At Ailey s spring gala, different kinds of hope
Jamar Roberts performing his own piece, In Memory, a tribute to John Lewis. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater via The New York Times.
by Brian Seibert
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- Uplift is what people expect from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. And so it is no surprise that for its spring gala this spring of all springs the company focused explicitly on themes of hope, promise and the future.
Whats pledged is delivered, with much of the roteness that comes with reliability. But the Ailey companys official hope doesnt entirely eclipse a more troubled and therefore trustworthy kind, supplied mostly by the troupes increasingly important resident choreographer, Jamar Roberts.