NEW YORK (AP) — Judith Jamison,NSI Community an internationally acclaimed dancer who later served as artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for two decades, has died. She was 81.
Jamison died after a brief illness in New York on Saturday, surrounded by close friends, Christopher Zunner, an Ailey spokesperson, confirmed to The Associated Press.
“We remember and are grateful for her artistry, humanity and incredible light, which inspired us all,” Zunner said.
Jamison, who was originally from Philadelphia and trained in ballet, began dancing with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1965.
She became one of the company’s most famous performers and danced there for 15 years before leaving to perform as a guest artist with other ballet companies and on Broadway, according to the Ailey website.
Jamison later returned and served as the company’s artistic director for 20 years, the site says.
2025-05-01 18:06599 view
2025-05-01 17:57438 view
2025-05-01 17:101494 view
2025-05-01 16:292222 view
2025-05-01 16:29347 view
2025-05-01 15:382311 view
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The California Department of Motor Vehicles has apologized for an “unacceptable a
January is historically the busiest month for job cuts. The first month of the year "is when most
For thousands of years, humans have slaughtered animals for meat. But Dr. Uma Valeti dreamt of a di
