The name Alvin Ailey is synonymous with modern dance everywhere. The legendary dancer, director, and choreographer predominated contemporary dance through the latter half of the 20th century under the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, democratizing the art form with his racially diverse company and emotionally driven movements that spoke directly to the Black American experience. An eponymous documentary tribute to Ailey’s momentous life’s work offers a moving archive of his most momentous achievements, including his masterpiece “Revelations,” but struggles — as many of his friends and collaborators did — to fully understand the man behind the myth. Like all geniuses, an exceedingly rare class of true artists, Alvin Ailey surrendered most of himself to the gods of creativity.
Using audio interviews with Ailey from the end of his life as a guiding narration, director Jamila Wignot weaves a pastiche of archival footage from the Deep South, New York City in the ’70s,...
Using audio interviews with Ailey from the end of his life as a guiding narration, director Jamila Wignot weaves a pastiche of archival footage from the Deep South, New York City in the ’70s,...
- 1/30/2021
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Dancers Over 40 celebrates diversity in dance with Can't Stop the Music Can't Stop the Dance Diversity All Around Us - featuring DO40 Advisory Board member Jerry Mitchell's new musical comedy, Gotta Dance - the incredible true story of ten determined dreamers who have three things in common they love to dance, they have something to prove and they are all over 60. They battle pain, prejudice, self-doubt and each other for a chance to bust a move at center court in front of 20,000 screaming fans at a national basketball team's half time show. That panel will be moderated by BroadwayWorld's Richie Ridge. Also featured, a celebration of African-American, Hispanic and Asian artists including DO40 member Gus Solomon jr's dance company Paradigm, and members of his company, Carmen de Lavallade, Sarita Allen, Hope Clarke and Karen Brown Dance Theater of Harlem, Complexions, Ailey, Dunham Companies, as well as Dr. Mel A.
- 10/1/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Amid sweeping views of Midtown Manhattan, the Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation is committing to its founder’s mission of bringing dance to the people with the Ailey Extension. May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, and the studio is offering “real classes for real people” in its 12 studios. The Extension offers over 80 classes for everyone from beginners to the more advanced in over 25 dance and fitness practices. Offerings include the standard fare of jazz, Zumba, ballet, yoga, and Pilates, as well as some unexpected ones. Here are just five of its many classes. The Ailey BarreThis newly created class is an exclusive designed to “increase your flexibility and exude power and grace” so you can get that “classic Ailey body.” Sarita Allen—a former Ailey principal dancer and current artistic advisor at Complexions Contemporary Ballet—leads Barre, which utilizes resistance bands that can be tailored to various body strengths,...
- 5/14/2015
- backstage.com
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's special holiday engagement features matinee and evening performances on both Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. The New Year's Eve Celebration Dec. 31 at 7pm ringing in 2015 with beloved Ailey stars of the past and present. Former company membersDesmond Richardson, Dwana Smallwood, Andre Tyson and Sarita Allen will join Ailey's extraordinary dancers for an exceptional one night-only performance of the always inspiring Revelations.
- 12/19/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
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