• Judith Jamison Dancer and Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey, 1973

    Image Credit: Peter Simins

    Dancer Judith Jamison at Alvin Ailey dance studio discusses the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater’s “Hidden Rites” premiere in New York City on May 09, 1973.

  • Judith Jamison Dancer and Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey, 1979

    Image Credit: Fairchild Archive

    Judith Jamison for Carola Polakov Resort 1979 Ready to Wear Advance

  • Judith Jamison Dancer and Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey, 1984

    Image Credit: Fairchild Archive

    Portrait of Judith Jamison, Alvin Ailey artistic director photographed at Alvin Ailey dance studios discusses her return to dance with WWD in New York on June 27, 1984. 

  • Judith Jamison Dancer and Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey, 1973

    Image Credit: Peter Simins

    Judith Jamison at Alvin Ailey Dance Studios in New York City on May 09, 1973.

  • Judith Jamison Dancer and Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey, 1979

    Image Credit: Fairchild Archive

    Judith Jamison for Carola Polakov Resort 1979 Ready to Wear Advance.

  • Judith Jamison Dancer and Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey, 1979

    Image Credit: Fairchild Archive

    Judith Jamison for Carola Polakov Resort 1979 Ready to Wear Advance.

  • Judith Jamison Dancer and Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey, 1979

    Image Credit: Bruce Paulson

    Judith Jamison and Muhammad Ali attend International Dance Festival and Ball at the Lyric Opera in Chicago, Illinois, on June 9, 1977.

  • Judith Jamison Dancer and Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey, 1977

    Image Credit: Bruce Paulson

    Judith Jamison with Mikhail Baryshnikov at the International Dance Festival and Ball in Chicago, Illinois, on June 9, 1977.

  • Judith Jamison Dancer and Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey, 2008

    Image Credit: Steve Eichner

    Actor and dancer Geoffrey Holder with Alvin Ailey Artistic Director Judith Jamison at the Alvin Ailey 50th Anniversary celebration and gala dinner on December 3, 2008 in New York City. 

  • 0073999427.original

    Image Credit: Paul Zimmerman/Variety

    Alvin Ailey artistic director Judith Jamison attends the 2018 Black Girls Rock Awards ceremony at the Newark Performing Arts Center on August 26, 2018 in Newark, New Jersey. 

ad