Today it was announced that Simon & Schuster will be publishing a book for children this fall based upon the life of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Artistic Director Robert Battle. My Story, My Dance: Robert Battle’s Journey to Alvin Ailey is the inspiring picture book biography of Robert Battle, artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Led by Artistic Director Robert Battle, who began the 2014-15 season by receiving for Alvin Ailey the nation’s highest civilian honor – the Presidential Medal of Freedom – Ailey’s acclaimed dancers return to Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts for a two-week engagement at the David H. Koch Theater June 10th – 21st. Highlights of the first week include the June 10th opening night Ailey Sprit Gala, and the June 11th FREE House Dance Event on the Lincoln Center Plaza in conjunction with the world premiere of hip-hop choreographer Rennie Harris’ Exodus.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performances inspire audiences around the world, and New Yorkers have a unique opportunity to join in the dance. The Ailey Extension and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater announce the return of “Ticket to Dance” in conjunction with Ailey’s Lincoln Center season June 10—21.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's two-week spring engagement at Lincoln Center's David H. Koch Theater kicks off on Wednesday, June 10th with The Ailey Spirit Gala, a one-night-only benefit performance and party honoring the Ford Foundation.
The Ailey Extension , a beacon of dance and fitness for a diverse array of people in New York City and beyond, kicked off its 10th Anniversary celebration in April. The festivities continue in May with two special Mother’s Day Classes, a new West African Dance class, and more.
Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation has been selected for the New York-based Wallace Foundation’s Building Audiences for Sustainability effort – a new, six-year, $52-million initiative aimed at developing practical insights into how exemplary performing arts organizations can successfully expand their audiences, the foundation announced today.
The Ailey Extension celebrates 10 years of dance and fitness classes this April with a variety of new classes and special events. Since its inception in 2005, the Ailey Extension has fulfilled Alvin Ailey’s life‐long commitment of bringing dance to everyone by offering “real classes for real people.”
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, beloved as one of the world’s most popular dance companies, will return to Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts for a two-week 15-performance engagement at the David H. Koch Theater June 10 – 21, 2015.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, beloved as one of the world’s most popular dance companies, will travel to 18 cities coast-to-coast presenting 80 performances, beginning tonight at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. Hitting other major venues like The Fox Theatre in Atlanta, the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, and the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, CA, the tour culminates May 10th at the beautiful Prudential Hall of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, where Ailey is the Principal Resident Affiliate.
Ailey II’s “indefatigable, virtuosic, and relentlessly sexy” dancers (Los Angeles Times) return to The Joyce Theater from March 17 – 22 with two programs of premieres and recent audience favorites. The Company’s spring run at The Joyce will be the first time they will present an independent season at one of dance’s most cherished and historic venues.