AAADT at Fifty
Since its first performances in 1958, the Ailey company has grown from a small modern dance company into a large multiracial organization that has become a household word throughout the world. During 2008 and 2009, AAADT celebrated its fiftieth anniversary. Highlights included exhibitions at the Library of Congress, Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival; a gala opening at the Kennedy Center; a twenty-six-city tour; and a spring 2009 season at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Since its first performances in 1958, the Ailey company has grown from a small modern dance company into a large multiracial organization that has become a household word throughout the world. During 2008 and 2009, AAADT celebrated its fiftieth anniversary. Highlights included exhibitions at the Library of Congress, Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival; a gala opening at the Kennedy Center; a twenty-six-city tour; and a spring 2009 season at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.