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Ailey’s Jamison to depart in 2011

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From the Associated Press

The artistic director who has helped shape the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for nearly two decades says she plans to retire.

Judith Jamison, 64, said this week that she will step down in 2011. She joined the New York-based modern dance company in 1965 and became artistic director in 1989, shortly after founder Alvin Ailey’s death.

During her tenure, the ensemble has created a bachelor’s degree program with Fordham University, expanded its performance schedule and built a $56-million headquarters on Manhattan’s West Side.

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