Josephine Baker and Alvin Ailey Jr. were two Black-American dancers who helped pave the way for others. Toni White. Special to the Sheboygan Press USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.

The next in Sheboygan Area Black-American Community Outreach's Black History Month series looks at two historical Black dancers.

Too often, the idea of Alvin Ailey is reduced to a single dance: “Revelations.” His 1960 exploration of the Black experience remains a masterpiece, but it also overshadows the person who made it.

Documentary 'Ailey' profiles renowned choreographer Alvin Ailey, founder of the American Dance Theater. 'Ailey' review: Surface portrait of gifted choreographer - Los Angeles Times ...

Choreographer Rennie Harris talks interpreting Alvin Ailey's dances for 'Ailey,' a documentary on the legendary dancer's life and work. Live. 2025 American Music Awards. × Close Player.

Alvin Ailey was a choreographer who seamlessly melded dance forms, a dancer of extraordinary strength and beauty, and a man — a queer man — with an expansive, restless mind. He formed his ...

It’s a simple photograph: a young man staring directly into the camera, arms folded. In the image captured in 1962, dance maestro Alvin Ailey looks defiant. Rhea Combs also sees something else ...

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 ...

This section filled with posters and programs, titled After Ailey, honors the various ways that Alvin Ailey’s legacy lives on—through his dance school, company, and foundation.

The documentary “Ailey,” opening nationwide in theaters Aug. 6, is a long-overdue portrait of the modern dance pioneer. Alvin Ailey died in 1989 at age 58, but, significantly, much of the ...

Jamila Wignot’s documentary focuses on choreographer Alvin Ailey, who founded Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1958 and spent his relatively short life bringing dance to the world.