Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey

It’s been years since New York City's Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has performed in Kansas City. The Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, a nonprofit dance school, hopes this year's revived performance will help expand access in the metro to the art of dance.

Late in his career, renowned dancer and choreographer Alvin Ailey forged strong connections in Kansas City, and helped found a local nonprofit. A new documentary tells his story.

From producing at-home art tutorials to sewing thousands of masks, Kansas City artists have pivoted in unexpected ways to stay creative throughout the pandemic.

The Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey studio has been online-only since March. Despite the complications, Ailey Camp is continuing to teach area teens dance—along with the social and emotional skills they need to thrive.

Segment 1: The way we remember Emmett Till is still rooted in race and geography.A KU professor who thought he knew the Emmett Till story was shocked by…

Creating high quality art for kids is no easy task. As an audience, they’re pure in their responses: If the work engages them, they’ll roar in approval;…

The CEO of Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, Harlan Brownlee, will leave that role at the end of this year, but it won't mark the end of a 35-year…

Each year in the fall, nearly 1,700 people enjoy Ailey II modern dance performances presented by the Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey. But besides being…

Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey announced two new top leadership roles on Tuesday. Harlan Brownlee joins the organization in the newly created position…

More than 200 people are expected Wednesday at the Gem Theater at 18th and Vine for a daylong community conversation about race.Though the Fall Symposium:…

In a small dressing room Saturday afternoon, nine young dancers from AileyCamp The Group crowded around a bank of mirrors checking makeup and donning…

It was 30 years ago this year that Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey was created as a second home for the New York-based Alvin Ailey American Dance…