Alvin Ailey

Dance Feature: Alvin Ailey and Boston’s Elma Lewis — Beautiful Beyond Resistance

December 13, 2017
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The Celebrity Series of Boston gathered a distinguished multi-generational panel to consider both the legacy of Alvin Ailey and of Elma Lewis.

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Dance Commentary: Learn to Love Something By Doing It, or How I joined Le Grand Continental and Discovered the World of Dance

May 11, 2014
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I hope thousands of people show up to see Le Grand Continental-Boston next weekend. Not to see me, but to see how dance can change the way we appreciate our world.

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Dance Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater — Among the Finest Dancers in the World Today

May 3, 2014
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I cannot prove the following judgment because I have not seen every dancer on the globe, but I believe that the members of the Alvin Ailey troupe are among the best in the world.

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