Tribune critic Sid Smith wrote in 1998 of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s annual trip to the Auditorium Theatre — a tradition almost as old as the company itself. In the same review ...

The nation’s premier modern dance company, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, has embarked on a coast-to-coast United States tour, bringing its celebration of Black artistry and heritage to ...

At a time when Black dancers were rare in ballet, she began with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1965. Tall, graceful and expressive, she became one of the company's most famous ...

By The Associated Press Judith Jamison, an internationally acclaimed dancer who later served as artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American ... She became one of the company’s most famous ...

At a time when Black dancers were rare in ballet, she began with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1965. Tall, graceful and expressive, she became one of the company's most famous ...