Careers in the Performing Arts: The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Date: Fri, May 15, 2009

Time: 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

Audience: High School and Middle School

About this program:
Panel guests will include two dancers and two members of the technical production staff. The panel will discuss their respective career backgrounds, the company and its impact on audiences around the world.

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater grew from the now fabled performance in March 1958, at the 92nd Street Young Men's Hebrew Association in New York. Led by Alvin Ailey and a group of young African-American modern dancers, that performance changed forever the perception of American dance.

Today, led by Artistic Director Judith Jamison, AAADT has gone on to perform for an estimated 21 million people in 48 states and in 71 countries on six continents, including two historic residencies in South Africa. The company has earned a reputation as one of the most acclaimed international ambassadors of American culture, promoting the uniqueness of the African-American cultural experience and the preservation and enrichment of the American modern dance.

To participate:
To register contact John Ramicone at 216-916-6360 or email by May 11th. Transmission Modes: NOTA and eTech/Ohio’s IP Network A program fee of $75 will be charged to school not in the NOTA member districts. Please process a purchase order to WVIZ/PBS Distance Learning, c/o John Ramicone, 1375 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44115 or fax to 216-916-6361.