Alvin Ailey

An American Visionary

Muriel Topaz, Muriel Topaz

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2018
• ISBN:
  9781134372492
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Médias et arts de la scène
• Subtopic: Arts de la scène

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.

Index

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

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