Ailey
Americannoun
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It became one of the first L.A.-based dance companies to adopt the repertory model similar to Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and Alvin Ailey Dance Theater.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
“Song of the Anchorite,” an eight-minute world premiere by Jamar Roberts, is dedicated to Alvin Ailey and refers to his 1961 solo “Hermit Songs.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025
Those include dance performances by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and recitals by the Metropolitan Opera.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025
Ailey was Jamison’s “spiritual walker, my mentor and my support.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2024
You are none other than Alvin and the Chipmunks Ailey.
From "Sunny" by Jason Reynolds
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