Ailey/Fordham Concert to Benefit Dancers

Playful Vibes. Rushing into the Dream of the Night. Pulse Suspended. 

These are just a few of the pieces that will bring exquisite, exhilarating movement of bodies to Fordham’s Pope Auditorium next week, as the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater/Fordham University BFA program stages its annual benefit performance.

Thursday, March 6

7 p.m.

Pope Auditorium, Lowenstein Center, Lincoln Center Building 

The benefit, which has been a tradition at the Lincoln Center campus since 2001, features performances from each class of Fordham/Ailey students. The dance performances are followed by a reception where dancers meet members of the Fordham community, including many of the benefactors who helped fund the scholarships that enable them to attend.

The BFA degree, a unique partnership between the world renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Ailey School, and Fordham, combines the finest in dance and liberal arts education in a four-year program. Students complete a diverse curriculum while attending both institutions full time.

For more information, contact Rodger Van Allen at (212) 636-6562 or visit the alumni website.

—Patrick Verel

Ailey/Fordham B.F.A. in Dance Performance Benefit

Fordham hosts a performance by the students of the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program in Dance to benefit the Denise Jefferson Memorial Scholarship Fund. The 11th Annual Ailey/Fordham B.F.A. Scholarship Benefit will celebrate the life and work of Denise Jefferson.

Thursday, March 10, 2011 | 7 p.m. (5:45 p.m. pre–performance cocktail reception)
Pope Auditorium | Lowenstein Center | Lincoln Center Campus

In the last 12 years of her life, Denise dedicated much of her energy to the development of dancers in the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program in Dance. The University will remember and celebrate Jefferson in this performance. The proceeds will make it possible for Denise Jefferson’s’s dreams to continue in the training of exceptionally gifted dancers in the Ailey/Fordham program.

Ailey/Fordham B.F.A. Benefit Committee
William F. Baker, Ph.D.
Clifton Brown
Elizabeth Burns, FCLC ’83
Andrew H. Clark, Ph.D.
Patricia Dugan, FCLC ’79
Amanda Hearst, FCLC ’08

Tickets required. Register Online

For event information, please contact Jill Logan at (212) 636-6440.

To support the Ailey/Fordham BFA program, please contact Rodger Van Allen at (212) 636-6562 or vanallen@fordham.edu.