Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater dancer, Abdur-Rahim Jackson, was detained by Israeli security on Sunday at Ben-Gurion Airport where the company was making the first stop of their international tour. Jackson was questioned repeatedly about his name and was twice made to dance to prove his assertion that he was a member of the Ailey company.
Read more about the incident via The Associated Press, BBC News, Israel's YNetnews, or the New York Daily News.
Jackson has danced numerous times as part of Celebrity Series of Boston engagements of the Ailey company and has participated in the Celebrity Series Artist Residencies program. Barring further detentions, he will perform with the company during its 7-performance run at Boston's Opera House, April 28 - May3 (We don't expect any problems at Logan Airport).
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