Donald Byrd’s fifth Ailey commission draws on the Company’s theatrical roots and legacy of addressing social injustice. The work’s title references a 1921 tragedy that happened in Tulsa, Oklahoma’s segregated Greenwood District. At the time, it was one of the country’s most affluent African American communities, known as “Black Wall Street.” Continue reading
Ailey All Access presents the online encore of Alvin Ailey’s Night Creature. This classic work is a perfect fusion of Ailey’s buoyant choreography and Duke Ellington’s sparkling music. Continue reading
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performs Revelations, Chroma, Grace, and Takademe in this 2015 rebroadcast. Continue reading
‘Testament’ (World Premiere) by Matthew Rushing, Clifton Brown, and Yusha-Marie Sorzano, plus a conversation among the choreographers about the work’s creation. Continue reading
Husband and wife Glenn Allen Sims and Linda Celeste Sims have danced with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for more than 20 years. Continue reading
Jawole Willa Jo Zollar’s Shelter is a passionate statement about the physical and emotional deprivation of homeless people. Continue reading
Blues Suite is the first work Alvin Ailey created for the Ailey company in 1958 and we hope you enjoy this 1985 recording that was a part of an hour-long TV special called Three by Three, which was aired on PBS’ Dance in America series. Available for one week only, now through July 30 at 7pm EDT. Continue reading
Ailey All Access presents Rennie Harris’ Lazarus. It’s the Company’s first ever evening length work shown in two acts. Through hip-hop dance, Harris reflects on Alvin Ailey’s life and addresses the racial inequities America faced when the Ailey company was founded 1958 and still faces today. Watch it now through Thurs, July 9 at 7pm EDT. Continue reading
Divo Alert! George Faison, Miguel Godreau and Dudley Williams dance in an excerpt from Talley Beatty’s The Road Of The Pheobe Snow with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Continue reading
The documentary film A Hymn for Alvin Ailey goes behind the scenes of Judith Jamison’s Hymn and gives you a look at Alvin Ailey’s life from the perspective of those who knew him best. Continue reading
Part of the Ailey Extension OnLine series former Ailey principal dancer, accomplished teacher and lecturer Sarita Allen teaches a Pilate based dance designed to build core strength and flexibility.
The Brooklyn Museum Highlights Standout Works From ''KAWS" "WHAT PARTY" Exhibit
The Brooklyn Museum Highlights Standout Works From ''KAWS" "WHAT PARTY" Exhibit
The Dance of the Village Elders are back ! This time we exercise, dance and just have fun through the zoom platform
The Brooklyn Museum Highlights Standout Works From ''KAWS" "WHAT PARTY" Exhibit
The Brooklyn Museum Highlights Standout Works From ''KAWS" "WHAT PARTY" Exhibit
Learn how to prepare healthy Vegan meals with Ailey principal dancer Akua Noni Parker. Akua invites us into her kitchen every week on Tuesday at 5pm. Ingredients are list prior so we can all enjoy CookingWithKu.
The Brooklyn Museum Highlights Standout Works From ''KAWS" "WHAT PARTY" Exhibit
The Dance of the Village Elders are back ! This time we exercise, dance and just have fun through the zoom platform
The Brooklyn Museum Highlights Standout Works From ''KAWS" "WHAT PARTY" Exhibit
The Brooklyn Museum Highlights Standout Works From ''KAWS" "WHAT PARTY" Exhibit
Part of the Ailey Extension OnLine series former Ailey principal dancer, accomplished teacher and lecturer Sarita Allen teaches a Pilate based dance designed to build core strength and flexibility.
The Brooklyn Museum Highlights Standout Works From ''KAWS" "WHAT PARTY" Exhibit
