ALVIN AILEY® AMERICAN DANCE THEATER’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION TOUR

SPECIAL PERFORMANCE FOR AREA MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2009, 11:00 A.M.
AT BASS CONCERT HALL!

WHAT: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre perform for over 2,800 middle & high school students as part of the Performing Arts & Academic Collaborative (PA2C).

WHEN: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 at 11:00AM

WHERE: BASS CONCERT HALL (E. 23rd St. and Robert Dedman Dr)

Interviews with Performing Arts Center Outreach/ PA2C Staff available

CAMERAS INVITED TO FILM

Community Relations/Education at University of Texas Performing Arts Center will host students from four different school districts for a youth performance of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater who is celebrating their 50th Anniversary this season.

On Wednesday, March 25, 11:00 a.m., at the Performing Arts Center’s Bass Concert Hall, over 2800 middle and high school students from as far as Copperas Cove and Marble Falls will be joining students from the Austin Independent School District along with 7th, 9th and 11th grade Del Valle ISD students participating in the Performing Arts & Academic Collaborative (PA2C). The PA2C is an interdisciplinary program that integrates the performing arts into English/Language Arts curriculum.

Following a celebratory New York season, which opened with a December 3rd Golden Anniversary Gala with Oprah Winfrey as Honorary Chair and Honored Guest, and the Empire State building shining in golden tribute, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) are now bringing the beauty, power, passion and artistry that are its hallmarks to audiences across the United States. As part of a 50-city global tour in celebration of AAADT’s 50th Anniversary, a 26-city U.S. tour began in February and will stop in Austin for two public performances at the University of Texas at Austin Performing Arts Center’s Bass Concert Hall March 24 & 25!

This event is sponsored in part by H-E-B and Texas Women for the Arts.

PRESS CONTACT:
Gene Bartholomew
gbartholomew@utpac.org

Download a PDF version of the Alvin Ailey Youth Performance press release