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Alvin Ailey

Photo: Jacobo Calvo
  • Reviews

Intrepid: Complexions Contemporary Ballet Dances Freedom

Dana Nichols

Rhoden’s choreography is laced with an edge of sweaty, carefree sexuality.

Image: Dennis Johnston
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Where Do Our Dancing Black Boys Go to Cry?

Gregory King

Dance institutions cannot uphold a culture of secrecy that tolerates and protects abusers.

Photo: Scott Robbins
  • Reviews

Trailblazers

Anito Gavino

Today, I conclude what black dance is to me.

Portrait of Alvin Ailey with Judith Jamison, Linda Kent, and Dudley Williams in dance studio, 1973. Photography by Jack Mitchell, © Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc. and Smithsonian Institution, All rights reserved.
© A. Ailey Dance Foundation and Smithsonian
  • Reviews

Parsing the Significance of a New Archive

Emma Cohen

A collection of Alvin Ailey photographs is made available to the public for the first time.

Photo: Paul Kolnik
  • Collections, Reviews

Dance Spirits in Conversation: Alvin Ailey and Rennie Harris Join in the Cypher

Jonathan Stein

A fascinating discourse between two master choreographers of different generations.