A Hymn For Alvin Ailey


60m 1999

Brief Synopsis

A tribute to the late Alvin Ailey by choreographer-dancer Judith Jamison, performance artist-actress Anna Deveare Smith and filmmaker Orlando Bagwell. Features the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre performing Jamison's choreography to Smith's synthesis of the dancer's memories of working with Ailey

Film Details

Also Known As
Dance in America (02/17/99), Great Performances (02/17/99), Hymn For Alvin Ailey, Hymn: Remembering Alvin Ailey
Genre
Dance
Documentary
Release Date
1999

Technical Specs

Duration
60m

Synopsis

A tribute to the late Alvin Ailey by choreographer-dancer Judith Jamison, performance artist-actress Anna Deveare Smith and filmmaker Orlando Bagwell. Features the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre performing Jamison's choreography to Smith's synthesis of the dancer's memories of working with Ailey. Also incorporates archival footage and interviews with family and friends.

Film Details

Also Known As
Dance in America (02/17/99), Great Performances (02/17/99), Hymn For Alvin Ailey, Hymn: Remembering Alvin Ailey
Genre
Dance
Documentary
Release Date
1999

Technical Specs

Duration
60m

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