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Continuing a greatly beloved yearly tradition, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, which over the years has been heralded as a cultural ambassador of black cultural expression and American modern dance, graced the stage of the Wang Center April 22-27. Under the directorship of former dancer Judith Jamison, Alvin Ailey delighted Boston audiences in its 29th consecutive year of performances. Presented by the BankBoston Celebrity Series, the troupe presented three company premieres and two new productions of classics from the Company repertoire. In addition, the company visited area schools through Project Discovery, the education and community service program...
Captain, Jen C. Braga singled out the performance of fellow senior Ailey Y. Pennigroth in the pentathalon...
Lack of depth presents a problem for the women's side as well. "We have good quality but not a lot of bodies," Ailey Penningroth said. "But H-Y-P is always a grudge match, so we're not going to worry about distances or times...
...every year. But Lewis set off a howl in the black community when she completely dropped financial contributions to more than 50 charitable foundations and organizations that her husband had supported, including the N.A.A.C.P., the Abyssinian Baptist Church, the Boys Choir of Harlem, the Urban League and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Only a last-minute call from the Rev. Jesse Jackson's wife Jackie spared Jackson's "rainbow coalition." Lewis, who points out that she also cut off new donations to Harvard, public television and the Girl Scouts, says the decision to "suspend" the gifts was business...
DIED. ULYSSES DOVE, 49, choreographer for some of modern dance's top companies in the U.S. and Europe; of aids; in New York City. His physically demanding works were often performed by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater...