WBGO Journal Public Radio - AileyCamp Newark
WBGO's Doug Doyle features AileyCamp Newark's final performance.
Dance Teacher - Ana Marie Forsythe: How I Teach Horton's Lateral T
Amid the flourishing 1930s American modern dance scene, Lester Horton began shaping a technique that would serve as the foundation for much of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater repertoire. "Alvin was never shy in saying that Horton was most influential to his choreography," says Ana Marie Forsythe, chair of the Horton department at The Ailey School.
San Francisco Chronicle - AileyCamp Teaches Discipline, Inspires Creativity In Young Dancers
The Berkeley/Oakland AileyCamp at Cal Performances is a six-week intensive dance camp designed to teache discipline and inspire creativity through dance to middle school children (ages 11-14) of Oakland.
The Miami Herald - Dance Camp Promotes Ailey's Dream
This summer was a time for family, fun and life skills for 100 Miami-Dade County middle school students participating in the Alvin Ailey Camp, June 27-Aug. 6 at the Adriencce Arsht Center of the Performing Arts in downtown Miami.
The New York Times - Alvin Ailey's Mission Inspires Dance Camp
When Nehprii Amenii of Brooklyn walked into Newark Arts High School for the first time this summer, she was prepared to be hit with what she called "full cannons of attitude." Since then, she has been spending weekdays teaching creative communication to 11 to 14 year-olds as part of AileyCamp, a full-day summer program offered by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and financed, in Newark, entirely by the Prudential Foundation.
San Francisco Chronicle - AileyCamp Keeps Kids On Their Toes And Reaching Far
On the vast stage of UC Berkeley's Zellerbach Hall, rows of middle-school children are standing in vaguely organized lines. They're trying hard to be attentive, but they look fidgety, the boys pulling fitfully at their shirts, the girls adjusting their leotards.
The Wall Street Journal - Arts & Entertainment: Culture Count
"Revelations" had its debut Jan. 31, 1960, at the 92nd St. Y, after which it became the signature choreographic piece for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and the most performed work of contemporary modern dance in the world.
Dance Studio Life - Something Old, Something New
While AileyCamp at the University of California-Berkeley celebrates its 10th anniversary this summer, across the country in Newark, New Jersey, the newest location of the innovative program will celebrate its first season.
Dance Magazine - AileyCamp Expands
A new branch of AileyCamp has sprouted in Newark, NJ. For over 20 years, the full-scholarship day camp, a program of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, has been reaching urban students across the U.S., harnessing the power of movement to foster self-confidence, creative expression, and critical thinking.
NJ BIZ - Steps Toward A City's Rebirth
The Prudential Foundation is funding Newark's first AileyCamp, a summer camp that embodies Prudential's belief in arts education as a means of revitalizing struggling communities while educating the future work force.