Rushing has been interim artistic director since 2023, filling the shoes Jamison wore for decades before Robert Battle’s ...

And this year’s shows at the Fox Theatre will be especially poignant, as dancers pay tribute to their late artistic director, Judith Jamison. The legendary Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Alvin ... Director Emerita Judith Jamison (1943-2024). Led by Interim Artistic Director Matthew Rushing, the passionate spirit and extraordinary technique of Ailey's dancers ...

Judith Jamison, an internationally acclaimed dancer who later served as artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for two decades, has died. She was 81.

Founded by Alvin Ailey in ... Today, with Artistic Director Francesca Harper at the helm, she brings fresh perspectives to Mr. Ailey’s legacy, while nurturing new creative voices and propelling ...

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, came up short. Matthew Rushing, a former Ailey star serving as the company’s interim artistic director (Alicia Graf Mack takes over on July 1), presented ...

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater interim artistic director Matthew Rushing ... A’Keen also spoke glowingly of the creative process with Rushing. “When I started dancing,” he said ...

It was at Curie Performing and Creative Arts High School ... Joseph Holmes Chicago Dance Theater he became a member of the Alvin Ailey junior company in 1995 and then the main company two years ...

Founded in 1974 as the Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble ... from world-class training at The Ailey School to the professional stage. Led by Artistic Director Francesca Harper, Ailey II’s dancers ...

"Detroit has always been a faithful audience, and this is a partnership that we’re going to honor as much as possible.” ...

The world-renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater ... is “Sacred Songs,” a new work choreographed by Ailey interim artistic director Matthew Rushing, with music by Du’Bois Akeen.