Alvin Ailey Jr. (1931 to 1989) was an American dancer, director, choreographer and activist who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1958 and the Clark Center for the Performing Arts in 1959, creating havens for nurturing Black artists and expressing the universality of the African American experience through dance. His work fused theater, modern dance, ballet and jazz with Black vernacular movement, and his choreographic masterpiece Revelations is recognized as one of the most popular and most performed ballets in the world; in 2008, the United States Congress designated his company a vital American cultural ambassador to the world.
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Death PlaceManhattan, New York City, U.S. 1 In the Other Atlases
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1. Alvin Ailey - Wikipedia
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was an American dancer, director, choreographer and activist
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January 5, 1931, December 1, 1989
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December 1, 1989
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Rogers, Texas, U.S.
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Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
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His work fused theater, modern dance, ballet and jazz with Black vernacular movement, and his choreographic masterpiece Revelations is recognized as one of the most popular and most performed ballets in the world; in 2008, the United States Congress designated his company a vital American cultural ambassador to the world.
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