Moss Arts Center and The Lyric Theatre present “American Masters: Ailey”

American Masters: Ailey is a portrait of the legendary choreographer Alvin Ailey (1931-1989), a trailblazing pioneer who founded his influential studio, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, in 1958 at age 27. The documentary traces the full contours of this brilliant and enigmatic man whose search for the truth in movement resulted in enduring choreography that centers on the Black American experience with inimitable grace and power. Told through the choreographer’s own words and featuring evocative archival footage and interviews with those close to him, director Jamila Wignot weaves together a resonant biography that connects Ailey’s past to our present with an intimate glimpse into the Ailey studios today, following innovative hip-hop choreographer Rennie Harris as he conceives a new dance, ,Lazarus, inspired by Ailey’s life.

American Masters is an award-winning signature PBS series created by The WNET Group and is made possible by all of you. Major support for American Masters is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Free admission