ON a recent afternoon at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, where dancers were about to perform a run-through of ''Arden Court,'' the sunny studio was a little too glaring for comfort. The choreographer Paul Taylor, 81, his scruffiness offset by a pair of twinkling blue eyes, watched as state-of-the-art automatic blinds worked their magic....
Given Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's predilection for celebrating the human spirit, every program the company presents can seem like a homage. ''Revelations'' alone, which ends most performances, reinforces this feeling of honoring those who have come before. But Thursday night at City Center was especially tribute-heavy, beginning with...
NEWARK WHEN Nehprii Amenii of Brooklyn walked into Newark Arts High School for the first time this summer, she was prepared to be hit with what she called ''full cannons of attitude.'' Since then, she has been spending weekdays teaching creative communication to 11- to 14-year-olds as part of AileyCamp, a full-day summer program offered by the...