A firm believer in what he called “blood memories,” everything that choreographer extraordinaire Alvin Ailey did, he charged with intentionality; the joy and pain of those before him influenced his ...

Documentarian Jamila Wignot paints a sensitive and humanistic portrait of Alvin Ailey, the legendary American dancer and choreographer. By Lovia Gyarkye Arts & Culture Critic In Ailey the body in ...

The deal marks Neon's second acquisition after picking up the animated doc 'Flee.' By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief Neon has picked up Jamila Wignot’s documentary Ailey, about dance and ...

When Ailey opens, the late Cicely Tyson comes into focus, standing glorious and regal on stage at the Kennedy Center for the Arts honoring the famed dancer and choreographer. Even then, at the tail ...

NEON has made its second acquisition of the Sundance Film Festival with Jamila Wignot’s Ailey, about dance legend Alvin Ailey. The film debuted at the festival yesterday in the U.S. Documentary ...

“Ailey” opens with scenes at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., in 1988. Alvin Ailey’s company performed excerpts from his 1960 piece “Revelations,” one of his most popular works, for an audience ...

Jeroboam Bozeman is a dancer with The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York City. Professionally dancing for over 15 years, he is no stranger to performing. But his latest performance looks ...

London-based sales agent Dogwoof has snapped up Sundance-bound documentaries “Ailey” and “Captains of Zaatari.” Directed by Jamila Wignot (“Axios,” “Street Fighting Men”), “Ailey” will world premiere ...

Gifted artists create a spirit so strong it lives on long after they’re gone. That’s the case with legendary choreographer/dancer Alvin Ailey. It’s like he never left. Never passed on. Documentary ...

This review of “Ailey” was first published after its premiere at January’s Sundance Film Festival. A firm believer in what he called “blood memories,” everything that choreographer extraordinaire ...