Ailey

Jamila Wignot’s new documentary about the life and career of modern dance pioneer Alvin Ailey opens at the choreographer’s Kennedy Center Honors celebration in 1988, just a year before his death. Actress and model Cicely Tyson pays tribute to Ailey’s contributions to dance culture and beyond, saying, “Alvin Ailey is Black, and he is universal.” Wignot opening her film with this quote gives viewers an early indicatio…