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Alvin Ailey, Founder
Please Credit Photo: Alvin Ailey. Photo by Jack Mitchell. (©) Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc. and Smithsonian Institution
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Alvin Ailey was born on January 5, 1931, in Rogers, Texas. His experiences of life in the rural South would later inspire some of his most memorable works. Mr. Ailey was introduced to dance in Los Angeles by performances of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and the Katherine Dunham Dance Company, and his formal dance training began with an introduction to Lester Horton’s classes by his friend Carmen de Lavallade. Horton, the founder of one of the first racially-integrated dance companies in the United States, became a mentor for Mr. Ailey as he embarked on his professional career. After Horton’s death in 1953, Mr. Ailey became director of the Lester Horton Dance Theater and began to choreograph his own works. In the 1950s and 60s, Mr. Ailey performed in four Broadway shows, including House of Flowers and Jamaica.
In 1958, he led a group of young black modern dancers in a performance in New York City that changed forever the perception of American dance. Since then, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater – a company dedicated to enriching the American mode
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Christopher R. Wilson
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Christopher HUGGINS
Christopher L. Huggins is a visionary and innovator in the field of dance.
A disciple and historian of Alvin Ailey, he develops a multi-layered choreographic writing through dance. Christopher studied at Purchase University, the Julliard School, and was a Merit Scholar at the Ailey School.
He has been a soloist with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and the Aterballetto di Reggia Emilia, Italy. His work is rooted in the commemoration of our darkest history. This is most evident in his ballet THE LIST, which chronicles the systemic genocide of a Jewish family and those who were incarcerated in concentration camps. His ballet NEW FRUIT, inspired by the music of Nina Simone, documents the lynching of terror.
Through his dance initiative, he provides opportunities for emerging dancers and choreographers to study with him abroad. He works internationally and has held residencies at over 25 universities and colleges.
Christopher has received numerous awards including two Alvin Ailey Awards from the Black Theater Alliance, a Walt Disney Diversity Award, a Critics Choice Award, and a Silver Medal at the Seoul International Dance Competition in Korea.
He is also a “repetiteur” for Alvin Ailey ballets.
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