The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Judith Jamison

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Judith Jamison

8/30/2016

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2016.014

Dancer and choreographer Judith Jamison (1943 - ) gained international acclaim as a dancer with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, before taking over as the company's artistic director in 1989 following the death of founder Alvin Ailey. Jamison was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 8/30/2016, in New York, New York. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 2; Total Run Time: 00h 59m 36s

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Dancer and choreographer Judith Jamison was born on May 10, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Tessie Brown Jamison and John Jamison, Sr. While encouraged by her parents to study the piano and violin, Jamison gravitated towards ballet. At the age of six, Jamison began taking lessons at the Judimar School of Dance in Philadelphia. She went on to study the techniques of African American dance pioneer Katherine Dunham. Jamison graduated from Germantown High School in Philadelphia, and enrolled a...