Outreach is at the heart of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. For nearly 60 years, the company has introduced communities to modern dance and inspired people all over the world. The Ailey Company has been responsible for sparking a new love for the arts and launching the dreams of...
Part III: Revelations from the road: touring with Alvin Ailey
One of the things that every touring company deals with is fitting a show into different venues, whether they have fewer fixtures than you’re used to or the stage is smaller. For international tours, you’re also faced with different electrical requirements and approaches to work.
It was July 1988. I had completed a design gig at a Shakespeare festival and returned to New Orleans to look for a month’s worth of work before starting year two of grad school at Tulane University.
You can’t talk about the history of dance in the United States without focusing on the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. It made its first stamp on history in 1958 when Alvin Ailey and a group of African-American dancers put on a tide-changing performance in New York City. In the nearly six...
