and Choreographers Alvin Ailey Alvin Ailey‚ Jr. was an African American modern dancer‚ dance teacher and choreographer‚ who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Ailey was a gifted creator of dance expressing the African American cultural experience and history. His choreographic works live on in performances by the company he founded. The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater toured extensively and regularly in Europe and Asia during Ailey’s lifetime‚ making Ailey a familiar name worldwide
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design in AAADT‚ refer to flowers Alvin Ailey born 1931-1989‚ began his career as a dancer in the 40’s and then went onto later create a body of dance works. He founded his own company in 1958 AAADT‚ grown from a small company of seven or 8 dancers into a large carefully managed international famous business. The decision for Ailey to call his company AAADT illustrates his belief that black Americans should be acknowledged to the USA’s heritage. In 1971 Alvin created the dance work Flowers which
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Alvin Ailey It was really impressive performance I ever seen. I like all programs and their performance was too attractive and interesting. I like lighting and music because it looked very decent with the performance. In addition‚ they organized it very well. I really like it. The following paragraphs give a few facts about Alvin Ailey and his background. Alvin Ailey was born in Rogers‚ Texas on January 5‚ 1931 and moved to Los Angeles‚ California at the age of twelve. There‚ on a junior high
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Dance Assignment: Revelations Alvin Ailey stated‚ ‘The greatest works are always personal‚ and this was personal’ on Revelations. I think Ailey’s work was defiantly personal and was influenced a lot by his youth and childhood. This work could also be influenced by his training‚ religion and background. Revelations was deeply influenced by Ailey’s youth and religion. He was born in Texas into a very religious family. A lot of his inspiration came from the gospel churches from home and songs
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Analyse the choreographic style of Alvin Ailey Alvin Ailey was a famous choreographer/dancer also founder of his own dance company (AAADT). Inspired by many‚ (including Katherine Dunham and Horton) he began dancing at the age of 15 where he found his love for dancing. Ballet‚ jazz and Broadway were the three main dance styles Ailey loved. These styles can also be recognised in nearly all of his choreographies. As choreographic styles identify the constituent features‚ when it comes to Ailey’s work
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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater June 11th 2012 “Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is based in New York City and is personally my favorite dance company‚ their choreography is just incredible and I love to watch them perform.” The company was founded in 1958; this was incredible because of the intense prejudice taking place at this time‚ not only were they a black company but they created a unique new kind- of dance mixing together for the first time; ballet‚ traditional African
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Alvin Ailey Alvin Ailey is a multicultural modern dancer known for his great accomplishments in dance and choreography. He founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and throughout his lifetime created some 79 ballets‚ many of which have appeared in the repertoire of major dance companies. It was on a junior high school class trip to the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo‚ he fell in love with concert dance. He became inspired by performances of the Katherine Dunham Dance Company and classes
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Alvin Ailey ’s Influence on Modern Dance Alvin Ailey never considered dancing as his career. He had always been enthralled by the lights‚ costumes‚ and dancers flowing with the music‚ but it never occurred to him that he would be creating such spectacles. He went to see many shows when he was younger‚ mostly ballet and musical theater. Acceptance for modern dance had not yet been established during the 1940 ’s‚ when Ailey was in his childhood‚ and he would become one of its most major influences
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Discuss the influences which affected the development of the movement style of a practitioner from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. You should refer to appropriate examples from Revelations to support your answer. Alvin Ailey’s movement style has been shaped and moulded constantly as he moved through his life. Whether it was personal experiences or key dancers he worked with‚ each individual story is told through his works and tells the story of Ailey’s life. Ailey’s early experiences had
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ALVIN TOFFLER Alvin Toffler literally invented the role of the futurist with the publication of his seminal work‚ Future Shock‚ creating an all new discipline around the study of change and its impact on business and culture. Throughout his long career‚ Alvin Toffler has remained one of the world’s most prescient‚ insightful and influential voices in business and intellectual life. He has continued to produce creative ideas that define how we think about our world. Time magazine wrote that he has
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