Oprah Helps Celebrate Alvin Ailey's 50th
[Judith Jamison, Oprah Winfrey, Jessye Norman. Photo by ZACH HYMAN for PMc]
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre kicked off its month-long 50th Anniversary Celebration with a gala opening last night at New York City Center, hosted by Artistic Director Judith Jamison, Board Chair Joan Weill and Honorary Chair Oprah Winfrey. The celebration included performances from students of the Ailey School and the current Troupe, with a special performance of Ailey’s famous "Revelations" with live music sung by guests Darius de Haas, Lalah Hathaway, Ella Mitchell, Jessye Norman, Billy Porter, and Richard Smallwood.
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Other guests and supporters included: Rev. Jesse Jackson, NY First Lady Michelle Paterson, Mark Badgley and James Mischka, Gayle King, Simin and Herb Allison, Susan Fales Hill, dancer/actor Geoffrey Holder and Carmen De Lavallade, Phillip and Patricia Laskawy, Deborah Roberts, Soledad O'Brien, Andre Leon Talley, Brenda Blackmon, Glorya Kaufman, Carolyn Baker, Ron Reed, and Hope Boykin.
Alvin Ailey Dancers
Michelle Paterson, Deborah Roberts
Glorya Kaufman, Carolyn Baker, Ron Reed, and Hope Boykin
Mark Badgley, James Mischka, Geoffrey Holder and Carmen De Lavallade
Constance Stalatiou, Courtney Corbin
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Jennifer Johnson
January 29, 2009
10:20pm
I am a graduate student attending Kennesaw State University, majoring in Professional Writing. One of the courses I am enrolled in this semester is Issues and Research in Professional Writing. Our major assignment is to write a book proposal with the goal of submitting it for publication. My book proposal is about the Alvin Ailey American Dance 50-year milestone. My question is, "Is it possible to get more information and photos?"