Montclair Magazine - Stepping Into The Dream
At age 12, Montclair's Chalvar Monteiro knew he could move really well. But when he went to see the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Company at NJPAC on Mother's Day, his life was transformed.
At age 12, Montclair's Chalvar Monteiro knew he could move really well. But when he went to see the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Company at NJPAC on Mother's Day, his life was transformed.
After countless hours in rehearsal, the stage can sometimes feel like a foreign country. Mirrors are replaced with blackness, your periphery is filled with light, and the floors, spacing and even the rosin feel different.
Eight professional dancers discuss the offstage interested that help them recharge.
“Behind the Curtain” follows one dancer throughout their day each episode. Dive into the lifestyles of your favorite artists, from coffee to company class, afternoon Pilates to performance. Stay tuned for new episodes.
The Meaning Of Life is not a simple concept. Finding and knowing the purpose of one’s life can be a task that seems never-ending, even burdensome. But what is it really? What is it that fuels us from day to day? What fuels me?
Along with summer comes the temptation to obsess over our suddenly exposed bodies. But we can think of no better model for our bikini confidence #goals than the strong, elegant dancers of Alvin Ailey.
Not many dancers spend their days dashing between rehearsal and multivariable calculus class. But that was college for Jacquelin Harris, one of the newest members of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Dancer Jacqueline Green sit down with Sheldon Dutes to discuss the Alvin Ailey summer season
We can always count on Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater to be lively, colorful, and entertaining. But Thursday’s opening night Celebrity Series performance was that and much more, offering Ailey’s rousing “Revelations” on a slate with the Boston premiere of Matthew Rushing’s stirring new “Odetta” and Israeli-born Hofesh Shechter’s provocative “Uprising,” which is having its company premiere this season.
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to South Africa to perform, astound and educate.