Person · 1931–1989
Alvin Ailey
The choreographer who founded a world-renowned dance company and put the Black American experience at the center of modern dance.
A master of [[black-stage]].
Alvin Ailey's 1958 company and his signature work "Revelations" — drawing on gospel and the blues — became one of the most beloved and widely toured in the world, opening modern dance to Black artists and audiences.