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Ailey Dedicates a Work to “Black women everywhere, especially our mothers”

Ailey Dedicates a Work to “Black women everywhere, especially our mothers.” (028.00.00)

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After making her New York debut with American Ballet Theatre in 1964, Judith Jamison joined AAADT in 1965. The collaboration between Ailey and Jamison was nothing less than magical and, in 1971, Ailey created Cry for Jamison, one of his most enduring works.
After making her New York debut with American Ballet Theatre in 1964, Judith Jamison joined AAADT in 1965. The collaboration between Ailey and Jamison was nothing less than magical and, in 1971, Ailey created <em>Cry</em> for Jamison, one of his most enduring works.