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All posts tagged "Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater"
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1.0KFeature ArticlesBallet 5:8: Shedding light on human trafficking through dance
Ballet 5:8 was founded in 2012, by Julianna Rubio Slager and Amy Sanderson. Birthed out of a shared desire to use dance...
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600ReviewsBAAND Together Dance Festival brings together NYC’s finest
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY.July 29, 2023. For the past three years, the reigning giants of the ballet...
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778Interviews100 years of a dance for America: Artistic Director Janet Eilber on Martha Graham Dance Company’s Centennial Celebration
Aaron Copland’s iconic score rings through the theater, and one can hear it in their head: “dance, dance, wherever you may be….”...
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7.5KFeature ArticlesIconic NYC companies return for BAAND Together Dance Festival
Five of NYC’s most iconic dance companies — Ballet Hispánico, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet and Dance Theatre...
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1.5KFeature ArticlesForty years of Peridance with Igal Perry
Peridance Center in New York celebrated 40 years in operation with its Legacy Festival this past April. “The whole idea is the...
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781ReviewsWelcoming all to create and to enjoy: Alive Dance Collective’s ‘Ink in Motion’
The Foundry, Cambridge, MA.April 30, 2023. The arts are an ecosystem; the thriving (or lack thereof) of artists in community – at...
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1.2KFeature ArticlesJamel Gaines Creative Outlet commemorates Juneteenth
Brooklyn Choreographer Jamel Gaines and his dance theater company, Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet (JGCO), will mark Juneteenth 2023 with a program commemorating defining events in African...
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787Feature ArticlesMiami City Ballet celebrates tradition and innovation with 2023/24 home season
Miami City Ballet (MCB) has announced the full slate of programming for the trailblazing company’s 2023/2024 home season. Taking up residence once...
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847Dance Studio OwnerRoyal Academy of Dance drops fifth series of Why Dance Matters podcast
The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) has launched Series 5 of its podcast, Why Dance Matters. This series features pioneering voices from...
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1.4KFeature ArticlesThe Big Muddy announces Kirven Douthit-Boyd as new artistic director
The Big Muddy Dance Company has announced that Kirven Douthit-Boyd will step into the artistic director role to usher the 12-year-old company...
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2.4KInterviewsSimone Stevens: Small-town girl, shining bright in the windy city
Simone Stevens, a new member of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, is one to watch. Originally from Stone Mountain, Georgia, her journey to...
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1.1KTop StoriesAiley artistry reaches across America to bring dance to the people in person and online
From January 11 through May 8, audiences across the country will have the opportunity to experience the extraordinary artistry of Ailey with...
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1.4KFeature ArticlesNew York City Ballet 2022 Winter Season to open January 27
New York City Ballet (NYCB) has announced that it is postponing the start of its 2022 Winter Season at Lincoln Center for...
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1.5KReviewsThe treasure of tradition: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s 2021 City Center Season
New York City Center, New York, NY.December 8, 2021. Walking through the streets of Manhattan on my way to take in Alvin...
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2.6KReviewsSoulfulness in motion: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Fall 2021 All Access Season
Various premiere dates.Available streaming at Ailey All Access. Movement has the potential to convey soulfulness — the strength and resilience, the depths...
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2.3KFeature ArticlesStepping forward into the unknown, from the unknown: Has COVID crushed the arts?
When COVID effectively shut down the world in March of 2020, no one knew what would happen next or how long it...
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1.9KFeature ArticlesBack on stage: NYCB, Ailey, Taylor and A.I.M dancers discuss
Working remotely has been a strange experience for dancers. As we get back to life in person, we’ve caught up with four dancers from four major...
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1.7KFeature ArticlesAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to New York City Center this December
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will return to the stage for a much-anticipated annual season in its “home” theater, New York City...
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1.6KFeature ArticlesFrancesca Harper named artistic director of Ailey II Company
Robert Battle, artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, has announced that internationally renowned performer, choreographer, director and multi-disciplinary artist Francesca...
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1.7KFeature Articles‘AILEY’ documentary is in movie theaters nationwide
Director Jamila Wignot’s powerful AILEY documentary, a resonant biography of trailblazing visionary Alvin Ailey, opens is now playing in movie theaters nationwide. Heralded as a...
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1.8KFeature ArticlesCal Performances continues ‘At Home’ series with Jamar Roberts world premiere
Cal Performances at UC Berkeley presents the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in a virtual performance debuting with a world premiere stream with...
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1.8KFeature ArticlesKaatsbaan gears up for inaugural Spring Festival
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park has curated a dynamic program of leading artists from the worlds of dance, music, poetry, sculpture and the culinary...
