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CLYMOVE DANCE GALA To Honors Sarita Allen This Week

CLYMOVE DANCE GALA honors Sarita Allen, will present two World Premieres, and a performance of Elisa Monte's 'Pigs and Fishes' on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Ailey Citigroup Theater.
Ailey Lights Up The Stage In Final Weeks Of Performances With Special Programs And Revelations Through The New Year

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's 65th anniversary season swings into the final two weeks of its holiday season engagement with an exciting lineup of performances that will captivate New York City Center audiences.
Photos: Ailey's Opening Night Gala Honors Living Legend Judith Jamison with Honorary Chairs Cynthia Erivo and Sunny Hostin

On November 29, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater kicked off its 65th anniversary season at a star-studded Opening Night Gala complete with a rousing performance and party. Honorary Chairs for the evening were Tony®, Emmy®, and GRAMMY® Award-winning and Oscar-nominated actress, singer, author, and producer Cynthia Erivo and 3x Emmy® Award-winning co-host of ABC’s “The View” and 2x New York Times best-selling author Sunny Hostin. Check out photos here!
Dallas Black Dance Theatre's Director's Choice Series Returns This Week

Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s Director’s Choice series returns with two world premieres, one by 2023 Guggenheim Fellow Nejla Y. Yatkin and another by the award-winning Norbert De La Cruz III, in addition to a performance of Francesca Harper’s Instinct 11/1. The program also includes Alvin Ailey’s Reflections in D.
Ailey's 65th Anniversary Opening Night Gala Will Honor Judith Jamison and Feature a Performance by Cynthia Erivo

On the heels of a successful international tour, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater kicks off its 65th anniversary season at New York City Center on November 29 with an Opening Night Gala honoring beloved trailblazer and iconic Artistic Director Emerita Judith Jamison. Learn more about the gala here!
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Reveals 2023 New York City Center Season

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has announced its 65th anniversary season at its New York City Center “home” from November 29 - December 31. Learn more about the upcoming performances here!
Ailey 2 is Back in the UK For a 12-Venue Tour Opening in September

As Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater departs the UK following performances at the Edinburgh International Festival and Sadler's Wells, the incredible young dancers of Ailey 2 will embark on a 12-venue tour presented by Dance Consortium.
CLYMOVE Dance Honors ELISA MONTE

Dancer/choreographer Clymene Aldinger announces her company CLYMOVE's spring season May 26 & 27, presenting Time Signatures, an evening of nine contemporary dance pieces, all choreographed by Aldinger, and consisting of a series of solos, trios, and quartets, performed by four outstanding dancers whose divergent and contrasting life experiences celebrate the Company's individual uniqueness and shared humanity. 
New Ballet Ensemble & School Presents SPRINGLOADED

New Ballet Ensemble & School will present its 20th annual “Springloaded” production, featuring original and reimagined works. The program will return to the Buckman Performing Arts Center, where it premiered in the spring of 2003.
CLYMOVE Dance to Present Inaugural Spring Season at Alpha Omega Theatrical Dance Theater

CLYMOVE Dance will present an inaugural Spring Season choreographed by Clymene Aldinger, former Principal Dancer with Elisa Monte Dance (2009-2017) and Monte's last protégé, on May 20th and 21st, 2022, 7:30 PM, at Alpha Omega Theatrical Dance Theater.
Ailey II to Return The Ailey Citigroup Theater

Ailey II, the celebrated second company to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, will return to its home, The Ailey Citigroup Theater, for a highly anticipated two-week season featuring 10 performances from March 23 - April 3.
AILEY II Returns To The Ailey Citigroup Theater For Two-Week Season in March 23

Ailey II, the celebrated second company to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, returns to its home, The Ailey Citigroup Theater, for a highly anticipated two-week season featuring 10 performances from March 23 - April 3.
Ailey II to Return to U.S. Stages Led by New Artistic Director Francesca Harper

Ailey II will return to stages across the country this winter. Ailey II Artistic Director Francesca Harper—an internationally renowned performer, choreographer, director, and multi-disciplinary artist—is nurturing new creative voices and propelling the Company forward during her inaugural season.
Ailey Artistry Brings Dance To The People In Person, Online, And Through A National Television Network Broadcast

From January 11 through May 8, audiences across the country will have the opportunity to experience the extraordinary artistry of Ailey with a cornucopia of performances and programs, including two national tours—by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Ailey II—as well as the nationwide broadcast of the acclaimed documentary film AILEY, with its immersive portrait of dance pioneer Alvin Ailey, and the continuation of Ailey All Access, the organization's digital programming for all audiences.
CLYMOVE Dance Company Premieres FEMMENISTO CHAPTER ONE At Triskelion Arts

CLYMOVE Dance will present an evening-length concert dance piece choreographed by Clymene Aldinger, former Principal Dancer with Elisa Monte Dance (2009-2017) and Monte's last protégé, on December 16th and 17th, 2021, 8 PM, at Triskelion Arts Theater, in Brooklyn, New York.
Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation Names Francesca Harper As Artistic Director Of The Ailey II Company

Robert Battle, Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, announced today that internationally renowned performer, choreographer, director, and multi-disciplinary artist Francesca Harper has been appointed Artistic Director of Ailey II, the Ailey organization's acclaimed company of young dancers. Ms. Harper will assume her duties on September 7, 2021, and will immediately begin preparing for Ailey II's return to the stage.
BalletX Says Farewell to Caili Quan; Welcomes Two New Dancers Savannah Green and Ashley Simpson

BalletX, led by Artistic & Executive Director Christine Cox, will say a heartfelt farewell to longtime company member Caili Quan at the end of the 2019-20 Season, as she pursues her choreographic career and other opportunities in New York City.
BWW Interview: Celebrating 50 Years of The Ailey School with Melanie Person

“Mr. Ailey had this notion that a dancer needed to know or understand multiple techniques and styles,” she explains. “He was ahead of his time in that regard. Without realizing it, he was thinking about the future o
THE UNWRITTEN LAW Comes To Dixon Place

Dixon Place (Ellie Covan, Founding & Artistic Director) presents the co-production of world-famous beatboxer and Drama Desk Award recipient Chesney Snow & critically praised director Rebecca Arends's THE UNWRITTEN LAW opening Friday, September 7th. Snow comes direct from his run in Broadway's In Transit, where Ben Brantley of the NY Times called him 'a one-man sound effects wiz.' Directed and choreographed by Rebecca Arends, with original live music, Snow delivers a brilliant blend of spoken word, dance, and visuals. THE UNWRITTEN LAW, will play a limited engagement at Dixon Place (161A Chrystie Street). Tickets for THE UNWRITTEN LAW range from $18 to $25. For tickets and further information please visit www.dixonplace.org/performances/the-unwritten-law-2018/ or call 866-811-4111.
Metropolitan Ballet Academy Announces Guest Teaching Artists For THE BRIDGE

Intermediate and advanced dance students in the greater Philadelphia region will have a unique opportunity to learn with acclaimed guest artists John Selya, Olga Kostritzky and Levi Marsman during 'The Bridge' master class series, presented by Metropolitan Ballet Academy (MBA) from June 6-12, 2018.

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