by Margaret Fuhrer For Dance Spirit | Jun 4, 2020 | News
“When our hearts break, WE Dance.”That’s the caption for the video above, created by and featuring dancers from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Made in the midst of widespread protests over the death of George Floyd and so many other innocent...
by Amy Brandt For Pointe Magazine | May 15, 2020 | News
How many of us have hovered breathlessly over our iPads, watching grainy YouTube footage of Gelsey Kirkland and Mikhail Baryshnikov in Theme and Variations? Or Suzanne Farrell in Mozartiana? (Hundreds of thousands of us, to be exact.) Well, get ready: Yesterday,...
by Karen Hildebrand | Apr 6, 2020 | News, Teaching Tips
Create a Watch Party! Here are four free offerings from New York City’s most celebrated arts organizations to share with your students and their families.New York City BalletExcerpt of Christopher Wheeldon’s This Bitter Earth performed by Sara Mearns and...
by Dance Magazine | Dec 6, 2019 | Placeholder content
From 1961 to 1994, legendary photographer Jack Mitchell captured thousands of moments with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Now, this treasure trove of dance history is available to the public for viewing via the online archives of the Smithsonian’s National...
by Dance Magazine | Jun 3, 2019 | Placeholder content
Here’s some Monday news to rock your soul: An upcoming Fox Searchlight film about the life of Alvin Ailey just got even more enticing—Barry Jenkins, the filmmaker who won an Oscar for Moonlight, has signed on as director. It feels like quite a fitting hire. Back...
by Rachel Rizzuto | Nov 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
Ana Marie Forsythe’s eyes twinkle, and a smile plays at the corners of her mouth as she welcomes the 40-plus teachers who are enrolled for her two-week-long Horton teacher-training workshop at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater studios in New York City—plus...
by Rachel Caldwell | Aug 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
Though Asadata Dafora isn’t widely known today, he blazed a trail for countless African-based dance companies who enjoy a firm foothold on the concert dance stage today. He reworked the spatial orientation of various cultural dances to fit a proscenium stage and...
by Rachel Caldwell | Jun 15, 2017 | Trending
Before joining Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Sarah Daley learned how to find inspiration in everyday life from her mentor Watmora Casey.”I remember when I was getting ready to compete in Youth America Grand Prix in 2002, I was doing the Black Swan...
by Rachel Rizzuto | Jun 15, 2017 | News
If you’ve seen Alvin Ailey’s masterpiece, Revelations, you know why it’s so popular—it’s a powerful piece of dance that reflects African-American heritage and culture and takes the viewer on an emotional journey, from sorrow to elation to hope....
by Alice Bloch | May 16, 2017 | Trending
When Antonio and Kirven Douthit-Boyd took their final bows with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) in August 2015, they knew exactly what their next step would be. Within two weeks they moved to St. Louis, Missouri, Antonio’s hometown, to become...