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Otkrovenja iz proplesanog života

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Džudit Džemison i Alvin Ejli Američki Plesni Teatar |

TED2019

• April 2019

"Ples može uzdići ljudsko iskustvo iznad reči", kaže Džudit Džemison, umetička direktorka, emeritus Američkog Plesnog Teatra Alvin Ejli. Između izvođenja delova klasika Alvina Ejlija "Oktrovenja" i "Plač", Džemison podsjeća na istrajnu moć plesa da transformiše istoriju u umetnost koja ushićuje publiku širom sveta. (Nastupaju: Solomon Dima, Samanta Figins, Konstanz Stamatiou)

"Ples može uzdići ljudsko iskustvo iznad reči", kaže Džudit Džemison, umetička direktorka, emeritus Američkog Plesnog Teatra Alvin Ejli. Između izvođenja delova klasika Alvina Ejlija "Oktrovenja" i "Plač", Džemison podsjeća na istrajnu moć plesa da transformiše istoriju u umetnost koja ushićuje publiku širom sveta. (Nastupaju: Solomon Dima, Samanta Figins, Konstanz Stamatiou)

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Join in the dance! Experience a live performance of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater or Ailey II in New York or around the world, including Alvin Ailey’s uplifting American masterpiece "Revelations."

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About the speakers

Judith Jamison

Dancer, choreographer

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Judith Jamison uses dance as a medium for honoring the past, celebrating the present and fearlessly reaching into the future.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater grew from a now-fabled 1958 performance at the 92nd Street Y in New York City. Led by Alvin Ailey and a group of young African-American modern dancers, that performance changed forever the perception of American dance.

Judith Jamison with Howard Kaplan | Doubleday, 1993 | Book

Dancing Spirit, An Autobiography

Jennifer Dunning | Da Capo Press, 1998 | Book

Alvin Ailey: A Life in Dance

Lesa Cline-Ransome | Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 2015 | Book

My Story, My Dance: Robert Battle's Journey to Alvin Ailey

Jack Mitchell | Andrews and McMeel, 1993 | Book

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Jack Mitchell Photographs

Alvin Alley America Dance Theater | Chronicle Books, 2008 | Book

Ailey Ascending: A Portrait in Motion

Robert Tracy | Stewart, Tabori and Chang, 2004 | Book

Ailey Spirit: The Journey of an American Dance Company

A Roja Productions film for WNET/"Great Performances", 1999 | Watch

A Hymn for Alvin Ailey

Dance Philm, LLC, 2006 | Watch

Beyond the Steps: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

A Lincoln Center Media Production, 2015 | Book

Lincoln Center at the Movies Presents Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

CBS Sunday Morning | YouTube | Watch

"Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at 60"

Alvin Alley America Dance Theater | Explore

"Revelations"

YouTube | Watch

Judith Jamison at Kennedy Center Honors

YouTube | Watch

Judith Jamison at Black Girls Rock 2018

YouTube | Watch

Judith Jamison on "Black America"

This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

Join in the dance! Experience a live performance of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater or Ailey II in New York or around the world, including Alvin Ailey’s uplifting American masterpiece "Revelations."

Support the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. To develop and expand Ailey's artistic, cultural and educational activities for all people, please consider a charitable gift.