Latest posts tagged with #AlvinAiley on Bluesky
Step into ID Pt. III, an immersive experience that uses motion capture to generate responsive visuals that shift and evolve in real time! 🧩👋
Some of the incredible #alvinailey teaching artists stopped by to give us a glimpse inside the space.〰️ Open to the public on #JerryMossPlaza until 9:30 pm! ✨
On this day in queer history: 30 March 1958
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater gave its first performance in NYC. Founder Alvin Ailey transformed modern dance and expanded Black and LGBTQ artistic visibility worldwide.
#AlvinAiley #QueerHistory #LGBTQHistory #AmericanDance
A most wonderful evening of dance at The #AlvinAiley Studios to support the Contemporary West Dance Theatre (by Founder/Artistic Director Bernard Gaddis). The ballet performances were so beautiful!🫶 #ballet #balletdancer #balletlife 🩰
The remarkably talented #alvinailey dancers have arrived in #losangeles! ✨
Meet the artists who will bring 5 brand new works and the iconic #Revelations to the stage of the #DorothyChandlerPavilion this Wednesday- Sunday ONLY. 👏🎶Tickets start at just $44!
Them: How does it feel knowing it's time for #alvinailey in #LosAngeles? 🩰
Us: at laaaaast ❤️🥹
The unforgettable Constance Stamatiou in #FrederickEarlMosley 's Embrace, debuting here at #MusicCenterLA this Thursday, Saturday and Sunday only! ✨
Tickets are going fast! Get yours today! 🔗 in bio!
Created in collaboration by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, and #alvinailey dancers Samantha Figgins and Chalvar Monteiro, this piece carries forward a legacy of movement rooted in history, spirit and community. 💙
Be moved March 26 & 28 at 7:30 PM and March 29 at 2 PM. 🔗 in bio.
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📸 by Steven Pisano
Love, heartbreak & everything in between. ❤️💫
Step inside the studio with #alvinailey as this incredible cast of dancers brings Fredrick Earl Mosley’s #Embrace to life! 🩰
Here in #LosAngeles for 3 performances only! Get your tickets today at the 🔗 in our bio.
Performed by #alvinailey here at #MusicCenterLA for the very first time, and set to beloved songs by Stevie Wonder, Kate Bush, Ed Sheeran, Des'ree and P!nk, this piece follows what it takes to love deeply, heal fully and keep moving forward with an open heart. ✨🩰
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📸 by Paul Kolnik
Difference Between ✨ Marking his choreographic debut with #alvinailey American Dance Theater, #MatthewNeenan brings his signature wild abandon and playful gestures to the stage, creating an onstage world that’s intricate and alive. 🌀🌱
See it March 25, 27 & 29 at 7:30 PM and March 28 at 2 PM!
A #slowburn in motion 🩰🔥
We can't stop watching Jacquelin Harris & Yannick Lebrun rehearse #JudithJamison's A Case of You ❤️ahead of their performances here at #musiccenterla
What are you waiting for? Get your #alvinailey tickets before they're gone! 💯
🔗in bio!
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📹 by Coal Rietenbach
A Case of You ❤️🔥 is a sensual, emotionally charged duet from Judith Jamison’s 2005 work Reminiscin’ that lingers long after the final note.
Set to Diana Krall’s sultry rendition of the classic Joni Mitchell song, the #alvinailey dancers unfold a story of vulnerability, longing and connection. ✨
This CBS special would form the foundations of 2 new Alvin Ailey ballets: “The Mooche” and “Night Creature”.
#LaEsoterica #AlvinAiley #DukeElllington #Jazz #dance
Towards the end of his life, Duke Ellington became both friends & collaborators w/Alvin Ailey. A fan since his teenage years, Ailey felt it was one of his life’s missions to honor his musical idol esp. in the light of his spring 1974 passing
#LaEsoterica #AlvinAiley #DukeElllington #Jazz #dance
Excerpts from 1974’s “CBS Special: Ailey Celebrates Ellington” (youtu.be/wSsu-owfz2w?...) featuring dance pieces choreographed by Alvin Ailey in honor of the life and works of Jazz legend Duke Ellington.
#LaEsoterica #AlvinAiley #DukeElllington #Jazz #dance
Introducing Alvin Ailey as a one of our featured figures for Black History Month. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Honor posthumously in 2014 by President Barack Obama for his role in bringing dance to underserved communities.
#BlackHistoryMonth #alvinailey #lgbtqia #lgbtqcommunity
Movement that flows like sound 🎶✨
Take a look inside the #rehearsalroom with #AlvinAiley American Dance Theater for #MedhiWalerski's Blink of An Eye 👁️and then grab your tickets to see this extraordinary piece here in #losangeles NEXT month! 🩰👏
Ticket 🔗 in our bio!
Activist through art. Alvin Ailey broke racial barriers in 1958 and continues to inspire millions today. Reclaim the movement.
#AlvinAiley #Revelations #BlackDanceHistory #BHM2026
#BlackHistoryMonth
#100thAnniversary
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#AlvinAiley was the founder of the largest modern dance company in the United States, the #AlvinAileyAmericanDanceTheater.
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#AlvinAiley, trailblazer, a man fully dedicated to his art form.
An innovator who generously shared his passion with everyone he encountered, from artists to audiences.
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#100thAnniversary
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#AlvinAiley merged theater, modern dance, ballet, & jazz with Black vernacular, creating choreography that spread global awareness of Black life in America.
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"Making dances is an act of progress; it is an act of growth, an act of music, an act of teaching, an act of celebration, an act of joy."
- #AlvinAiley
• Trailblazer
• Innovator
• Choreographer
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Witness the power of #AlvinAiley American Dance Theater here in #losangeles ✨ with performances that honor history, celebrate Black excellence and imagine the future of dance.
Experience it live this March. Tickets from $55 at the🔗in our bio!
Black and white photo of person and text '"Making dances is an act of progress; it is an act of progress; it is an act of growth, it is an act of music, an act of of teaching, an act of celebration, an act of joy." - ALVIN AILEY'
In celebration of Black History Month we're highlighting the lives & legacies of great Black Americans. This year we're also centering Black Joy! Today we celebrate dancer, choreographer & civil rights activist Alvin Ailey. Learn more here: ailey.org/people/alvin... #BlackHistoryMonth #alvinailey
My birthday trip was a blast!
I was able to see the iconic #alvinailey dance company perform in DC.
It was so beautiful. I can’t get over seeing the show live!
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Veteran Tickets Foundation url:www.vettix.org/tixer/say-thanks/feedbac... #vettix #alvinailey #warnertheater #veteran
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