Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
About Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater grew from a now-fabled performance in March 1958 at the 92nd Street Y in New York City. Led by Alvin Ailey and a group of young African-American modern dancers, that performance changed forever the perception of American dance.
The Ailey company has gone on to perform for an estimated 25 million people at theaters in 48 states and 71 countries on six continents – as well as millions more through television broadcasts, film screenings, and online platforms.
In 2008, a U.S. Congressional resolution designated the Company as “a vital American cultural ambassador to the world” that celebrates the uniqueness of the African-American cultural experience and the preservation and enrichment of the American modern dance heritage. When Mr. Ailey began creating dances, he drew upon his "blood memories" of Texas, the blues, spirituals, and gospel as inspiration, which resulted in the creation of his most popular and critically acclaimed work, Revelations. Although he created 79 ballets over his lifetime, Mr. Ailey maintained that his company was not exclusively a repository for his own work.
Today, the Company continues Mr. Ailey's mission by presenting important works of the past and commissioning new ones. In all, more than 235 works by over 90 choreographers have been part of the Ailey company’s repertory.
Before his untimely death in 1989, Alvin Ailey named Judith Jamison as his successor, and over the next 21 years, she brought the Company to unprecedented success. Ms. Jamison, in turn, personally selected Robert Battle to succeed her in 2011, and The New York Times declared he “has injected the company with new life.”
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater gratefully acknowledges The Joan & Sandy Weill Global Ambassador Fund, which provides vital support for Ailey’s national and international tours.


Dancers

Jeroboam Bozeman

Clifton Brown

Khalia Campbell

Patrick Coker

Sarah Daley-Perdomo

Ghrai DeVore-Stokes

Solomon Dumas

Samantha Figgins

James Gilmer

Vernard J. Gilmore

Jacqueline Green

Jacquelin Harris

Michael Jackson, Jr.

Yazzmeen Laidler

Yannick Lebrun

Renaldo Maurice

Corrin Rachelle Mitchell

Chalvar Monteiro

Belén Indhira Pereyra

Jessica Amber Pinkett

Miranda Quinn

Jamar Roberts

Kanji Segawa

Courtney Celeste Spears

Constance Stamatiou

Jermaine Terry

Christopher R. Wilson

Brandon Woolridge

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