Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

The Opening of the Smith Center

Michael Kaiser | Posted 04.02.2012

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What is especially exciting is that the rationale for the Center has little to do with the millions of people who travel to Las Vegas every year to enjoy the hotels, gambling and shows for which Las Vegas has become famous.

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DPS Unites The City In Dance

The Huffington Post | David Sands | Posted 03.29.2012

For 70 years, Detroit students have been gliding and spinning together in the annual All-City Dance Concert. This Thursday evening, the spring traditi...

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Director Of Alvin Ailey To Resign

The Huffington Post | Kia Makarechi | Posted 01.25.2012

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According to a press release from the Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, executive director Sharon Gersten Luckman will step down in 2013 to pursue other p...

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Alvin Ailey Dance Show Gets Audience Out Of Their Seats

AP | JOCELYN NOVECK | Posted 03.04.2012

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NEW YORK — Imagine you're in the audience at, say, "Swan Lake," and the ballerinas you've been watching suddenly swoop over to your seat, envelo...

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French Guiana Dancer Yannick Lebrun Finds "Home" In New Alvin Ailey Production Premiering on World AIDS Day

Grace Aneiza Ali | Posted 02.04.2012

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On December 1, Yannick Lebrun joined the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in the world premiere of "Home," an evocative piece inspired by stories of people living with or affected by HIV.

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Alvin Ailey's New Artistic Director Is Raising The Barre With His Modernized Repertory

HuffingtonPost.com | Jessica Cumberbatch Anderson | Posted 11.24.2011

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"The crux of every work is the transition," choreographer Rennie Harris said, reflecting on his new work, "Home," dance in general, and -- almost unwi...

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City Center: A Remarkable History

Michael Kaiser | Posted 12.31.2011

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The ghosts of George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Alvin Ailey and too many others to name are hopefully still in residence, inspiring a new generation of artists to create great works.

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Fundraising: The Dilemma of Organizations of Color

Michael Kaiser | Posted 12.24.2011

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Individual donors are the bedrock of American arts funding, giving more than 60% of the money received. Yet the average African American, Latino, Asian American or Native American arts organization receives less than 10% of its funding from individual donors.

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The Dream: Diversity in the Arts

Michael Kaiser | Posted 12.17.2011

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Why, given so much social progress, have we failed to produce more leading arts organizations of color? I think there are two different answers.

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A Look Inside An Alvin Ailey Rehearsal

HuffingtonPost.com | Amy Lee | Posted 11.28.2011

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NEW YORK -- At the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in midtown Manhattan, an unfinished performance is about to begin. A small group of press an...

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STARVING ARTIST ALERT: Taylor Gordon, Freelance Ballerina, Chases Her Dream

nytimes.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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TAYLOR GORDON thought she might have a heart attack as she sprinted from Radio City to the Ailey Citigroup Theater. "I was literally shoving tourists ...

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The Earned Income Ratio

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.25.2011

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Arts management is a young field and, like any young field, can take some wrong turns when it comes to theory.

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Remembering Denise Jefferson

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.25.2011

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The dance world lost a giant on when Denise Jefferson passed away. I would venture to say that thousands of dance lovers, who may not even know her name, have great reason to celebrate her memory.

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Robert Battle Take Judith Jamison's Place In Alvin Ailey Dance Company

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Alvin Ailey's artistic director has announced a successor, a 37-year-old choreographer with a decade-long history with the world-reno...

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A Fundamental Problem With Our Arts Ecology

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.25.2011

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Over the last year I have noticed a change in the reactions by major donors, especially foundations, to serious fiscal problems experienced by importa...

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The Transition at Alvin Ailey

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Alvin Ailey organization has recently announced that Robert Battle would replace Judith Jamison as artistic director next year. There was much to dissect in this surprising announcement.

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Evidence Dance Company's Silver Ball at the Plaza

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Unfortunate alterations, made by the former Mrs. Donald Trump, remain intact at the Hotel Plaza. Even so, for a party there's no more special place so redolent of elegance and festivity.

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Questions on Diversity

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.25.2011

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When large, white organizations produce minority works they typically select the "low hanging fruit," the most popular works featuring the most famous minority performers. This invariably hurts minority arts organizations.

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The Power of Joint Ventures

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.25.2011

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In my travels across the nation I have been hearing a lot of discussion about the glut of arts organizations and the need to "thin out" the field. This scares me greatly.

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One Approach to Reducing Health Care Costs: The Discipline of Dance

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.25.2011

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Children who dance are far more likely to appreciate their own physical selves. Dance training helps address the obesity problem currently facing our nation.

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