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Revelations: The Autobiography of Alvin Ailey
by Alvin Ailey, A. Peter Bailey

Published: 2000-08
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This stunning autobiography relates the powerful story of one man's painful search for identity despite a lifetime of remarkable achievement. For the first time dancer/choreographer Alvin Ailey speaks about the individuals and events that shaped him. And for the first time, Ailey discusses his ...
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This stunning autobiography relates the powerful story of one man's painful search for identity despite a lifetime of remarkable achievement. For the first time dancer/choreographer Alvin Ailey speaks about the individuals and events that shaped him. And for the first time, Ailey discusses his homosexuality and his devastating emotional breakdown that made headlines in 1980. An unforgettable chronicle of a great artist who forever changed the world of dance. of photos.

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Incomplete Without Example of Ailey\'s Work
by Librarian50 (see profile) 11/07/13
One of the club members brought a clip from Ailey\'s signature work, \"Revelation\", which we greatly enjoyed. I brought photocopies of information on Judith Jamison, who succeeded Ailey as head of the American Dance Theater, that I found online.

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  "A Fascinating Life"by Janet B. (see profile) 11/07/13

Dancer and choreographer Alvin Ailey wrote this autobiography with help from Peter Bailey, who interviewed Ailey for as many hours as his final illness would permit. In it, Ailey describes his art and... (read more)

 
  "Alvin Ailey's Life"by patricia f. (see profile) 05/31/11

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