The Making of Odetta Part 1
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
01:33 · Performing Arts
Choreographer Matthew Rushing talks about the creation of a ballet dedicated to writer-musician and activist Odetta Holmes, known as The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement.
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The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater was founded in order to bring African-American culture and American modern dance to the world. Since its founding in 1958, The Ailey Theater has performed 235 different works.
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