Judith Jamison, best known for her work as a dancer, choreographer and artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, has died.
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Judith Jamison embodied excellence her entire life from her early years in Philadelphia, where she started studying dance at six years old as a student at Marion Cuyjet’s Judimar School of Dance and in ballet classes with the legendary Antony Tudor and Maria Swoboda, and later withat the predominantly white Philadelphia Dance Academy. De Mille recalled, “I saw this girl, quite wonderful, and she and I had a wordless dialogue. I taught the class for her, the others went along as best they could.
In 1988, when she stepped offstage to found her own company, the Jamison Project, she did that once again, creating works that communicated powerful messages. As a highly regarded choreographer, Ms. Jamison has created many celebrated works, including “Divining” , “Forgotten Time” , “Double Exposure” , “HERE . .. NOW” , “Love Stories” , and “Among Us .
True to Alvin Ailey’s vision, the company flourished under her leadership. In 2004, under Ms. Jamison’s artistic directorship, and with the help of a staff led by Associate Artistic Director Masazumi Chaya, the idea of a permanent home for the Ailey company was realized and named after the company’s beloved benefactor and chairman Joan Weill. And, even when she relinquished the reins and became artistic director emerita, Ms.
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