France 24 - Alvin Ailey's Dancers In Paris
The dance company that was part of the civil rights movement - the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater opens its summer season in Paris to standing ovations.
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The Post & Courier - Review: Alvin Ailey Vibrant As Ever, Thrills With Classics And New Work
"I believe that dance came from the people and that it should always be delivered back to the people," said Alvin Ailey. His esteemed Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is one of the most highly celebrated dance companies in the world probably for that very reason - they know how to engage an audience.
The Baltimore Sun - Baltimore Dancer Steps Into Role With Prestigious Alvin Ailey Dance Theater
Gifted with a mother's second sight, Catherine Johnson knew her daughter Jacqueline Green better than the child knew herself. In 2004, the eighth-grader insisted she had absolutely zero desire to study dance. "Oh, Mom," she said, rolling her eyes. "Why would I want to do that?"
Rogue Ballerina - Another Daley In Chicago
In middle school, Sarah Daley came to Chicago's Auditorium Theater to see ALvin Ailey American Dance Theater perform. She left inspired, but never anticipating that a few years later, at 25, she would be getting ready to perform on that very stage as part of the acclaimed company.
NWI Times - Gary Native Living His Dream In Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
When Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater brings its show to The Auditorium Theatre this week, it'll be the first time Gary native Renaldo Gardner dances in Chicagoland as a member of the legendary main Ailey company.
Daily Herald - Dance Career A Dream Come True For Suburban Native
Dancer Sarah Daley is living her dream as a new member of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the 54-year-old modern dance company world-famous for celebrating African-American culture. Dancing with the Alvin Ailey company is something that Daley - a former resident of South Elgin and Bartlett, among other places - planned for at an early age.
The Detroit News - Waterford Twp. Native Graces Local Stage With Alvin Ailey Troupe
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to the Detroit Opera House this weekend to perform new, cutting-edge pieces such as hip-hop choreographer Rennie Harris' "Home" and the perennial favorite "Revelations."
Los Angeles Times - Dance Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at Segerstrom
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, touring for the first time under new artistic director Robert Battle, delivered a heady, reverberating concoction of pieces - including the company premiere of Paul Taylor's Baroque pure-dance classic "Arden Court" (1981) and the California premiere of hip-hop choreographer Rennie Harris' "Home" (2011).
Beaumont Enterprise - Ozen Grad Dancing With Prestigious NY Company
Even standing, Sean Carmon looks graceful - feet perfectly turned out and hands planted in front of his body. His obvious talent has taken him from the studios of the Bonnie Cokinos School of Dance and the stage at the Julie Rogers Theatre all the way to New York City and Broadway.