Alvin Ailey troupe and a soulful Cynthia Erivo celebrates dance legend Judith Jamison, “The man thought of this 65 years ago, and here we are!”
Jamison, 80, was speaking of Alvin Ailey, the pioneering choreographer who 65 years ago founded Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. It began with a small gig at the 92nd St Y in Manhattan, a pickup group he’d gathered of fellow Broadway dancers. Judith Jamison looked out onto the glittering crowd at New York City Center…