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Content And Context - Alvin Ailey Flashcards

1
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What happened in 1960

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Revelations was choreographed and first performed

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2
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When did the company go on their 2 1/2 month 10 country tour of Africa funded by the state department?

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1967

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In what year did Ballet Folklorico perform revs and why did they?

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1968 and for Olympic opening ceremony in Mexico City

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What happened in 1974?

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The company got its first full touring schedule to show off best dancers of school and company

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5
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When did the AAADT move into their custom built studios?

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1980

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6
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When did Jamison premiere ‘divining’?

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1984

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In what year was the company the first co to go on a government sponsored tour of China

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1985

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When did Ailey die?

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1989 December 1st aged 58

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What happens in 1995?

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Two more studios added to building to expand capacity of AAADC for more rehearsal space

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What happened in 1991?

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Masazumi Chaya now artistic director

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What year was JJ awarded a Bessie award for lifetime commitment to the arts?

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2007

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12
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When is the 50th anniversary of the company?

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2008

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13
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When is Robert Battle named artistic director?

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2010

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14
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In what year did Jamison celebrate 50 years with the company??

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2015

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15
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When did the company do an international tour?

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2016

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16
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When was Robert Battle born?

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August 1972

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17
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What happened to Robert Battle three weeks after his birth?

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He was adopted by his great-uncle Willie Horne

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18
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When did Robert Battle graduate The Julliard School?

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1994

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19
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What is Robert Battles company called and when was it founded?

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Battleworks Dance Company - 2001

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20
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When did Battle choreograph The Hunt?

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2001

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21
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When did Battle become artistic director of the AAADT?

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2011

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22
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When did Ailey die?

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1989

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23
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When was ‘Blues Suite’ first performed?

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1958 on 92nd Street, dedicated to Lester Horton

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24
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When was the company’s first international tour and where did they go?

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1962
Far east
South East
Asia
Australia
25
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When did Jamison watch the AAADT for the first time?

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1964

26
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When did Jamison dance with the AAADT for the first time?

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1965

27
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When was the 2 1/2 month, 10 country tour of Africa?

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1967

28
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When was Revelations performed by Ballet Folklorico?

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In 1968 for the Mexico City Olympics

29
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When did the company receive a grant from the Rockerfellar Foundation?

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1968

30
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When did the AAADT move to the Brooklyn Academy of Music?

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1969

31
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What award did JJ receive in 1972?

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The dance magazine award

32
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When did the AAADT go from stage to screen?

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1974 in the show ‘memories and visions’

33
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In what year did Ailey receive a dance magazine award?

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1975

34
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When did the financial crisis hit the company?

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1970

35
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What statement did Ailey issue when the company hit a financial crisis?

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The company may have to be dissolved due to insufficient funds

36
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How did the AAADT work through the financial crisis?

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The Dance Theater Foundation Inc. was set up. It is a non-profit organisation to sustain funds and keep the company going through the financial crisis

37
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When did Ailey choreograph Cry?

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1971 on Jamison, as a birthday present for his mum

38
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What happened in 1977?

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Ailey performs for President Carter at the opening of studio 54

39
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What happened in 1978?

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It was the 20th anniversary of the AAADT

40
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What happened in 1980?

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The company relocated to four new studios built to their specifications on Broadway.

41
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When did JJ choreograph Divining?

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1984

42
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When did Masazumi Chaya accept the role of assistant rehearsal director?

A

1986

43
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When was the company’s 30th anniversary and what award did Ailey receive in the same year?

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1988, Ailey received The Kennedy Center Honour for a lifetime contribution to american culture through performing arts

44
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When did JJ become artistic director of the company?

A

1989

45
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Where did the company move to in 1989?

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The upper west side of Manhattan

46
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How old was Ailey when he died?

A

58

47
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Where did the company travel to in 1990?

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Russia

48
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What happened to Masazumi Chaya’s career in 1991?

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He accepts the role of Associate Artistic Director at the request of JJ

49
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What did JJ create in 1993?

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Hymn, her powerful tribute to Ailey

50
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In which year was JJ’s autobiography released?

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1994

51
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What happened to the studio location in 1995?

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Two more studios are built to expand the Dance Center

52
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Which olympic games did the AAADT perform at in 1996?

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Atlanta Olympic Games

53
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In what year did the AAADT return to South Africa?

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1998

54
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What award did JJ get in 1999?

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Her first prime time Emmy Award for outstanding choreography

55
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In what year did the AAADT perform on Sesame Street with Big Bird and Elmo?

A

2001

56
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What happened in 2002?

A

Masazumi Chaya celebrates his 30th anniversary with the AAADT

57
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When does the AAADT open the Joan Weill Center for dance?

A

2004, it is their first permanent home in Manhattan

58
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In what year does Ailey II celebrate its 30th anniversary?

A

2005

59
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When was the Ailey School founded?

A

1969

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