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UPFRONT talks 'Sacred Songs' with Alvin Ailey's Matthew Rushing

Check out the latest edition of UPFRONT/Inside the Entertainment Industry. Host Ray Cornelius is talking one-on-one with Matthew Rushing, Interim Artistic Director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. He’s back to discuss a new work that he choreographed for their current US Tour titled SACRED SONGS. The piece includes spirituals from the original 1960 Ailey masterpiece Revelations and re-imagined by dancer, singer and music composer---Du’Bois Akeen. Ray and Matthew also look back at the accomplishments of former Ailey Artistic Directors Judith Jamison and Robert Battle.

UPFRONT/Inside the Entertainment Industry is produced and hosted by Ray Cornelius for Jazz 91.9 WCLK. The show re-airs on SiriusXM HBCU Channel 142 on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 6:30pm EST.