Judith Jamison, the American dancer and former artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, passed away over the weekend at 81. According to The Associated Press, Christopher Zunner, a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dancer Judith Jamison died Saturday after a brief illness, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater announced. She was 81. (J. Scott ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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. Jamison died ...

She became an international star as a member of the company and later directed it, guiding it out of debt and boosting its popularity. The dancer and choreographer Judith Jamison in 2006. “Jamison ...

NEW YORK – There are few images more indelible in the history of American dance: Judith Jamison, regal and passionate in white leotard and long ruffled skirt, punching the air in “Cry" — Alvin Ailey’s ...

Nov 10 (Reuters) - Judith Jamison, an acclaimed dancer and choreographer who for two decades was artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, died on Saturday in New York at the age of ...

In the rarefied air of American dance, where legacies either crystallize or crumble, Judith Jamison stands as a towering figure who accomplished the near-impossible: transforming one man’s singular ...

Stamatiou, a soloist who performs Cry — the ensemble piece that launched Jamison’s early career — described Jamison as a force who taught dancers to transcend performance and become vessels for ...

A celebration of life is being planned for Judith Jamison, a pioneering figure in modern dance and culture who helped to break down barriers for future generations. Alvin Ailey’s artistic director ...

Alvin Ailey’s annual gala began with suits and bare chests on the red carpet and ended with dancing to Madonna’s “Like a Prayer.” By Sarah Bahr and Lanna Apisukh Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater ...

“We remember and are grateful for her artistry, humanity and incredible light, which inspired us all,” Ailey spokesperson Christopher Zunner said. By The Associated Press Judith Jamison, an ...