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When Alvin Ailey Choreographs the Holocaust

JL;DR SUMMARY The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater premiered a thought-provoking dance piece, "No Longer Silent," choreographed by Artistic Director Robert Battle and inspired by the Holocaust. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish HistoryHolocaustSocial JusticeDanceChoreographyJuilliardAlvin AileyRobert BattleAfrican American ExperienceErwin Schulhoff

Places mentioned

New York City, New York, United States
"Simi Horwitz is a feature writer and film reviewer based in New York City."
Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany
"he was captured and deported to the Wlzburg concentration camp in Bavaria, where he died of tuberculosis one year later."
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
"who visits the Anne Frank house in Amsterdam, reads the diary, and is transformed in some way by Annes innocence and optimism."

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