BHM: #7 EKPHRASTIC RESPONSE TO ‘CRY’ / POEM FOR JUDITH JAMISON and ALVIN AILEY

Judith Jamison (b. May 1943- Nov 2024) from 'Cry' circa 1971. Judith Jamison, Dancer and Choreographer with the Alvin Ailey Dance Troupe Jamison was from Philadelphia and stood tall at 5' 10". For 'Cry' she had to be sewn into her custom costume Watch a staging of Cry choreographed by Alvin Ailey for Judith Jamison, …