Robert Battle says his memories made way into Ailey Dance's 'Awakening'
Robert Battle, artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater since 2011, is hesitant to admit that his first new work for the company, "Awakening," might be just a tiny bit autobiographical. "I don't want to seem I'm doing a self-narrative," he says. "But I think it's true." In a way,...