Constance Stamatiou

1 2 3
Showing 1 – 10 of 25 Items
Surface Magazine - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Debuts Rockefeller Center’s First-Ever Dance Film

Surface Magazine - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Debuts Rockefeller Center’s First-Ever Dance Film

In 1931, construction began on Rockefeller Center in Midtown Manhattan—the beginning of a city within the city. That year, groundbreaking dancer and choreographer Alvin Ailey was born in Rogers, Texas. With “Rise,” the first-ever dance film anchored in the New York City landmark, the work of Alvin Ailey soars across Rockefeller Center, from its storied observation level to the gilded sculpture of Prometheus and even the elevated gardens of Radio Park. In the short, seven dancers, styled in looks from New York designers like LUAR and Collina Strada, translate signature Ailey choreography to “Baddy on the Floor,” a rousing sonic collaboration between Jamie xx and Honey Dijon.

WISN - Interview with Constance Stamatiou

WISN - Interview with Constance Stamatiou

WISN’s anchor, Gerron Jordan, sits down with Constance Stamatiou to talk about the history of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and the company’s tour stop in Milwaukee at the Marcus Performing Arts Center.

The New York Times - Alvin Ailey’s Silky Creatures Of The Night

The New York Times - Alvin Ailey’s Silky Creatures Of The Night

The sun sets, the moon rises and New York City is reborn. The night was a source of fascination for the choreographer Alvin Ailey. He understood its power, how bodies could soften in its shadows. It’s a time when some people “become their real selves,” he wrote in his notebooks in reference to his dance Night Creature. It’s no accident that Ailey, the subject of Edges of Ailey, a major exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art, choreographed a performance to open Studio 54 in 1977.

Frieze Magazine - Carry Forward

Frieze Magazine - Carry Forward

As a retrospective opens at the Whitney Museum, New York, writers, curators and those close to the choreographer explore his vision to transform American dance

The Guardian - It is spirituality, made visible

The Guardian - It is spirituality, made visible

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has been performing its founder's signature work, Revelations, all over the world for 60 years. Lyndsey Winship talks to dancers past and present about the meaning and the humanity of this historic piece.

The Guardian - It Is Spirituality, Made Visible

The Guardian - It Is Spirituality, Made Visible

For more than 60 years, the spiritual power of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s signature work has stunned audiences including Obama. Here, company members explain what it’s like to dance a masterpiece.

Romper - This Alvin Ailey Dancer Fuels Herself With Healthy Meals, Yet All Her Kids Want Is Sugar

Romper - This Alvin Ailey Dancer Fuels Herself With Healthy Meals, Yet All Her Kids Want Is Sugar

I try to tell them, you have to fuel your brain and your body if your’re feeling sleepy… but what does mom know?” The day I speak with Constance Stamatiou of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, she is preparing to meet her fate. Specifically, she is preparing to meet with legendary choreographer Judith Jamison, the company’s Artistic Director Emerita, to rehearse Cry, a grueling 16-minute solo that Jamison herself originated.

Sports Illustrated - Constance Stamatiou Dances On The Shoulders of Giants

Sports Illustrated - Constance Stamatiou Dances On The Shoulders of Giants

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater company dancer continues the legacy of uplifting Black women in the arts. Sports Illustrated and Empower Onyx are putting the spotlight on the diverse journeys of Black women across sports—from the veteran athletes, to up-and-coming stars, coaches, executives and more—in the series, Elle-evate: 100 Influential Black Women in Sports.

Dance Magazine - Beyond The Studio With 4 Pros on Their Intensely Athletic Nondance Hobbies

Dance Magazine - Beyond The Studio With 4 Pros on Their Intensely Athletic Nondance Hobbies

A career in dance is so demanding—physically and otherwise—that it can be tempting for dancers to dance, dance and only dance. It’s not uncommon to avoid other physical pursuits, whether out of fear of injury, lack of time or the now-debunked idea that certain activities build the wrong kinds of muscles. And yet, many dancers who’ve found other outlets for movement—even beyond the traditionally “dancer-approved” ones like yoga and Pilates—have found them to have a symbiotic relationship with their dance practice, each informing and growing the other. Dance Magazine spoke to four artists - including Ailey's Constance Stamatiou - with unique physical practices about what they’ve learned from them, and how they balance them with dance.

1 2 3
Showing 1 – 10 of 25 Items