Masazumi Chaya Photo: Andrew Eccles Robert Battle, Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, announced today that the Company’s beloved mainstay for nearly five decades, Associate Artistic Director Masazumi Chaya, intends to retire on January 5, 2020, following the conclusion of the Company’s New York City Center season. Having joined the Company in 1972 as a dancer, Mr. Chaya performed under Mr. Ailey’s direction for 15 years, subsequently assumed responsibility for rehearsing the Company—a role for which Mr. Ailey had cultivated him—and for more than 28 years, as Associate Artistic Director, has maintained the repertoire, handled innumerable creative decisions, and guided generations of the Company’s dancers.
A special tribute performance celebrating nearly five decades with Ailey is scheduled on Sunday, December 22nd during teh Company's holiday engagement.
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A special tribute performance celebrating nearly five decades with Ailey is scheduled on Sunday, December 22nd during teh Company's holiday engagement.
Read more here
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