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All posts tagged "Alvin Ailey"
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2.1KFeature Articles#Bethechange: Steering change through movement and artistry
When you think of dance, what immediately comes to mind? For some, it is the artistry within the movement being performed. For...
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9.4KFeature ArticlesAiley All Access free online initiative brings dance to the people
The Alvin organization announced that health concerns related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic will prevent Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s presentation of...
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4.2KFeature ArticlesDebbie Allen and Nigel Lythgoe present the inaugural Los Angeles International Dance Festival
Debbie Allen and Nigel Lythgoe are putting a spotlight on LA’s dance industry this coming April, hosting the first ever Los Angeles...
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4.1KReviewsMoving through different worlds, in one world: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
New York City Center, New York, NY. December 6, 2019. Sophisticated, thoughtful dance art — and programming of its presentation — can take...
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2.7KInterviewsDigging up the bones of dance: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Jamar Roberts
It doesn’t take long into a conversation with Jamar Roberts to get a sense of who he is — passionate, curious and...
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1.7KFeature Articles‘The Road Awaits Us’: Big Dance Theater trilogy
Obie and Bessie Award-winning company, Big Dance Theater, is presenting a trilogy of works at New York City’s NYU Skirball in November. The...
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2.8KFeature ArticlesNew York Dance Project: Creating opportunity
New York Dance Project (NYDP), a new dance company in its third year of existence, is a small but mighty enterprise. Its...
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5.0KFeature ArticlesHistory and future of jazz dance in ‘Transmission’ documentary
What is jazz dance? As dancers, we’ve likely either taken a jazz class or been in the audience of a jazz performance....
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3.6KFeature ArticlesDarrell Grand Moultrie’s premiere with Ailey: Sharing movement and way more
A tendu is a tendu, a jeté is a jeté, and a pirouette is a pirouette. When does movement go beyond that...
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2.5KReviewsDance legacies: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s 60th anniversary performance
New York City Center, New York, NY. December 2, 2018. Dance as an art form owes a lot to legacy – the...
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3.7KFeature ArticlesHope Boykin: A radiating force at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is a very special company, as are its dancers. Currently, the company is gearing up for...
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4.8KFeature ArticlesWhat’s happening in D.C. dance?
New York City isn’t the only hot spot for dance on the east coast. Many other cities are also rich in exciting...
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5.0KDance Studio OwnerMiss April’s Dance: Celebrating 30 years of ‘putting dance in your pants’
Miss April’s Dance is celebrating 30 years as a program in the Parks and Recreation Department in Murrieta, California. April Vidal spoke...
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5.0KReviews‘Public demonstration of divine soul’ – Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at City Center
There is just something about dancing. Within it, we can find a unique harmony, connection and flow within ourselves and with others....
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3.4KReviewsAiley stuns and moves Atlanta
Saturday, February 18, 2017. The Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA. It’s February, or Black History Month in the U.S., and it’s time for...
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5.2KFeature ArticlesSecond Companies: Ailey II continues Alvin Ailey’s vision through a new generation
Dance Informa begins a new series highlighting second companies. Stay tuned for features on second companies of all different genres. Originally founded...
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8.0KInterviewsDeborah Ory on NYC Dance Project’s ‘The Art of Movement’
One of my favorites things in the whole world is a great photography book. I remember going in to Borders or Barnes...
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10.3KTop StoriesPhotographer Jordan Matter’s ‘Dancers After Dark’
Actor-turned-photographer Jordan Matter became recognized in the dance community with his 2012 New York Times bestselling book, Dancers Among Us: A Celebration of...
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6.6KInterviewsSanchit Babbar: Dancing toward his dream
George Balanchine asserted, “I don’t want people who want to dance, I want people who have to dance.” Many dancers of this...
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4.5KSpotlightDenman Theatre and Dance Co.: First, we move
The art of dance as storytelling is alive in New York City’s new theatre dance company, Denman Theatre and Dance Co. (DTDC),...
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4.0KFeature ArticlesIntroducing Eliah Furlong
Earlier this year, emerging dancer Eliah Furlong was named the winner for BellaMoxi Dance Convention’s Emerging Artists Choreographic Festival in Bowling Green,...
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5.9KGiveaways!Win tickets to see Ailey, Ballet Hispánico or San Francisco Ballet in a cinema near you!
This summer, three nights of encore performances from some of America’s best dance companies will return to cinemas across the U.S., presented...
