“The Beauty in Wearing a Mask” public service announcement encouraging all to be vigilant to help stop the rise of COVID-19 infection rates. Ailey’s artistry is used in these timely 30 and 60 second spots that remind fellow New Yorkers to join together and move forward during the holidays in battling the spread of the pandemic. -
Partnership for New York City and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Launch New PSA to Remind New Yorkers to Wear a Mask as Second Surge Emerges
Testament at Wave Hill PGCC. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater rehearsing Alvin Ailey s
Revelations at Wave Hill PGCC. Photos by Travis Magee.
The Ailey Company meets the challenge of this lost season
File photo of Linda Celste Sims, front left, and fellow members of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, performing in New York, June 10, 2010. Andrea Mohin/The New York Times.
by Brian Seibert
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- The centrality of Revelations in the repertory of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is like nothing else in dance. Ballet companies may perform The Nutcracker every winter; the Ailey troupe performs Revelations on nearly every program, the whole year through. Its the blueprint for most other works the company dances and the standard against which theyre all judged. Its the perennial billboard for the companys brand and its bible, too.
The College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) at George Mason University, in collaboration with its School of Dance, announced today the official launch of the LIVE Center, also known as The Center for Live Interactive Virtual Education. Conceived and spearheaded by Heritage Professor of Dance Christopher dâAmboise, the LIVE Center is a home for innovative virtual education and collaboration solutions for the School of Dance and all academic units within the College.
The genesis of the LIVE Center dates back to 2019, when Professor dâAmboise first identified a need for video conferencing that allowed for life-sized, full-body interaction in educational settings. This idea propelled the creation of the Moving Story Window Wall, through which a teacher in a remote location can be projected live and life-sized onto the wall of a studio while a live feed of the students is also projected for the teacher. Featuring a flexible projection window of up to 30 feet wide by 20 fee
The Ailey Company Meets the Challenge of This Lost Season
In a pandemic year, Ailey celebrates the 60th anniversary of its cornerstone, “Revelations,” and premieres two fine new works, one by Jamar Roberts.
“Revelations Reimagined” with, from left, Yazzmeen Laidler, Constance Stamatiou, Yannick Lebrun, Jessica Amber Pinkett and James Gilmer at Wave Hill.Credit.Travis Magee
Dec. 18, 2020
The centrality of “Revelations” in the repertory of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is like nothing else in dance. Ballet companies may perform “The Nutcracker” every winter; the Ailey troupe performs “Revelations” on nearly every program, the whole year through. It’s the blueprint for most other works the company dances and the standard against which they’re all judged. It’s the perennial billboard for the company’s brand and its bible, too.