Alvin Ailey

  • Alvin Ailey: A Life In Dance
    By Jennifer Dunning

    ing that Gary Harris , the Y's stage manager , recalled with wonder nearly four decades after the premiere . Harris knew it was a good idea to try to hire an extra technician to meet the challenge of Alvin's theatricality and ...

  • Alvin Ailey
    By Andrea Pinkney

    Describes the life, dancing, and choreography of Alvin Ailey, who created his own modern dance company to explore the black experience.

  • Alvin Ailey
    By Andrea Davis Pinkney

    Describes the life, dancing, and choreography of Alvin Ailey, who created his own modern dance company to explore the black experience.

  • Alvin Ailey: Celebrating African-American Culture in Dance
    By Bárbara Cruz

    Dance should be "art and entertainment," said Alvin Ailey, creative genius behind the world-famous Alvin Ailey Dance Theater company. Colorful, energetic, and theatrical, Ailey's work appeals to people from all...

  • Alvin Ailey
    By Judy Gitenstein

    Presents the life and accomplishments of the dancer and choreographer whose goal was to create a dance company that gave African Americans a place to show their work.

  • Alvin Ailey
    By Robert Fleming

    A biography of Alvin Ailey, discussing his early life, his introduction to dance, and his rise to international fame as a dancer and choreographer.

  • Alvin Ailey: An American Visionary
    By Muriel Topaz

    First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

  • Alvin Ailey
    By Kaitlyn Duling

    This nonfiction book gives readers a backstage pass to Alvin Ailey's incredible career as a dancer and choreographer.

  • Alvin Ailey
    By Kaitlyn Duling

    Introduce your child to one of the most influential African American dancers and choreographers in history with the children’s book Alvin Ailey, part of the Leaders Like Us series. Who was Alvin Ailey?

  • Alvin Ailey: A Life In Dance
    By Jennifer Dunning

    Now for the first time, the life and work of Alvin Ailey, one of the most beloved figures in modern dance, is examined by a writer uniquely able to place...

  • Alvin Ailey
    By Perfection Learning Corporation

    "This markedly talented husband-and-wife team offers a warm profile of dancer and choreographer Alvin Ailey . . . intertwining Ailey's alleged thoughts and conversations with facts about his childhood, his introduction to the world of dance ...

  • Alvin Ailey
    By Andrea Davis Pinkney

    "This markedly talented husband-and-wife team offers a warm profile of dancer and choreographer Alvin Ailey . . . intertwining Ailey's alleged thoughts and conversations with facts about his childhood, his introduction to the world of dance ...