and performed by Alvin Ailey’s Jamar Roberts; Program 2 premieres on Oct. 8 Things to Do This Weekend 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z No. I tag her, but I’m worried that her people might say, “We appreciate it, but you didn’t get the rights to this and this is Alvin Ailey so we have to take it away.” This Is a Protest Dance: Alvin Ailey Performs to Beyonce’s ‘Freedom’ 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z After her first year in New York though, friends persuaded her to audition for a scholarship at the Ailey school. Renee Robinson, Ailey Dancer, Retiring After Three Decades 2012-11-25T00:50:05Z Another changing of the guard is taking place at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. ArtsBeat Blog: Sylvia Waters, Longtime Artistic Director, to Retire From Ailey II 2011-08-24T21:00:07Z Why did you decide to return to Ailey now? Clifton Brown, an Alvin Ailey Favorite, Returns to the Fold 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z She would also like to showcase Ailey’s “Cry.” Ailey Dancers, Separate but Together in a Bit of ‘Revelations’ 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z When Matthew Rushing, Ailey’s associate artistic director, asked her to repeat one step, she anticipated his feedback, applying it before he even said it out loud. An Ailey Dancer’s Career Blooms, at the Company and Beyond 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z I studied with Ailey when I was 16. ArtsBeat: Executive Director of Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation to Step Down 2012-01-25T22:00:29Z And since no Ailey gala evening would quite satisfy the audience without the company's signature work, "Revelations," that was indeed the dessert at the end of the meal. Ailey at Lincoln Center, first time in 13 years 2013-06-14T20:01:10Z “I certainly don’t know,” Judith Jamison, the departing artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, exclaimed in a recent interview: “Africa is a con-ti-nent!” In Africa, a Village of Mind, a World of Styles 2010-05-21T22:37:00Z In some ways, “Church” felt like an expansion of “Home,” a dance Mr. Harris created for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Rennie Harris Puremovement and ‘A Batalha do Passinho’ 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z She plans to remain involved in the Ailey organization following her retirement, leading the Ailey Legacy Residency, a new lecture, technique and repertory program for college-level students. ArtsBeat Blog: Sylvia Waters, Longtime Artistic Director, to Retire From Ailey II 2011-08-24T21:00:07Z That didn’t mean sacrificing Ailey projection and impact. It Could Happen to You: A Raw, Pointed Revival at Alvin Ailey 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z “So You Think You Can Dance” treats the form more seriously, though, showcasing choreography across a range of genres and artists from companies like Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and American Ballet Theater. So You Think You Can Judge Dance 2011-08-07T02:00:07Z It’s his new curatorial role at Ailey that he relishes. Alvin Ailey company returns to Seattle with classics, new works 2014-04-09T19:44:10Z When he decided to stop dancing in 1986, Ailey created a position for him on the artistic staff. Alvin Ailey Restages ?Mary Lou?s Mass? 2010-06-03T20:55:00Z The project will be paid for in part by a capital appropriation of $4 million from the city, Ailey officials said. Alvin Ailey Is Expanding Its Crowded Manhattan Home 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z But the difference between the items of the Ailey repertory, other than “Revelations” itself, matters much less. Alvin Ailey Dancers Return Like Conquering Heroes 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z Like many influential artists, the choreographer Alvin Ailey has had two lives. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Ailey’ and ‘Somebody Somewhere’ 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z Corporate sponsorship is nothing new to the economics of dance, or to the Ailey organization. Alvin Ailey Partners With Maker of Reyataz for a Dance 2011-11-29T23:13:04Z The air at City Center, where the Ailey company is in residence until Saturday, felt different that night. An Evening of Ronald K. Brown Lifts Alvin Ailey’s Season 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z And it’s not just theater: The acclaimed Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater canceled its performances Wednesday and Thursday, citing positive coronavirus tests. When the Show Doesn’t Go On: Broadway Is Rattled by Covid Cancellations 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z Today the Ailey dancers are sleek, athletic masters of the universe, and the pieces routinely draw midmovement applause and cheers for moments of virtuosity. Dance Review: Voodoo, Vivid Colors and Strange Visions 2010-12-08T23:56:00Z Unfortunately that negation occurs in some other pieces performed by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Dance Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at City Center 2012-12-17T05:15:05Z Mixed in with Mr. Brown’s soft swaying twists of the arms and hips are details and shapes taken from the Ailey canon. Review: Evoking Ailey, a Beautiful Conversation Between Choreographers 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z In this piece, given its Washington, D.C., premiere last February, Ailey dancer turned choreographer Jamar Roberts took on the current unsettled social climate. 2018’s best dance: A year when human warmth burned brightly 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z But an Ailey gala is a set ritual, a glamorous fund-raiser as much about donors as about dancers, and in conforming to the standard of years past, this one sent a message of continuity. Dance Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at City Center - Review 2011-12-01T22:40:24Z To top it off, in December, at 39, Roberts, retired from performing at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, where he has been the choreographer in residence since 2019. At City Ballet, Jamar Roberts and Dancers Find a Common Language 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z She joined the Ailey company in 1965 and became the choreographer's muse, her dramatic power as a dancer epitomized in the unforgettable 1971 solo piece "Cry." Michelle Obama hosts first White House dance event 2010-09-07T18:05:00Z And if the performances at the Ailey Citigroup Theater on Thursday weren’t the strongest arguments for the enduring merit of their art, the spirit of happy vitality was just right. Dance Review: American Dance Guild Performance Festival 2012-09-07T22:30:01Z Seven girls from Ballet Academy East will appear in the production, as well as six boys from the Ailey school and Ballet Tech, including the two boys alternating as Fritz, Marie’s adorable, incorrigible younger brother. This Year’s ‘Nutcracker’ Kids: Taller, Older and Savoring It All 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z When Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater opened its annual season at City Center on Wednesday, it did so under a new artistic director, Robert Battle. Dance Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at City Center - Review 2011-12-01T22:40:24Z For its second week in residence at City Center, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater reprised the three works that Robert Battle added to the company’s repertory when he became artistic director in 2011. Dance Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, at City Center 2013-12-11T22:17:24Z The foundation's centerpiece is the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater company, and includes a large school and educational programs. ArtsBeat: Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation Names New Executive Director 2012-10-16T21:00:13Z Keep your ticket stub for the class at the Ailey Extension, no dance experience required. New Year’s Day Offers Plenty of Free Chances at a Clean Slate 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z Saturday evening’s performances will include the newer work “Minus 16,” dedicated to former Ailey dancer Mari Kajiwara, who died of cancer in 2001; as well as “Grace,” from 1999, and the perennial “Revelations.” Paramount audience communes with Alvin Ailey company 2014-04-12T17:44:21Z “That body is so amazing, it can do anything,” says Judith Jamison, the former Ailey director. Carmen de Lavallade is 86 and still the best dancer in the room 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z |
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