TED Talks

Judith Jamison and members of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Revelations from a lifetime of dance

2019 • E225    Oct 11, 2019    17m
"Dance can elevate our human experience beyond words," says Judith Jamison, artistic director emerita of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. In between performances of excerpts from Alvin Ailey's classic works "Revelations" and "Cry," Jamison reflects on the enduring power of dance to transform history into art that thrills audiences around the world. (Performances by Solomon Dumas, Samantha Figgins and Constance Stamatiou.)

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