Chicago Sun Times - ODETTA A New Masterpiece For Alvin Ailey
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is back in town for its annual season at the Auditorium Theatre, and it has brought with it a new masterpiece: Matthew Rushing’s “Odetta.”
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ABC7 - Here And Now
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's new season with Artistic Director Robert Battle and choreographer Matthew Rushing.
Dance Magazine - Why I Dance: Matthew Rushing
In the midst of new chapters beginning and old ones ending in my career, I couldn't think of a more appropriate question to ask myself than why I dance. The last couple of years have been extremely challenging emotionally and physically. Having to adjust to a management position while maintaining my body as a dancer at 38 is no joke!
Dance Magazine - Dance Magazine Awards
At the Ailey Citigroup Theater last November, Dance Magazine honored four dance icoms for their enormous gifts to the community: Deborah Jowitt, Pilobolus, Irina Kolpakova, and Matthew Rushing.
Dance Teacher - Matthew Rushing Grooming the Next Generation of Ailey Dancers
This has been a year of big transitions for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: the naming of Judith Jamison's successor, Robert Battle, the death of Ailey School director Denise Jefferson and longtime company dancer Matthew Rushing being appointed rehearsal director this past June.
Dance Magazine - The 2010 Dance Magazine Awards
Matthew Rushing moves like butter. He blends beautifully in any group, but as a soloist has a presence that simply rocks. During his 18-year tenure at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, he has shone in such works as Ailey's Revelations, A Song for You, Blues Suite, Pas de Duke, Reflections in D, to name only a few.
Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Much To Celebrate: Alvin Ailey Returns to BAM
This week Alvin AIley American Dance Theater returns to BAM for its longest engagement there to date.
San Francisco Chronicle - History Guides Matthew Rushing To Plot Future
In the professional dancer's life, which is always circumscribed by the realities of aging, a sustained injury strikes some performers as a death sentence.
Orange County Register - Harlem Renaissance Inspires Ailey Choreographer
Dancer Matthew Rushing has been with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater since 1992, but he has only recently started spreading his wings as a choreographer.
Washington Post - Alvin Ailey Enjoying a Swinging Renaissance with 'Uptown'
"We're about to twirl your socks," Judith Jamison, artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, announced to the Kennedy Center Opera House audience on Tuesday from the stage, flashing a grin to dazzle the upper tier. "All right?"