Performances in N.Y.C. Critic’s Notebook Battle, the artistic director who brought Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater into a new century, resigned just before the company’s new City Center season.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Robert Battle, artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, about the company's 2023 tour, which explores themes of love and joy. And finally today, few ...

From: Photo Flash: Sterling K. Brown, Phylicia Rashad & More Join Ailey's REVELATIONS REIMAGINED Opening Night Benefit Last night the premiere of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s “Revelations ...

Robert Battle was around 13 years old when he first saw dancers perform a work by the pioneering Black choreographer Alvin Ailey. “It was a revelation,” he recalls. As a bullied child with artistic ...

After Bruce Wood died in 2014, his Dallas dance company began commissioning new work from outside choreographers, identifying mostly up-and-coming names before they were in too much demand. Now Robert ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. It was only a little more than 48 hours since Robert Battle had learned ...

Daria Wallach, Chair of the Ailey Board of Trustees, said, “Robert Battle has served the Ailey organization with talent, verve, and distinction over the past dozen years. The Board, the Company, the ...