Fox News - Celebrating Black History Month Robert Battle
Our special profile series continued this morning on “Fox and Friends” with a feature on the inspirational dancer and choreographer, Robert Battle.
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Miami Herald - Leaping From History Into The Present
Robert Battle has been leading the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for four years now. But there are still times the Liberty City-raised artistic director can't quite believe he's heading one of the most famous dance troupes in the world.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Ailey Company Shows The Power Of History To Inspire
It's said that Odetta, American folk singer-songwriter and activist, was so meticulous when researching traditional black prison songs that she once tried to break rocks with a sledgehammer to understand how convicts felt when singing those songs.
RollingOut.com - Alvin Ailey Welcomes King Family To Opening Night Performance In Atlanta
Martin Luther King III and Andrea King, along with their daughter, Yolanda, visit with artistic director Robert Battle (and dancers) at the Fox Theatre following a performance of Alvin Ailey’s American masterpiece “Revelations” and the Atlanta premiere of Matthew Rushing’s ODETTA, a tribute to the legendary singer and activist known as the “voice of the Civil Rights Movement.”
YouTube - Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient - Robert Battle on Behalf of Alvin Ailey
Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient - Robert Battle on Behalf of Alvin Ailey
AJC.com - Q&A With Alvin Ailey American Dance Leader Battle As It Readies For Fox Theatre Tour Stop
As only the third artistic director of the famed Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater since its founding in 1958, Robert Battle carries the weight of history on his shoulders. But Battle, a choreographer and leader of his own rising dance company when he was handpicked to lead Ailey in 2011 by his predecessor Judith Jamison, hardly considers that history a burden.
W42ST - Ballet Instructor Peter Brandenhoof Offers His Insight Into The Area
Denmark-born Peter Brandenhoff's talents have taken him around the world, performing with the Boston Ballet, Hamburg Ballet and San Francisco Ballet. An in-demand ballet instructor, he is currently teaching at the Ailey Extension.
SELF Magazine - Head Strong
A bold signature hairstyle can do more than turn heads. As these four women reveal, choosing a unique cut, color or style can transform your life, too.
Dance Magazine - Super Stamina
Everyone expects professional dancers to be in great shape. But a company like Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, with an annual five-week season in New York, 150 days a year on tour and over 200 performances annually, requires Herculean physical strength and extraordinary mental clarity. Each Ailey dancer develops a personalized regimen to sustain their energy and ward off injuries, all while maintaining some semblance of "normal" life.
Sun Sentinel - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Continues To Inspire
When awarding a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom to choreographer Alvin Ailey, President Barack Obama said, "Through him, African American history was told in a way that it had never been before - with passionate, virtuoso dance performances that transfixed audiences worldwide."