Dancers with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater perform the first act of “Lazarus,” choreographed by hip-hop artist Rennie Harris. Right, this 1950s image shows dancer Alvin Ailey before he founded his noted dance company in 1968.
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Alvin Ailey troupe marks 60th anniversary
It was March 1958 when an African-American dancer named Alvin Ailey, then making his living on the Broadway stage, gathered up a group of fellow dancers and presented a one-night show of his own works.
