Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In celebration of the exhibition Edges of Ailey, Matthew Rushing, the interim Artistic Director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, takes us back to his first time seeing the company perform at the Wiltern Theater at twelve-years-old. Matthew discusses the memories of his mother taking him to see the performance, the experience of sitting in the front row, and the profound impact this moment had on the course of his life.

Minisodes at the Whitney Museum can be found here, and wherever you get your podcasts: whitney.org/podcast/minisodes

'Artists Among Us' Edges of Ailey Minisodes are produced by SandenWolff, with the Whitney Museum of American Art, Anne Byrd, Nora Gomez-Strauss, Kyla Mathis-Angress, Emma Quaytman, and Emily Stoller-Patterson. Graphic Design by Faith Kaufman.

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