Apparently it’s dance season at the New York Stock Exchange! Tomorrow morning, a NYCity Ballet Sugar Plum fairy will ring the opening bell (word in the Twittersphere is that that Sugar Plum will be Ashley Bouder). And now it’s just been announced that Judith Jamison will ring the closing bell on Monday, December 27th. This will be in honor of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s final week at City Center and Jamison’s final year as Artistic Director, and in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Ailey’s Revelations. Jamison will be joined by incoming Artistic Director Robert Battle (photo above of the two of them by Andrew Eccles), AAADT dancers, and several other company members. The closing bell ringing will take place at 4:00 p.m. on the 27th and can be viewed live on the NYSE’s website: nyse.com.
Judith Jamison was radiant last night at AAADT’s farewell. Here is an article by someone who was there: http://apleblog.com