Tribute To Alvin Ailey, A (2000) Rating: Starring: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Director: Thomas Grimm Category: Studio: Kultur Subtitles: Length: 103 mins     With The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater When Alvin Ailey, the great American choreographer, dancer and director, died in 1989 he was 58, but his legacy is ageless. Ailey played a key role in the growth of modern dance in America and his company, founded in 1958, is one of the United States' oldest dance troupes as well as one of the most youthful and vital on the dance scene. In this two-part program, members of Ailey's dance company celebrate his memory by performing three works choreographed by Ulysses Dove. Each piece is introduced by Judith Jamison, the dancer choreographer whose career was nurtured to stardom by Ailey, and who is now Artistic Director of the company. The Alvin Ailey Dance Theater is uniquely eclectic in range, repertory, and style. As a choreographer Ailey explored the black experience and went beyond, finding universal human truths in all of his works.