- Alvin Ailey was an African-American choreographer and activist who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York City
Born: | 05 January 1931 Comment | When did Alvin Ailey die? / Died | 01 December 1989 | How many years did Alvin Ailey live? / Lived | 58 years | Zodiac sign: | Capricorn |
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Alvin Ailey facts
- He is credited with popularizing modern dance and revolutionizing African-American participation in 20th-century concert dance
- His company gained the nickname "Cultural Ambassador to the World" because of its extensive international touring
- Ailey's choreographic masterpiece Revelations is believed to be the best known and most often seen modern dance performance
- In 1977, Ailey was awarded the Spingarn Medal from the NAACP
- He received the Kennedy Center Honors in 1988, just one year before his death
- In 2014, President Barack Obama selected Ailey to be a posthumous recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
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