In celebration of Revelations
Few dance companies carry the worldwide name recognition of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. And even fewer dance works boast the influential artistic legacy of Ailey’s Revelations, which the …
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Honoring the past
In 1958, a group of talented young dancers led by visionary choreographer Alvin Ailey performed for the first time as the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT). During the course …
Read MoreDancing dreams
There’s a word used to describe the feeling you get when you love what you do. When your mind tells you to stop, but your heart says keep at it. …
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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has presented shows at The Fox Theatre since the early 1980s, when local fans including Coretta Scott King and former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young would visit backstage. The company’s technically precise, physically impressive and emotionally engaging shows have been an annual fixture since the 1996 Olympics. From Thursday, Feb. 28, to Sunday, March 2, the Ailey dancers present two programs of new and classic works at the Fox, including encore performances of three works from last year’s program…
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