The New York Times - The Sexual Duel In An Eyebrow-Raising Ballet

Jiri Kylian's "Petite Mort" is predictably a dance of duets. It takes two, as they say in another sexual euphemism, to tango. But before the six couples here reach their stylized climaxes, their entwined limbs alternately thrusting and splaying, the audience sees the men alone, moving in tandem with sinuous fencing foils: foreplay with props.

New York Post - Ailey Hits A 'Home' Run

The Alvin Ailey company isn't just about "Revelations." Now artistic director Robert Battle put together a program Tuesday night of four varied works - from revivals to a recent commission - to unveil his company's changing face.

TIME Magazine - Still Nimble At 40

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returned for its 40th season at New York City Center on Nov. 30 under a new artistic director, Robert Battle, its first since famed choreographer Judith Jamison took over following Ailey's death in 1989. Among the troupe's latest productions is Home, a hip-hop routine that celebrates people affected by HIV, appropriately set to premiere on World AIDS Day, Dec. 1.

The Star-Ledger - New Twists For Ailey Troupe

Choreographers Robert Battle trained at Juilliard. He never was a street dancer. Yet Battle, the artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater says that hip-hop fascinates him, particularly when he watches a master of the genre like Rennie Harris approach a problem in contemporary dance.

Dance Teacher - New Year, New Director, New Work

This year's opening bill of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's New York City Center season honors several milestones. On December 1, the company recognizes World AIDS Day and remembers the 22-year anniversary of founder Alvin Ailey's death from the disease, and it begins its first season with new artistic director Robert Battle.

Bristol-Myers Squibb - The Inspiration Behind A Movement

How do you fight HIV? David Fairman fights HIV "like a planted seed fighting through the earth waiting to release a beautiful fragrance..." John Perkins fights HIV "with friends, family, and God..." Chance C. fights HIV "by sharing his life through dance and dancing with the disabled..."