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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Alvin Ailey Comes to Town and You Shouldn't Miss It

Danai P. Maraire | Posted 04.19.2013 | Los Angeles
Danai P. Maraire

If you've never had the chance to experience this particular dance company, there is no time like the present to discover what I already know: There is nothing like it.

Six Picks for the Week Ahead from The Family Savvy

Sarah Bowman | Posted 04.16.2013 | Los Angeles
Sarah Bowman

From a citywide bike tour to a Dino Fair to six shows at The Music Center with Alvin Ailey, this week is chock-full of delightful spring ideas for the family.

LOOK: Alvin Ailey Returns To Miami

| Posted 02.21.2013 | Miami

This article courtesy of Artburst Miami. By Catherine Hollingsworth Following last year’s much-hyped performance under the new direction of Mi...

WATCH: Alvin Ailey Tackles Human Trafficking

Posted 02.01.2013 | Black Voices

From a young man's reckoning with a diagnosis of HIV ("Home," 2011) to the story of African-American faith and tenacity from slavery to freedom ("Reve...

My Visit to Penumbra Theatre

Michael Kaiser | Posted 03.24.2013 | Arts
Michael Kaiser

I have been anxious about the precarious nature of this country's arts organizations of color; it is ironic that while minorities are becoming a majority and playing increasingly important political roles, arts organizations of color are at a low ebb.

WATCH: The Diet Secrets Of An Alvin Ailey Dancer: Revealed

Posted 01.09.2013 | Black Voices

It isn't easy being beautiful and svelte and utterly agile. But the men and women of the Alvin Ailey American Dancer Theater make it look like it is. ...

Photographing Alvin Ailey's Dance Gala

Christopher Duggan | Posted 02.04.2013 | Arts
Christopher Duggan

2012-12-03-ScreenShot20121203at2.25.55PM.pngAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater hosts gorgeous and energetic galas at New York City Center every year.

Choreographing Another Night

Kyle Abraham | Posted 01.26.2013 | Arts
Kyle Abraham

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The Earned Income Ratio

Michael Kaiser | Posted 12.29.2012 | Arts
Michael Kaiser

Over a period of years, I found that the earned income ratio has lost its place in the pantheon of useful arts management concepts and was rarely discussed by board members or arts managers. But recently, the concept is making a comeback.

The Opening of the Smith Center

Michael Kaiser | Posted 06.02.2012 | Home
Michael Kaiser

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.

DPS Unites The City In Dance

The Huffington Post | David Sands | Posted 06.04.2012 | Detroit

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

Director Of Alvin Ailey To Resign

The Huffington Post | Kia Makarechi | Posted 01.25.2012 | Arts

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...

Alvin Ailey Dance Show Gets Audience Out Of Their Seats

AP | JOCELYN NOVECK | Posted 03.04.2012 | Black Voices

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...

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

Grace Aneiza Ali | Posted 02.04.2012 | Black Voices
Grace Aneiza Ali

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.

Jessica Cumberbatch Anderson

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Jessica Cumberbatch Anderson | Posted 11.24.2011 | Black Voices

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

City Center: A Remarkable History

Michael Kaiser | Posted 12.31.2011 | Arts
Michael Kaiser

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.

Fundraising: The Dilemma of Organizations of Color

Michael Kaiser | Posted 12.24.2011 | Arts
Michael Kaiser

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.

The Dream: Diversity in the Arts

Michael Kaiser | Posted 12.17.2011 | Arts
Michael Kaiser

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

Amy Lee

A Look Inside An Alvin Ailey Rehearsal

HuffingtonPost.com | Amy Lee | Posted 11.28.2011 | Home

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...

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

nytimes.com | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts

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 ...

The Earned Income Ratio

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Michael Kaiser

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

Remembering Denise Jefferson

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Michael Kaiser

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.

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

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

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...

A Fundamental Problem With Our Arts Ecology

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Michael Kaiser

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

The Transition at Alvin Ailey

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Michael Kaiser

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.