St. Clair commissioned photographer Sharif Hamza to create portraits of three dancers from the Ailey company to be used throughout their show season.
City in conjunction with the dance theater’s December homecoming engagement and will follow the company’s 2022 national tour, sharing the images from city to city.
Alvin Ailey was a trailblazer in 1958 when he founded a company dedicated to enriching the American modern dance heritage and preserving the uniqueness of the Black cultural experience. Now in its seventh decade of achievement, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater celebrates the universal power of the human spirit.
“I find the company’s outreach to young people tremendously inspiring and hopeful,” St. Clair added, when speaking to her continued support of the organization. “Ailey dancers participate in school and community programs all over the country teaching workshops and performing for students that have little to no exposure to the arts.”
“I personally feel that a life of art and creativity opens doors to opportunity, hope and possibility beyond what seems immediately apparent,” she said.
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