By Joy McKay. Image: Ailey 2 in Francesca Harper’s Freedom Series. Photo by Erin Baiano. Alvin Ailey was an American dancer and choreographer who grew up in the rural South under the reign of racism and segregation. He founded his American Dance Theatre in 1958 to carry out a...
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Preview: Ailey 2, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
America’s finest young dancers are in the UK for the first time in over a decade, as inspirational Ailey 2 comes to Mayflower Theatre on Friday 22 and Saturday 23 September. Ailey 2, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this season, is known for bringing together the creative vision of...