There are 3 article(s) tagged Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater:

• April 2024

  • Playhouse resurrects a forgotten Broadway musical

    The Tony-winning musical “Your Arms Too Short to Box with God” hasn’t been officially produced since 1982 but will return to the stage in Memphis.

    By Alys Drake April 27, 2024

• February 2020

  • Visiting Alvin Ailey dancers choreograph connection to community

    Ahead of their second of three local performances, dancers from the world-renowned theater company led a sold out crowd of Mid-South community members through a choreography workshop based on Alvin Ailey's signature dance piece, "Revelations."

    By Jared Boyd February 15, 2020

• January 2020

  • Alvin Ailey company’s return is ‘family reunion’ for Orpheum exec

    The Orpheum's vice president and COO Dacquiri Baptiste spent 19 years with the renowned dance company before moving to Memphis in June 2019.

    By Jared Boyd January 29, 2020