'Boyz n the Hood' reimagined by interpretive dancers
theGRIO REPORT - According to The New Yorker, 35-year-old African-American dancer Kyle Abraham is reinterpreting the Oscar nominated film in his own show called 'Pavement'...
New Alvin Ailey show adds audience participation
NEW YORK (AP) - Imagine you're in the audience at, say, 'Swan Lake,' and the ballerinas you've been watching suddenly swoop over to your seat, envelop you with their wings and spirit you onstage to flutter along en pointe...
Ailey pulls out the stops at festive season opener
NEW YORK (AP) - You can always count on a few things about the annual Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater gala at City Center...
Remembering black celebs who died of AIDS
SLIDESHOW - Black celebrities who have died of AIDS sometimes do not receive the attention that others lost to this terrible disease often do. TheGrio wants to say: We remember you...
AIDS Day powerfully personal for Alvin Ailey
theGRIO REPORT - World AIDS Day is powerfully personal for the legendary Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater...
TheGrio's 100: Robert Battle, choreographer leaping to lead Alvin Ailey's dancers
TheGrio's 100 - In 2011, Robert Battle will assume his role as the third director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, a powerhouse studio with a 52-year history...
Judith Jamison retires from Alvin Ailey after 21 years
CLUTCH - A native of Philadelphia, Jamison began dancing at only ten years old, and later attended Fisk University and the Philadelphia Dance Company...
Ailey's 'Revelations' at 50: Still awe-inspiring
NEW YORK (AP) - "Revelations" could be performed in a driving snowstorm and still transmit its power, beauty, cultural resonance and infectious energy...
Judith Jamison honored at White House dance event
WASHINGTON (AP) - The 67-year-old Jamison is an icon of the dance world. She joined the Ailey company in 1965 and became the choreographer's muse...
