In the arts world, especially in the dance community, long term survival is never a certainty. Surviving a founder’s death is a noteworthy accomplishment. Thriving is a rarity.
Judith Jamison was a big, gangling girl no one in dance knew quite what to do with. Alvin Ailey discovered her when she stumbled against him, fleeing a failed Broadway audition soon after she arrived from Philadelphia to look for work in New York.
My greatest gift is the gift of living art: two tickets to a new work, Among Us (Private Spaces: Public Places), choreographed by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre artistic director Judith Jamison.
When Judith Jamison was growing up in Philadelphia, her dream was to be a pilot. Ultimately, she found another way to fly, becoming a star with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Ailey dancers mark 20 years under Judith Jamison.
SLOTUS Jill Biden stopped by the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater in New York on Monday, showing off some well-toned gams in one of her signature short dresses. The dress and coat were by Milly.
I live my life day by day with a lot of prayer and not necessarily immediate revelations, because I always think God takes his good time in lettin' you know what's doin'.
To refer to Judith Jamison as merely a dancer is an insult. Of course she's a terrific one but the 64-year-old who joined the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater in 1965 is also the leader of an important part of American culture.
In light of the recent downpour of Tulsa Ballet reviews, many of which critized the selection of dances artistic director Marcello Angelini chose to bring to NY, my friend Christopher Atamian writes a note on progamming selection.
How do you pay tribute to Judith Jamison? With a lot of dancing, of course.