DVDs at Leavey Library
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater [LVYVID 533] -- Four short compositions performed by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, with an introduction by Alvin Ailey.
Alvin Ailey: Memories and Visions [LVYDVD 3202] -- Presents selections from the major works of choreographer Alvin Ailey as performed by his City Center Dance Theater to background music ranging from modern blues to classical music to traditional spirituals. The choreography is a reflection of the many varied influences in Alvin Ailey's life, influences that are both seen and felt through the vivid performance of the company, which includes the world-renowned artist Judith Jamison.
Beyond the Steps: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater [LVYDVD 2628] -- Follows the extraordinary dancers and renowned choreographers of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater as they do everything it takes to keep modern dance fresh and a legacy alive. A rare backstage look at one of America's oldest modern dance companies at a defining moment in its history-- as it settles into its own permanent home and training facility in New York City. As the company moves, longtime company Artistic Director Judith Jamison creates a new ballet entitled Love Stories. Choreographed in collaboration with hip-hop pioneer Rennie Harris and modern dance maverick Robert Battle, Jamison explains that Love Stories expresses "the past, present and future" of the company.
Summaries are copied from the HOMER catalog material records.
The Company
Books
Ailey Ascending by Call Number: Doheny Library, GV1786 .A42A35 2008.ISBN: 9780811864800Publication Date: San Francisco, CA: Chronicle, 2008
Listed below are books held in the USC Libraries about Alvin Ailey and his dance company.
Ailey Spirit by Call Number: Doheny Library, GV1786 .A42T73 2004ISBN: 1584793643Publication Date: New York: Stewart, Tabori and Chang, 2004.
Dancing Revelations by Call Number: Doheny Library, GV1785 .A38D44 2004ISBN: 0195154193Publication Date: New York: Oxford University Press, 2004.
Modern Bodies by Call Number: Doheny Library, GV1623 .F68 2002ISBN: 0807826987Publication Date: Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 2002.
Alvin Ailey by Call Number: Doheny Library, GV1785 .A38D85 1996ISBN: 0201626071Publication Date: Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1996.
Revelations by Call Number: Leavey Library, GV1785 .A38A3 1995ISBN: 155972255XPublication Date: Secaucus, NJ: Carol Publishing Group, 1994.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater by Call Number: Doheny Library, GV1786 .A42M58 1993ISBN: 0836245091Publication Date: Kansas City, MO: Andrews and McMeel, 1993.- The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater by Call Number: Doheny Library, GV1786 .A42C66ISBN: 0688033040Publication Date: New York: Morrow, 1978.
