The Creative Process Is Not

I Wanted To Explore Black Culture, And I Wanted That Culture To Be A Revelation.

Defrantz's Study...is Not The First Book About The Protean Ailey, Who Was Born In Hardscrabble Texas In 1931 And Died In 1989 After Creating Close To 80 Works. But It Is Perhaps The Most Comprehensive, Combining Biography, Criticism, The Analysis Of Dance Criticism, And A Sort Of Corporate History, Siting The Now Firmly Established Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater In The International Cultural Landscape.

To Be Who You Are And Become What You Are Capable Of Is The Only Goal Worth Living.

Choreography Is Mentally Draining, But There's A Pleasure In Getting Into The Studio With The Dancers And The Music.

Making Dances Is An Act Of Progress; It Is An Act Of Growth, An Act Of Music, An Act Of Teaching, An Act Of Celebration, An Act Of Joy.