Judith Jamison

[drb]

There's currently a 4+ minute video on Ailey's A.D. Judith Jamison on the New York Times site, under Arts. She is interviewed and rehearses dancers.

http://nytimes.com/pages/arts/index.html

[carbro]

Thanks, drb!

This link will take you to a page where you can access the video. Just look for a picture of Jamison's alert and serene face.

[bart]

Jamison is a marvel in her current role at Ailey, just as she was when she was dancing. I wish the Great Performances hour about the Ailey company had included more material like this -- and had cut out of some of the odd, uninteresting, and mundane stuff that the director seemed to find important.

I loved Jamison's references to the rehearsal studio as a "sacred" place -- and the experience of dancers working with a choreographer as containing elements of the "sacred."

As an occasional observer, I've certainly felt (especially when a choreographer is setting or teaching his or her work) both privileged and awed to be in the presence of dance-makers.