. >> soa ailey had been done for a year. >> yes, i just missed him. >> so you get to know more aboutork but -- not only the work but the man. >> he personified this notion of what we think of as the good of humanity. he was a humanitarian. he was completely open to different languages. different sounds. different music. poetry. open to the poetry in each individual. he was all about giving one an opportunity to express themselves. there was something valid in that, and freeing in that. the fact that when he started this, he make it a repertory company. this means it is not just the choreography and one person. he had that inhibition --envi sioned early on. before it became a buzzword to create funds, it was a mission for him. he wanted this to connect with all people. it wasn't a highbrow form. i think that spirit to -- i carry. >> have been only three? >> amazing. >> take a look at this. this is judith jamison talking about him and revelation. this is back in 2008 at this very table. >> to celebrate the african-american culture and the tradition in this country, that rolls off my to