Modern Ballet Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Festa Barocca. In/Side. Revelations World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
Running time: 1 hours 59 minutes
Schedule for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Festa Barocca. In/Side. Revelations 2022
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Robert Battle, Artistic Director Masazumi
Chaya, Associate Artistic Director
Alvin
Ailey American Dance The ater grew from a now-fabled performance
in March 1958 at the 92nd Street Y in New York City. Led by
Alvin Ailey and a group of young African-American modern dancers, that
performance changed forever the perception of American dance. The
Ailey company has gone on to perform for an estimated 23 million people at
theaters in 48 states and 71 countries on six continents as well
as millions more through television broadcasts. In 2008, a U.S.
Congressional resolution designated the Company as “a vital American
cultural ambassador to the world,” one that celebrates the uniqueness
of the African-American cultural experience and the preservation and
enrichment of the American modern dance heritage. When Mr. Ailey began
creating dances, he drew upon his "blood memories" of Texas, the blues,
spirituals and gospel as inspiration, which resulted in the creation
of his most popular and critically acclaimed work, Revelations.
Although he created 79 ballets over his lifetime, Mr. Ailey maintained
that his company was not exclusively a repository for his own work. Today,
the Company continues Mr. Ailey's mission by presenting important
works of the past and commissioning new ones. In all, more
than 200 works by over 80 choreographers are part of the Ailey
company’s repertory. Before his untimely death in 1989, Alvin Ailey
designated Judith Jamison as his successor, and over the next
21 years, she brought the Company to unprecedented success.
In July 2011, Ms. Jamison passed the mantle to Robert Battle.
In announcing his appointment as Artistic Director, Ms Jamison
stated, “Combining an intimate knowledge of the Ailey company with an
independent perspective, Robert Battle is without question the creative
force of the future.”
Festa Barocca
Acclaimed Italian choreographer Mauro Bigonzetti, praised for his
fresh and inventive sensibility, brings his distinctly European flair to
the Ailey repertory for the first time. With a highly dramatic
style, complex partnering and seamless integration of classical and modern
styles, Bigonzetti showcases the Ailey dancers’ emotional agility and
technical prowess.
In/Side The vivid emotions of Nina
Simone’s “Wild is the Wind” play out in Robert Battle’s gripping solo.
The bold, unrestrained style that has become his signature is evinced
in this visceral cry of pure physicality.
Revelations Alvin Ailey said that one of
America’s richest treasures was the cultural heritage of
the African-American – ”sometimes sorrowful, sometimes jubilant, but
always hopeful.” This enduring classic is a tribute to that heritage and to
Ailey’s genius. Using African-American traditional spirituals, this suite
fervently explores the places of deepest grief and holiest joy
in the soul.
Celebrating Revelations at 50, a short film by Emmy Award
winning producer and director Judy Kinberg, will be shown before each
performance of Revelations. With rare footage of Alvin Ailey and selections from
a new interview with Judith Jamison, the film introduces the history and
significance of the ballet over the last half century.
Running time: 1 hours 59 minutes
Schedule for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Festa Barocca. In/Side. Revelations 2022
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