Fame or Famine

• AAADT: NEWS FROM THE ROAD AS 50TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR IS SET TO LAUNCH: On a 27-city tour, the company has critics raving “The Ailey troupe is one of few companies constantly capable of attracting viewers new to dance, and making converts of them.” Click for the AAADT North American Tour Schedule.
• AILEY II GEARS UP FOR PERFORMANCES AT THE JOYCE THEATER: April 30-May 8, 2008, the Ailey II company program will include four New York City premieres including Fragile by French choreographer Stephane Boko, The External Knot by Ailey II’s Associate Artistic Director Troy Powell, Christopher Huggins’ When Dawn Comes and Requiem by Chang Yong Sung.
• AILEY’S ARTS IN EDUCATION RESIDENCIES BRINGS REVELATIONS TO STUDENTS: Using Alvin Ailey’s signature work Revelations, as the cornerstone of the curriculum, Ailey faculty use dance to rouse students’ creativity and to explore other academic disciplines such as social studies and language arts. Revelations: An Interdisciplinary Approach was conducted in London , England and St. Louis , MO and will continue in other cities this year, including the Newton Street School in Newark , NJ and in Seattle , WA.
• THE AILEY SCHOOL STUDENTS TO PERFORM AT CARNEGIE HALL: Student dancers from The Ailey/Fordham BFA Dance Program perform at Carnegie Hall/Zankel Hall on May 5, 2008 in collaboration with the Aeros Quintet, an all female woodwind quintet who are known to stretch the boundaries of music by collaborating with artists of all genres.

For more information on these and other aspects of the AAADT, check out their site at http://alvinailey.org/

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