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Established in 1846, St. Mary of the Sea is the oldest church in the Archdiocese, and will be the first Minor Basilica in the Archdiocese and the fifth in Florida. St. Mary of the Sea Catholic church is at 1010 Windsor Lane in Key West. Black history...
Broadway costume designer and "Project Runway" finalist Emilio Sosa has no preference over costume or womenswear design -- to him, the processes are virtually the same. Perhaps that's why his Fall 2012 esosa collection, which premiered Wednesday night...
NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 10: Models prepare backstage at the Esosa NY Women's Fall 2012 debut collection cocktail reception & installation at Alvin Ailey Studios on February 10, 2012 in New York City. View Photo »
The world premiere of Home on December 1 is symbolic in that it is both World AIDS Day and the day that our founder, Alvin Ailey, passed away from the disease in 1989
"This is the beginning of a new adventure—for the company, for me and for Atlanta audiences,” Battle says. First of all, the company will showcase several pieces it's never performed in Atlanta before. Hip-hop choreographer Rennie Harris—who has been...
Newsletter “In honor of Black History Month, we are featuring titles from African American composers and performers across the world of classical music, jazz and ballet. From Nina Simone to Alvin Ailey, these artists have created and continually molded...
City. Angela Simmons attended the Diet Pepsi Style Studio fashion Show Presented By Simon Doonan at the Lincoln Center on February 9, 2012 in New York City. She was also in the house for the Charlotte Ronson Fall 2012 fashion show on Feb. 10 Models...
NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 10: Designer Esosa attends the Esosa NY Women's Fall 2012 debut collection cocktail reception & installation at Alvin Ailey Studios on February 10, 2012 in New York City. View Photo »
Together, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater are celebrating the inspiring stories of our first place winners and raising awareness in support of people living with HIV.
I auditioned for dance in my high school and I got in. I loved it. Dance was the one discipline where I felt comfortable. What was you first experience with the Alvin Ailey dance company? I saw Alvin Ailey's Revelations when it came to Miami. I just...
At 8 or 9, she was twirling around a friend's living room to a video of Alvin Ailey's masterpiece "Revelations." And by her mid-20s, she was dancing with the company itself. But after three years with the company, an autoimmune disorder similar to...
Alvin Ailey, Jr. (5 January 1931 – 1 December 1989) was an American modern dancer and choreographer who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater on 92nd Street in New York City. Full Article
NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 10: (L-R) Edwin Mejia, Vlad Yudin and Joseph Ochoa attend New York Fashion Week: Emilio Sosa Fashion Line Launch at Alvin Ailey Studios on February 10, 2012 in New York City.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 10: Models prepare backstage at the Esosa NY Women's Fall 2012 debut collection cocktail reception & installation at Alvin Ailey Studios on February 10, 2012 in New York City.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 10: Designer Esosa attends the Esosa NY Women's Fall 2012 debut collection cocktail reception & installation at Alvin Ailey Studios on February 10, 2012 in New York City.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 09: A view of Gibellieri boots seen at the Danilo Gabrielli runway show during Nolcha Fashion Week New York at the Alvin Ailey Studios on February 9, 2012 in New York City.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 09: Violinist Daisy Jopling performs at the Danilo Gabrielli runway show during Nolcha Fashion Week New York at the Alvin Ailey Studios on February 9, 2012 in New York City.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 09: A model walks the runway at the Carlos Luna runway show during Nolcha Fashion Week New York at the Alvin Ailey Studios on February 9, 2012 in New York City.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 09: Models walk the runway with designer Teresa Rosati (C) at the Teresa Rosati runway show during Nolcha Fashion Week New York at the Alvin Ailey Studios on February 9, 2012 in New York City.
View Photo »Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater dancers Alicia Graf Mack (R) and Antonio Douthit (L) perform during a dress rehearsal of "Home" by Hip-Hop Choreographer Rennie Harris at City Center theater in New York, December 1, 2011. Inspired by the stories of people living with or affected by...
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 30: Alvin Ailey dancers perform at the 2011 Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's opening night gala at New York City Center on November 30, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 30: Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Robert Battle speaks at the 2011 Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's opening night gala at New York City Center on November 30, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 30: Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Judith Jamison attends the 2011 Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's opening night gala at New York City Center on November 30, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre holds a dress rehearsal of Arden Court, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011 in New York. The work by choreographer Paul Taylor opens Wednesday evening in the newly renovated theater.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 01: Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Robert Battle speaks at the Princess Grace Awards Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on November 1, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »Dancers of the Alvin Ailey dance company perform during a press show at the Stanislavsky Music Theater in Moscow June 28, 2011. The Alvin Ailey dance company, with its roots in the U.S. civil rights movement, opened the American Seasons festival in Moscow this week, electrifying...
View Photo »Sharlee Jeter, President, Turn 2 Foundation, Inc. ; Hope Boykin, Dancer; Robert Battle, Alvin Ailey Artistic Director; Efraim Grinberg, Chairman & CEO, Movado Group, Inc. ; Briana Reed, Dancer; Derek Jeter; Dancers, Rachael McLaren, Aisha Mitchell, Renaldo Gardner and Daniel Harder,...
View Photo »Kirven James Boyd and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater during dress rehearsal for the world premiere of 'Home' by Rennie Harris December 1, 2011 in New York. The work, inspired by people living with HIV, will premiere on December 1, World AIDS Day and the day company founder Alvin...
View Photo »Linda Celeste Sims (R), Matthew Rushing (L) and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater during dress rehearsal for the world premiere of 'Home' by Rennie Harris December 1, 2011 in New York. The work, inspired by people living with HIV, will premiere on December 1, World AIDS Day and...
View Photo »Glenn Allen Sims (L) and Linda Celeste Sims (C, yellow jacket) and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater during dress rehearsal for the world premiere of 'Home' by Rennie Harris December 1, 2011 in New York. The work, inspired by people living with HIV, will premiere on December 1,...
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 30: A view of atmosphere at the 2011 Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's opening night gala at New York City Center on November 30, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 30: Television producer and author Crystal McCrary attends the 2011 Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's opening night gala at New York City Center on November 30, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 30: President of the JPMorgan Chase Foundation Kimberly B. Davis speaks at the 2011 Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's opening night gala at New York City Center on November 30, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 30: Bruce Gordon (L) and Twana Tibbs attend the 2011 Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's opening night gala at New York City Center on November 30, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 30: Singer/musician John Legend attends the 2011 Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's opening night gala at New York City Center on November 30, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 30: Television news anchor Sade Baderinwa attends the 2011 Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's opening night gala at New York City Center on November 30, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 30: Sandy Weill and wife Joan Weill attend the 2011 Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's opening night gala at New York City Center on November 30, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 10: (L-R) Edwin Mejia, Vlad Yudin and Joseph Ochoa attend New York Fashion Week: Emilio Sosa Fashion Line Launch at Alvin Ailey Studios on February 10, 2012 in New York City.
View Photo »Together, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater are celebrating the inspiring stories of our first place winners and raising awareness in support of people living with HIV.
It is a tribute to Alvin Ailey’s enduring spirit and pioneering legacy. The ‘Fight HIV Your Way’ initiative has enabled us to bring to the stage compelling stories about the individual and collective fight against HIV, through the unique perspective of hip hop choreographer Rennie Harris.
The world premiere of Home on December 1 is symbolic in that it is both World AIDS Day and the day that our founder, Alvin Ailey, passed away from the disease in 1989
Home is a bold new work – Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s first-ever original dance to recognize the continued HIV epidemic
I’m not majoring in dance, but during the summer I went to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s summer intensive program. I auditioned for their year-round professional program and I got in
If you asked me what I wanted to do with my life before leaving Alvin Ailey, I don’t know that I would have answered, ‘Run a major arts organization,’ ... When I said yes, I was unsure, like, ‘Really, am I the right person for this job?’ But I know now that it is my calling.
My inspiration for the choreography is Bearden’s employment of collage techniques in relationship to movement and dance ... I am hopeful that the Alvin Ailey audience, along with the general public, will experience this very special dance performance, as well as the Romare Bearden exhibition.
