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ALVIN AILEY DAY Sunday, February 1, 2009 Fifty years since the founding of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, we celebrate the magnificent dance company and its visionary founder. Alvin Ailey Day presents four programs of rare archival material and television documentaries honoring the life and work of the iconic figure, whose example continues to inspire dancers and choreographers and bring African-American cultural expression and the American modern dance tradition to the forefront of the international arts scene. 1:00pm A Hymn for Alvin Ailey screening with In the Company Of… ~ Special Guests: Judith Jamison, Anna Deavere Smith, director Orlando Bagwell and Donna Wood Sanders. 3:30pm Alvin Ailey: Memories and Visions screening with Camera Three ~ Special Guest: Judith Jamison. 6:15pm Ailey Celebrates Ellington screening with Lamp Unto My Feet ~ Special Guest: executive producer Herman Krawitz. 8:15pm Three by Three screening with Two by Dove ~ Special Guest: Patricia Birch. See all four programs for one low price with the Alvin Ailey Day Pass: $32 public; $24 member, student, senior (62+) and child (6-12, accompanied by an adult). Thanks to Carmen de Lavallade, Judith Jamison and the Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc. for their assistance. In celebration of 50 years of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, The Film Society of Lincoln Center presents an exhibition of AAADT’s performance posters from across the globe, illustrating the passion, beauty, and artistry of AAADT and the company’s inspiring international role in celebrating the African-American cultural experience and the modern dance tradition. The Frieda and Roy Furman Gallery is adjacent to the Walter Reade Theater. It is open daily 1:30 to 6pm. A Hymn for Alvin Ailey Orlando Bagwell; USA, 1998; 57m Judith Jamison, whose visionary leadership of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater over the past two decades has reaffirmed the company’s pioneering role in American dance, joined forces with actress, writer, and performance artist Anna Deavere Smith to create “Hymn,” a theater-and-dance piece in homage to her mentor Alvin Ailey. The show, from PBS’s “Great Performances: Dance in America,” received an Emmy for Jamison’s choreography. Courtesy of Dance in America, Thirteen/WNET New York. screening with In the Company Of… Jon Merdin, USA, 1978; 30m In this episode of “In the Company Of…," Harry Belafonte interviews Alvin Ailey about his beginnings in dance, his company, choreography, and views on the black experience in the arts. The show includes excerpts of Ailey conducting rehearsals of “Flowers” and “Masekela Langage,” with Donna Wood. Courtesy of Skyline, Thirteen/WNET New York. Alvin Ailey: Memories and Visions Stan Latham; USA, 1974; 54m Introduced by Judith Jamison. This introduction to the artistry of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater features selections from the major works of the company, including Alvin Ailey’s “Blues Suite” and “Cry.” Courtesy of Thirteen/WNET New York. screening with Camera Three 1963; 30m A showcase of performances by Alvin Ailey, Carmen de Lavallade, and James Truitte in ballets by Ailey’s mentor, Lester Horton, including “Sarong Paramaribo,” “To Jose Clemente Orozco,” and “The Beloved.” Courtesy of Creative Arts Television. also screening with Porgy and Bess 1961; 11m Joe Layton directs de Lavallade and Ailey in this rare archival footage. Ailey Celebrates Ellington Joshua White, USA, 49m; 1974 In this 1974 CBS special narrated by Gladys Knight, choreographer Alvin Ailey creates dances inspired by the music of Duke Ellington. Performances include “Night Creature,” “Such Sweet Thunder,” and a complete rendition of “The Mooche,” danced by the Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble, currently known as Ailey II. Courtesy of executive producer Herman Krawitz. screening with Lamp Unto My Feet USA, 1962; 30m This television episode features the first televised airing of Alvin Ailey’s masterpiece “Revelations,” danced by Ailey, James Truitte, Minnie Marshall, Thelma Hill, and artists from the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Courtesy of CBS television. Thanks to Howard Roberts, and to Jan Schmidt and Tanisha Jones at the Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Three by Three Patricia Birch, USA, 57m; 1985 Alvin Ailey opened doors for many black choreographers, including Bill T. Jones and Donald McKayle. Patricia Birch, choreographer of the stage and film versions of Grease and a collaborator with Stephen Sondheim on “A Little Night Music” and “Pacific Overtures,” presents selections from Jones’s “Fever Swamp,” Ailey’s “Blues Suite,” and McKayle’s “Rainbow Round My Shoulder.” Thanks to Catherine Tatge. Courtesy of Dance in America, Thirteen/WNET New York. screening with Two by Dove David Hinton, UK, 1995; 20m This stunning excerpt from an Emmy-winning special showcases the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater rehearsing with Ulysses Dove and a full performance of his “Vespers,” with commentary. Courtesy of Dance in America, Thirteen/WNET New York.