Alvin ailey

Alvin Ailey

By sokoyak

  • First Performance

    Alvin Ailey and a group of black modern dancers perform for the first time as members of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at New York’s 92nd Street YM-YWHA.

  • Alvin Ailey's "Masterpiece Revelations" Is Born

    The Alvin Ailey Dance Theather becomes a resident of YWCA

  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Goes on International Tour

  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Collaborates with Duke Ellington

    Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performs in a Chicago program entitled “My People: First Negro Centennial,” a collaboration between Duke Ellington and Talley Beatty.

  • Ailey Performs in Inaugural Arts Festival in Senegal

    Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater participates in the first Negro Arts Festival in Dakar, Senegal.

  • Ailey Embarks on Ten-Country African Tour

    Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater embarks on a two-and-a-half month, 10 country tour of Africa for the State Department.

  • Ailey Begins its Inaugural Season in Manhattan

  • Alvin Ailey Choreographs Cry

    Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater appears for the first time at New York’s City Center.

  • Ailey Celebrates its 20th Anniversary

    On November 15, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater gives a special performance for President Jimmy Carter at the White House.

  • Ailey Commences Groundbreaking Tour of China

  • Alvin Ailey Awarded The Kennedy Center Honor for Lifetime Contribution to American Culture

  • Ailey Performs at the Atlanta Olympic Games

  • Ailey Embarks On Historic Residency in South Africa

  • Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation Breaks Ground on Its New Home

  • U.S. Postal Service Issues Postage Stamp Honoring Alvin Ailey

  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Archives Donated to the Library of Congress

    On February 8, a ceremony in Washington, DC commemorates the donation of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Archives to the Library of Congress.

  • Judith Jamison and Ailey Honored at Reception Hosted by Vice President Biden

  • Robert Battle

    Robert Battle became Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in July 2011

  • Ailey Returns to Lincoln Center

    For the first time in over a decade, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performed at Lincoln Center.

  • Joan H. Weill Retires

    After two decades of transformative leadership, Joan H. Weill retires as Chairman of the Board of Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation.