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Alvin Ailey

Actor, ChoreographerBorn 1931, died 1989On stage 1954 to 19624 productions on this page

Alvin Ailey Jr. (January 5, 1931 – December 1, 1989) was an American dancer, director, choreographer, and activist who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT). He created AAADT and its affiliated Alvin Ailey American Dance Center (later Ailey School) as havens for nurturing Black artists and expressing the universality of the African-American experience through dance. Ailey's work fused theater, modern dance, ballet, and jazz with Black vernacular, creating hope-fueled choreography that is credited with spreading global awareness of Black life in America. His choreographic masterpiece Revelations is recognized as one of the most popular and most performed ballets in the world.…

On stage

4 productions, 8 years

1954

House of FlowersBroadway Alvin Theatre. Original. Directed by Peter Brook

165 performances

1955

The Carefree TreeBroadway Phoenix Theatre. Original. Directed by Jack Landau

24 performances

1957

JamaicaBroadway Imperial Theatre. Original. Directed by Robert Lewis

555 performances

1962

Tiger, Tiger Burning BrightBroadway Booth Theatre. Original. Directed by Joshua Logan

33 performances

Worked with more than once

3 names

Pearl Reynolds 2 productions
Cristyne Lawson 2 productions
Audrey Mason 2 productions

Also credited on

2 works

Ambassador
La Strada

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