The Alvin Ailey Dance Company’s Home Spotlights the Fight Against HIV by Chip Alfred Deep where the sun don’t shine Is a place that I call home. When the planetary alignment is right And the DJ cuts out the lights Deep is where I’m home. —”Underground Is My Home” by Dennis Ferrer from Home The planets and the stars aligned for the world premiere of Home, a work inspired by the courageous stories of ten people affected by HIV. With high-energy hip-hop choreography by Rennie [...]

As Judith Jamison Ensures that a Dance Legacy She Helped Create Lives On, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Celebrates the Winners of the Fight HIV Your Way Photo Contest by Chip Alfred A grand dame of modern dance, Judith Jamison is one of the most revered artists of her generation. She catapulted to international stardom as a principal dancer with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, appeared on Broadway in Sophisticated Ladies, and performed with dance companies all over the world. In 1989, before Alvin [...]

If you created a word cloud around Alvin Ailey, items sure to pop up would be “dance theater,” “Judith Jamison,” “Revelations,” “Duke Ellington,” “Scripps Award” and any number of superlatives that trailed the famed choreographer and dancer since the late 1950s to his death from AIDS-related complications on December 1, 1989, and beyond. Joining the Ailey stratosphere this year is “Fight HIV Your Way,” a contest that will give individuals a chance to express how they meet the challenges of living with HIV/AIDS. Thanks to a [...]