Arts Nov 10 Judith Jamison, transcendent dancer and artistic director of Alvin Ailey theater, dies at 81 By Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press
Arts Jan 15 Watch 6:24 How Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater balances history and innovation This month would have been Alvin Ailey’s 91st birthday; the celebrated modern dance visionary died in 1989. Decades later, his choreography is as vibrant as ever and his company, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater remains as innovative. Christopher Booker… By Christopher Booker
Arts Jul 28 Twin documentaries spotlight dance legends Alvin Ailey and Bill T. Jones Alvin Ailey and Bill T. Jones may have a generation between them, but the two influential Black choreographers crossed paths at a few pivotal moments. By Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press
Arts May 12 Alvin Ailey’s beautiful vision for dance, captured in thousands of photos Jack Mitchell’s photos, which helped promote Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater over decades, offer a window into the way Ailey pushed dance forward. By Joshua Barajas
Arts Feb 23 Watch 6:38 Historic dance company prepares for new steps Robert Battle grew up in one of Miami’s poorest neighborhoods wearing metal braces on his legs but dreaming of dance. Thirty years later, he runs the renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater -- the very company that inspired him as… By PBS News Hour
Feb 23 Banned by Nazis, composer’s work appears onstage 90 years later By artsdesk What do dance and social justice have in common? “No Longer Silent,” a new piece from the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, provides one answer. Continue reading
Jan 04 Monday on the NewsHour: Judith Jamison and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater By Tom LeGro Watch more of the interview with Judith Jamison, performance pieces and a 1990 segment about her by former NewsHour correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault. Continue reading
Jan 04 Watch Alvin Ailey Troupe Celebrates Longtime Choreographer’s Last Dance After more than 20 years at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, director Judith Jamison is preparing to step down. In a profile by Jeffrey Brown, Jamison discusses how a mantra of "pray, prepare, and proceed" had guided her both… Continue watching
Mar 23 Modern Dance Primer By PBS News Hour Born and raised in the twentieth century, modern dance is often contrasted against ballet for definition. Continue reading