How Alvin Ailey Built a World Where Black Dancers Felt Free A new documentary about the dance visionary from Rogers shows how he nurtured fellow artists—even while pushing them (and himself ...

Ailey himself, from a late-in-life audio recording, narrates his Deep South childhood as Wignot strings together indiscriminate archival footage for a dreamlike, swimming-through-time effect.

Alvin Ailey founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater company in 1958. courtesy of NEON Born in rural Texas in 1931, Ailey started picking cotton when he was about 4.

This review of “Ailey” was first published after its premiere at January’s Sundance Film Festival. A firm believer in what he called “blood memories,” everything that choreographer ...

The Alvin Ailey Dance Studio stands at West 55th ... Wignot pulls her audience into the past using archival footage and photographs— handing the narrative of Ailey’s life off to the man himself.

Choreographed by Ailey himself, “Revelations” is a rich tapestry of African American spirituals, ballet, and modern and jazz dance inspired by Ailey’s upbringing in the Baptist church.

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater celebrates its 60th anniversary this season, ... the work is so much in demand that none other than Ailey himself tried to cut back on it years ago, ...

If, like me (and many others), you’ve seen performances by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and found them to be spellbinding but know relatively little about the man himself, a ...

As we commemorate what would have been Alvin Ailey’s 93rd birthday, it’s a wonderful opportunity to reflect on his remarkable contributions to the performing arts. Ailey was not just a dancer but a ...

In 1958, Alvin Ailey and a group of fellow black modern dancers staged what was supposed to be a one-time performance. Instead, it led to the birth to the critically acclaimed Alvin Ailey American ...

Alvin Ailey Dance Theater is a 65-year-old modern dance institution created by the late Alvin Ailey. ... Ailey himself was respected for creating his own works, ...

The American dance legend, a pioneer in making the Black experience part of the art form, gets a thorough and evocative documentary — if still veiled about his personal life News Today's news ...