Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Matthew Rushing, Alvin Ailey associate artistic director and “artist-in-context” at Duke Divinity School, danced at three Duke Chapel worship services for Good Friday and Easter. Here he dances to the anthem "Christ Our Passover" by Richard Dirksen, sung by the Duke Chapel Choir, during an Easter morning service.

Watch the entirety of his dances at these services:

* Easter Sunday morning, youtube.com/live/iaAabFgKusg?si=Y6EljTbuk4yLDRRO&t=3775

* Good Friday Tenebrae, youtube.com/live/quZXfXyxV1E?si=Qg0cjPuM_sT-xpfK&t=2213

Read more about his role as Artist-in-Context with Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts: https://divinity.duke.edu/news/dita-welcomes-matthew-rushing-duke