A Tribute to Alvin Ailey with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Alvin Ailey (choreographer) (1990) (excerpt)
Title
A Tribute to Alvin Ailey with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Alvin Ailey (choreographer) (1990) (excerpt)
Subject
Choreographers--United States--Biography
Modern dance--United States
URL
Excerpt
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Description
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Alvin Ailey played a key role in the growth of modern dance in America and his company, founded in 1958, is one of the United States' oldest dance troupes as well as one of the most youthful and vital on the dance scene. In this two-part program, members of Ailey's dance company perform three works choreographed by Ailey himself, as well as a special ballet tribute choreographed by Ulysses Dove. Each piece is introduced by Judith Jamison, the dancer and choreographer whose career was nurtured to stardom by Ailey, and who is now Artistic Director of the company. The Alvin Ailey Dance Theater is uniquely eclectic in range, repertory, and style. As a choreographer, Ailey explored the black experience and went beyond, finding universal human truths in all his work.
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Alvin Ailey played a key role in the growth of modern dance in America and his company, founded in 1958, is one of the United States' oldest dance troupes as well as one of the most youthful and vital on the dance scene. In this two-part program, members of Ailey's dance company perform three works choreographed by Ailey himself, as well as a special ballet tribute choreographed by Ulysses Dove. Each piece is introduced by Judith Jamison, the dancer and choreographer whose career was nurtured to stardom by Ailey, and who is now Artistic Director of the company. The Alvin Ailey Dance Theater is uniquely eclectic in range, repertory, and style. As a choreographer, Ailey explored the black experience and went beyond, finding universal human truths in all his work.
Ephemera: none available.
Limitations: This page displays video content associated with a videotape in the CCDR Collections audiovisual library recorded by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku. Please be advised that, because this videotape has not yet been digitized for direct access, we cannot guarantee that the video content on this page is an exact match with the content originally recorded by Dr. Kealiinohomoku. We also cannot guarantee function or access for re-hosted video content.
Original Format
TV broadcast recorded off air by JWK: Betamax tape
Creator
Thomas Grimm (director)
Judith Jamison (presenter)
Robert Ruggieri (composer)
Alvin Ailey and Ulysses Dove (choreographers)
Publisher
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
RM Associates
Date
1990 February
Citation
“A Tribute to Alvin Ailey with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Alvin Ailey (choreographer) (1990) (excerpt),” Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections, accessed April 25, 2024, https://ccdrcollections.omeka.net/items/show/200.