Opening Reception for Edges of Ailey Thurs, Sept 19, 2024, 8 pm

Opening Reception for Edges of Ailey

Thurs, Sept 19, 2024
8 pm

Dancer with legs crossed against multicolor curtain.

Carl Van Vechten, Alvin Ailey, 1955. Kodachrome color slide, 2 × 2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 cm). Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. ©️ Van Vechten Trust

Dancer with legs crossed against multicolor curtain.

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Friend, Patron, and Contemporaries members are invited to this event. The invitation is for two individuals per membership household and registration instructions will be provided by email. Patron and Contemporaries members are welcome to enter early beginning at 7 pm.

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Throughout the Whitney

Open to Friend, Patron, and Whitney Contemporaries members

Join us for an opening celebration of Edges of Ailey along with curatorial staff, artists, and fellow supporters. This dynamic showcase—described as an “extravaganza” by curator Adrienne Edwards—brings together visual art, live performance, music, a range of archival materials, and a multi-screen video installation drawn from recordings of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) repertory to explore the full range of Ailey’s personal and creative life.  

The Whitney’s Collection: Selections from 1900 to 1965 and Survival Piece #5: Portable Orchard will also be on view.