Passing Ceremonies

Floor 3 Theater and Online, via Zoom

Reflecting on the life, dances, influences, and enduring legacy of visionary artist and choreographer Alvin Ailey as seen in the exhibition Edges of Ailey, this program brings together a constellation of artists, dancers, scholars, and poets to share meditations on Ailey’s transformative impact and enduring significance.  

Featuring: 

an opening performance by Kevin Beasley, an artist working in sculpture, performance art, and sound installation  

a special interlude by Jericho Brown, a poet, scholar, and Director of the Creative Writing Program at Emory University

and tributes by: 

Horace Ballard, the Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr., Curator of American Art at Harvard Art Museums
Josh Begley and Kya Lou, artists and filmmakers
Malcolm X Betts, a visual and dance artist, and Nile Harris, a director and performer
Aimee Meredith Cox, a critical ethnographer, writer, and movement artist, who has performed and toured internationally with Ailey II and the Dance Theatre of Harlem  
Adrienne Edwards, the Engell Speyer Family Senior Curator and Associate Director of Curatorial Programs at the Whitney Museum of American Art
Brenda Dixon Gottschild, an author, scholar, dance historian, performer, and choreographer
Lyle Ashton Harris, a photographer and performance artist
Maren Hassinger, an artist and educator whose work ranges from sculpture, film, dance, and performance to public art
Ralph Lemon, a dancer, choreographer, and visual artist  
Joshua Lubin-Levy, scholar, dramaturg, and curator, and Director of the Center for the Arts, Wesleyan University
Matthew Rushing, a dancer, choreographer, and Interim Artistic Director at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. 

This event is free but registration is required. Seating will be first come, first served.