Judith Jamison, an internationally acclaimed dancer who later served as artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for two decades, has died. She was 81.Jamison died after a brief illness on Saturday, surrounded by close friends in New York, Christopher Zunner, an Ailey spokesperson, confirmed to The Associated Press. “We remember and are grateful for her artistry, humanity and incredible light, which inspired us all,” Zunner added.
Jamison later returned and served as the company’s artistic director for 21 years, in which she choreographed an array of repertory works, organized a 50-city global tour in honor of the company’s 50th anniversary, and worked tirelessly to build upon Ailey’s legacy of championing and performing the work of new choreographers. In 2004, Jamison secured the theater’s permanent home on the west side of Manhattan, and in 2011 she moved into her current role as artistic director emerita.
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Judith Jamison, transcendent dancer and artistic director of Alvin Ailey company, dies at 81Judith Jamison, an internationally acclaimed dancer who later served as artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for two decades, has died. She was 81. Christopher Zunner is an Ailey spokesperson. He says Jamison died Saturday in New York after a brief illness. She was surrounded by close friends.
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