Alvin Ailey’s artistic director: Expanding dancers’ prowess
The mighty ship that is the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater docked at Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall this week for a residency that begins tomorrow, March 13, and runs through March 18. The company’s...
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Feed your soul, feast your eyes: Alvin Ailey is in town
The almighty power of contemporary dance is alive and kicking in Berkeley through April 28, after which the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will pack up their four, richly textured programs and hoof...
View ArticleBerkeley Alvin Ailey camp teaches more than dance
Like characters in an ancient Roman frieze, eight young boys assume motionless poses, then spring to pumping, rolling, spinning life in front of the Zellerbach Playhouse on the University of...
View ArticleAlvin Ailey’s genre-stretching adventure back in Berkeley
Is the juice worth the squeeze? It’s the unexpected question Robert Battle, now in his third year as Artistic Director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, asks himself every day. The “squeeze”...
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AileyCamp back in motion after 2-year gap in Berkeley
The camp taught dozens of 11-14-year olds dance moves created by the legendary choreographer Alvin Ailey.
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Dance film from Alvin Ailey will ‘give voice’ to those who need to be heard
The video program begins with a new work providing commentary on the devastating effect of police misconduct, health disparities and gun violence on Black communities.
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Lost music from Alvin Ailey’s unabridged version of ‘Revelations’ inspired...
Ailey’s “Revelations” may be the most hailed masterpiece of modern dance. A new ballet from the late choreographer’s dance company pays homage to the piece’s original, never-recorded 1960 production.
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Remembering Robert Cole, who turned Cal Performances into a global powerhouse
He made Cal Performances a destination for the world's most celebrated artists and companies — the Bolshoi, Alvin Ailey, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Yo-Yo Ma and countless more.
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