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About this book
During its three and half decades, the Alvin Ailey Company has left lasting markers on the playing field of American Modern Dance. It has established a reputation for precise but spectacular dancing, for depicting an African American ethos with sensitivity and elegance, and set standards for performance excellence. Ailey's choreography caused shock waves in the dance world of 1958 and continues to move audiences deeply. The company has also provided a paradigm for a modern dance repertory company. Contributors include Jennifer Dunning, Ronni Favors, Allan Gray, Denise Jefferson, Cynthia Sithembile West, Muriel Topaz, James Truitte, and Sylvia Waters. Eulogies written by David Dinkins, Carmen de Lavallade, Judith Jamison and Maya Angelou.
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DanceIndex
Aaron Davis Hall 31
Abbot, Loretta 17
African America, American 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 36, 45, 55
AileyCamp 39, 41-46, 67
Alvin Ailey American Dance Center 21-27, 29, 42, 43, 45, 67
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 1, 3, 4, 7, 13, 20, 22, 25, 29, 31, 38, 39, 42, 50, 56, 59, 67, 69
Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble 22, 23, 24, 25 29-34, 45, 65, 67, 69
Allen, Sarita 23
American Ballet Theatre 51
American Dance Festival 1, 18, 67
Angelou, Maya 56-57
Asakawa, Takako 16; 17, 51, 66
Au Bord de Precipice 49, 63
Ballet 21, 23, 37
Ballet Hispanico 31
Barnett, Mary 30, 66
Baryshnikov, Mikhail 27
Basie, Count 37, 63
Beatty, Talley 4, 10, 13, 17, 24, 25, 31, 38, 48, 59, 60, 62, 63, 65
Belefonte, Harry 35, 36
Blues 1, 2, 5, 6
Blues Suite 1, 2, 5, 6, 13, 14, 16, 31, 48, 49, 59, 66
Bolender, Todd 38, 62
Butler, John 4, 10, 17, 18, 24, 59, 61, 63
Byrd, Donald 4, 17, 24, 31, 61, 64, 65, 67
Carmina Burana 18, 61
Carroll, Vinette 52
Caverna Magica 25, 38, 39, 63
Cernovitch, Nicola 16, 59, 60, 61, 62
Chaya, Masazumi 6, 31, 38, 63
Children’s Aid Society (CAS) 41, 43, 44, 45, 46, 67
Clark Center 10, 47, 48
Cole, Jack 10, 48
Collins, Janet 17, 61
Come and Get The Beauty of It Hot 25, 60
Cry 6, 48, 49, 60
Dance Notation Bureau 10
Dance Theater Foundation, Inc. 22, 43, 67
Dark of the Moon 52
Dayton Contemporary Dance Company
(DCDC) 2, 3, 31, 68
DeLoatch, Gary 38, 63, 66
Dinkins, David 55
Divining 25, 63
Down to Earth 10
Dove, Ulysses 17, 24, 31, 38, 62, 63, 64, 65
Duncan, Isadora 4, 17
Dunham, Katherine 4, 7, 21, 23, 38, 61, 63, 66
Dunning, Jennifer 32, 47-54, 67
Ellington, Duke 4, 29, 31, 37, 50, 59, 60, 61, 62, 65, 66
Escapades 48, 66
Fagan, Garth 31, 38, 64
Faison, George 17, 24, 61, 62, 66
Falco, Louis 4, 62, 64
Favors, Ronnie 30, 41-46, 67
Flowers 49, 60
For Bird-With Love 39, 49, 63
Four A...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- Alvin Ailey: Signposts of an American Visionary
- Dear Alvin
- An Inside View of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
- Alvin Ailey and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center
- Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble
- Life With Alvin: A Kansas City Story
- AileyCamp
- Amazing Truth
- Eulogies
- Appendix I: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Repertory from 1958–1993
- Appendix II: Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble Repertory from 1974–1994
- Notes on Contributors
- Index