Judith Jamison, a renowned performer and choreographer who devoted most of her dance career to the trailblazing Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, has died. Jamison died Saturday after a brief ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MEATPACKING DISTRICT, Manhattan (PIX11) – Grab a free ticket to the Whitney and check out a celebration of choreographer Alvin ...

Stamatiou, a soloist who performs Cry — the ensemble piece that launched Jamison’s early career — described Jamison as a force who taught dancers to transcend performance and become vessels for ...

Anyone who has studied theater and dance will know the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and its founder. Not only did Ailey form a dance movement, but his company also became a pioneering force for ...

Maija García’s “Jazz Island” is a full-company narrative of a kind that Ailey hasn’t done in a while. And it features an Afro-Caribbean score by Etienne Charles. By Brian Seibert It can feel ...

Alvin Ailey was a choreographer who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1958 at just 27 years old. Ailey choreographed over 100 ballets and was known to showcase the many experiences of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dancer Judith Jamison died Saturday after a brief illness, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater announced. She was 81. (J. Scott ...

MEATPACKING DISTRICT, Manhattan (PIX11) – Grab a free ticket to the Whitney and check out a celebration of choreographer Alvin Ailey, recently featured in a PBS show. Admission to the museum on ...

Dancer Judith Jamison died Saturday after a brief illness, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater announced. She was 81. (J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press) Judith Jamison, a renowned performer ...