When Douglas Turner Ward wrote his pioneering one act play, Day of Absence, in 1965; he had a very clear intent. He wanted to write a play exclusively for a black audience. An audience that did not then exist. He was also working with a highly specific set of objectives. Expectedly, he wanted to write …
Dance excellence is something you can always expect with the Ailey company, or, to use its formal name, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. But opening night of its four day stay at the Auditorium this month zoomed past even the highest of expectations as soon as the curtain rose. As an arts medium that …
We don’t choose our passions. In many ways, they choose us. The call to dance may be considered enigmatic; but it’s certainly powerful. As one writer noted, once a person’s been introduced to dance, the likelihood that they’ll go all in is virtually guaranteed. Some are brought to dance early and quickly become infatuated. Some …