Title: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater /
Authors: Mitchell, Jack, 1925-2013
Publisher: Andrews and McMeel,
Year: 1993
Subjects: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Pictorial works.; Dance companies New York (State) New York History; Ballet companies New York (State) New York Pictorial works.
Abstract: A creative union was forged in 1961 between dynamic choreographer Alvin Ailey and Jack Mitchell, who was already known as the preeminent photographer of dance. Ailey thought in photographic terms of "moving stills" and entrusted Mitchell to photograph his uncompleted works, helping Ailey shape his vision. In the words of Judith Jamison, "In Jack Mitchell, Alvin found what he looked for so often in his career: a true collaborator. Jack's photographs are not simply.