The Making of Odetta Part 2
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
05:41 · Performing Arts
Ailey Artistic Director Robert Battle and choreographer Matthew Rushing discuss bringing the ballet about the life of Odetta Holmes into fruition by using musical theater, prison songs, work songs, folk, gospel, jazz, country and blues music.
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The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater was founded in order to bring African-American culture and American modern dance to the world. Since its founding in 1958, The Ailey Theater has performed 235 different works.
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