When Alvin Ailey's seminal dance work Revelations was first performed in 1960, it was about twice as long as the version that's now been seen by millions of people around the world. The company that ...

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Dancer and choreographer Alvin Ailey created nearly 80 ballets in his career, but none is as well-known and well-loved as Revelations. Ailey was only 29 when he created the masterpiece inspired by his ...

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is currently traveling the country on a months-long tour led by its newly appointed creative director, Alicia Graf Mack, who assumed the role in November 2024.

Since the 2008 Dance St. Louis season was announced, many have been anticipating the return of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater to the Fox Theatre on April 11-12. Now students from St. Louis ...

Alicia Graf Mack remembers when the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater became her North Star. She was about 8 years old, growing up in Howard County, Maryland, when she saw a VHS tape of the solo “Cry ...

Artistic Director Alicia Graf Mack tells PEOPLE about ushering in the next chapter for Ailey Hatnim Lee/Getty; Jack Mitchell/Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc. and Smithsonian Institution The Alvin ...

One of the most storied dance companies in the country is celebrating its 65th anniversary this year with artists of all ages learning and perfecting the art of dance and movement. When guests walk ...

My last semester of college, I had an Alvin Ailey phase. To call my interest in Ailey a phase is actually a misnomer since, two years later, I am still an Ailey fan — and now the owner of an actual ...