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.

Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation Board of Trustees

Joan H. Weill
Chairman

Henry McGee
President

Philip Laskawy
Chairman, Executive Committee

Simin N. Allison
Guido Goldman
Bruce S. Gordon
Arthur J. Mirante II
John H. Schaefer
Christopher J. Williams
Vice Chairmen

James Abruzzo
Eleanor S. Applewhaite , Esq.
Antoinette Cooper Blair
Judith Byrd-Blaylock
Anthony M. Carvette
Michael J. Cavanagh
Kathryn C. Chenault
David S. Daniel
Judith M. Davenport , D.M.D.
Katherine Farley
Marion I. Fischer
Deborah Holmes
Judith Jamison
Richard L. Kauffman
Debra L. Lee
Linda M. Lindenbaum
Sharon Gersten Luckman
Arthur J. Mahon
Gabriella E. Morris
Nicolas S. Rohatyn
Peter K. Scaturro
Richard Speciale
Lemar Swinney
Julia Armour Walker
Peter B. Walker

Stanley Plesent, Esq.
Harold Levine
Chairmen Emeriti

www.alvinailey.org

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
The Joan Weill Center for Dance
405 W. 55th Street (at 9th Avenue)
New York, NY 10019
Telephone: (212) 405-9000
Fax: (212) 405-9001

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