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      • Alvin Ailey was a choreographer who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1958. It was a hugely popular, multi-racial modern dance ensemble that popularized modern dance around the world thanks to extensive world tours.
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  3. www.biography.com › artists › alvin-aileyAlvin Ailey - Dance, Revelations & Facts - Biography

    Apr 2, 2014 · His most famous dance is Revelations, a celebratory study of religious spirit. Ailey received the Kennedy Center Honors in 1988. A year later, on December 1, 1989, Ailey died of AIDS in New...

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    Alvin Ailey Jr. (January 5, 1931 – December 1, 1989) was an American dancer, director, choreographer, and activist who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT). He created AAADT and its affiliated Alvin Ailey American Dance Center (later Ailey School) as havens for nurturing Black artists and expressing the universality of the ...

  5. www.pbs.org › wnet › americanmastersAlvin Ailey biography and timeline | American Masters - PBS

    Jan 10, 2022 · Alvin Ailey is one of the most important choreographers in the history of modern dance. In 1958, at just 27 years old, he founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Ailey’s vision was of ...

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    • “Blues Suite” Premiere: New York, Kaufman Auditorium, 92nd St YM-YWHA, 1958. Runtime: 32 minutes. The dance which launched the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey was just 27 years old when it premiered at the Kaufman Auditorium in New York City.
    • “Revelations” Premiere: New York, Kaufman Concert Hall YM-YWHM, 1960. Runtime: 36 minutes. Often regarded as Ailey’s masterpiece, “Revelations” celebrates African American heritage and culture inspired by spirituals, songs, sermons, gospels and holy blues.
    • “Masekela Langage” Premiere: Connecticut College, New London, 1969. Runtime: 32 minutes. Set to the music of Hugh Masekela, Ailey draws parallels between the injustices of South African apartheid to the racial violence of 1960s Chicago.
    • “Cry” Premiere: New Your City Center, 1971. Runtime: 17 minutes. Created as a birthday present for his mother, Ailey dedicated “Cry” to “all Black women everywhere – especially our mothers.”

  8. ailey.org › people › alvin-aileyAlvin Ailey (1931–1989) Biography - Alvin Ailey American ...

    Alvin Ailey was an incomparable dancer, a forward-facing visionary, and one of the most significant choreographers of the 20th century. His work changed the course of modern dance forever.

  9. www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk › article › sectionAlvin Ailey: A Titan of Dance, Cultural Change, and Champion ...

    Feb 1, 2024 · Alvin Ailey’s name reverberates through the annals of modern dance history, not only as a revolutionary choreographer but also as a pioneering advocate for social justice, LGBTI rights, and racial equality. Born into the segregated world of 1931 Texas, Ailey’s rise from the shadows of racial adversity to international acclaim in dance marks ...

  10. www.pbs.org › wnet › americanmastersAlvin Ailey’s legacy continues to inspire across generations

    Jan 7, 2022 · A dancer, choreographer, and director, Ailey was dedicated to crafting a universal acknowledgement and understanding of Black American life, touching audiences and performers everywhere. When a...