Revivals of works by Ronald K. Brown and Jamar Roberts and world premieres by Amy Hall Garner and Elizabeth Roxas-Dobrish will come to the City Center stage for Alvin Ailey Dance Company’s winter season, the company announced Thursday. The season — the company’s 65th — runs from Nov. 29 to
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Ailey II Evaluation: A Gentle within the Darkness
As dance firms in all places have tried to remain afloat through the pandemic, Ailey II, the second firm of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, has weathered other forms of upheaval as properly. In July 2020, its creative director, Troy Powell, was dismissed amid allegations of “inappropriate communications” with grownup
Ailey II Names a New Artistic Director
Ailey II, the second company of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, has a new artistic director, Francesca Harper, the company announced on Wednesday. Harper, a dancer, choreographer and director, whose career has spanned the worlds of ballet and Broadway, may not have danced with either Ailey company, but she is
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Announces In-Person Season
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s coming season at New York City Center will celebrate Robert Battle’s 10 years as artistic director, the company announced Wednesday. After the difficulties of the past 17 months, Battle is more open to embracing the occasion than he might otherwise have been. “Being a part