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All posts tagged "Alvin Ailey"
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3.0KReviewsDance 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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4.2KFeature 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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5.3KFeature 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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5.7KDance 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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6.0KReviews‘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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3.8KReviewsAiley 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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5.7KFeature 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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8.7KInterviewsDeborah 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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13.7KTop 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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7.2KInterviewsSanchit 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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5.0KSpotlightDenman 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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4.4KFeature 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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6.3KGiveaways!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...
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11.4K1Feature ArticlesPhil Black: An Overlooked Master
There are many dance “greats” – those who have excelled in the art form and have left lasting impressions on audience members,...
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5.0KReviewsAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater on its 2016 North American Tour
The Fox Theatre, Atlanta, Ga. Thursday, February 11, 2016. Following its five-week New York holiday season and performances in Washington D.C., Alvin...
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9.1KFeature ArticlesSuperheroes take the stage: Dancers Responding to AIDS and Broadway Cares
Dancers are to be seen and not heard, right? Not so fast. Nearly 25 years ago, two young artists had something to...
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6.1KReviewsAiley presents diverse mixed bill at City Center
New York City Center, New York. December 9, 2015. One expects to see a combination of physicality, grace and expressiveness when at...
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30.1KFeature ArticlesCapezio Dance Award presented to a school for the first time
This year’s Capezio Dance Award introduces a historic first – unlike any other year in the award’s history, it will go to...
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7.8KInterviewsJacob Jonas: Seeking Impact
It’s only been a little over a year since Jacob Jonas officially established his own company, Jacob Jonas The Company, but he...
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15.5KReviewsAiley II brings big dance to small stage
Madison-Morgan Cultural Center, Madison, GA Saturday, March 28, 2015 On the last leg of its recent U.S. tour, Ailey II visited the small,...
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16.9KReviewsUrban Bush Women 30th Anniversary Tour
Rialto Center for the Arts, Atlanta, GA Saturday, January 31, 2015 By Chelsea Thomas of Dance Informa. Brooklyn-based dance company Urban Bush Women...
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79.1KFeature Articles15 Black Dancers who Changed American Dance
For Black History Month, Dance Informa reflects on black dancers who have significantly impacted the art form. In this article, we look...
