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Building on Alvin Ailey's legacy, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's Robert Battle created New Directions Choreography Lab as a space for emerging choreographers to explore new ideas with The Ailey School student dancers. Watch the first episode of "Alvin Ailey New Directions" below. | ALL ARTS

Explore the life of the legendary choreographer Alvin Ailey, whose dances express the Black American experience with grace, strength, and beauty. “Ailey” is now streaming: https://to.pbs.org/3YxjZIq [VID: Footage of Alvin Ailey choreographing interspersed with dance rehearsals and performances. Transcript: I'm Alvin Ailey. I'm a choreographer. I create movement, and I'm searching for truth in movement. I have these creative sides bubbling inside. He was possessed. Some say the Alvin Ailey Americ

"Grace," a spellbinding piece featuring whirling choreography by Ronald K. Brown, powerfully blends modern dance and West African idioms. Watch the full performance by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater any time on LincolnCenter.org/AlvinAiley! | Lincoln Center