WVON - Interview with Renaldo Maurice
The Cleopatra Show’s host, Cleopatra Draper, speaks with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Renaldo Maurice about his journey in the performing arts and the Company’s engagement in Chicago.
The Cleopatra Show’s host, Cleopatra Draper, speaks with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Renaldo Maurice about his journey in the performing arts and the Company’s engagement in Chicago.
WGN: Daytime Chicago’s Hosts, Tonya Francisco and Amy Rutledge sit down with Associate Director, Matthew Rushing, to talk about the upcoming engagement in Chicago at The Auditorium from April 24 – 26. Along with the interview, company members, Alisha Rena Peek and Renaldo Maurice performed an excerpt of Alvin Ailey’s Revelations and an excerpt of Frederick Earl Mosley’s Embrace.
The Whitney Museum of American Art just previewed the first large-scale museum exhibition to celebrate the life, dances, influences and enduring legacy of artist and choreographer Alvin Ailey. CBS News New York's Dave Carlin shows us some of the highlights.
Artistic director Robert Battle discusses the dance company's pandemic pivot and debuts the company's new film, "Wade In the Water."
Renaldo Maurice is thrilled to be returning to Chicago with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. "My spirit is really happy and full of joy," said Maurice, who will be seeing family members and friends during his visit. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will perform through March 8 at The Auditorium Theatre. Maurice, a Gary native, has been dancing with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for more than eight seasons. He said he took last year off to do a variety of other projects.
Renaldo Maurice has been showcasing his talents with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for eight seasons. Maurice, a Gary native, will perform with the full cast when the company brings its annual Chicago engagement March 7 to 11 to The Auditorium Theatre.
Renaldo Gardner talks about his experience teaching master classes and inspiring students across the country.
Renaldo Gardner, 22, of the Alvin Ailey Dance Company, gives instructions to the Master's Class to Broad Ripple High School Monday, March 18, 2013. Gardner, who is originally from Gary, IN, was once the student of Nicole Hargro who is currently one of the Broad Ripple Magnet High School for the Arts and Humanities Dance Faculty.
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.
One of Gary's native sons made a return to his Steel City roots during a modern dance performance at the West Side High School recently. Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson presented Renaldo Gardner, a member of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Company in NEw York, with the key to the city before an auditorium filled with students from several Gary elementary and high schools.