2021 Sundance Film Festival: Day 3 highlights By David Morgan
Updated on: January 30, 2021 / 11:50 PM / CBS News
Highlights for Day 3:
Though Jamila Wignot s rapturous profile of dancer and choreographer Alvin Ailey (1931-1989) spends less time on details of his life than may be wished for, it more than makes up for it on details of Ailey s work, including archival footage of Ailey as a dancer and choreographer; stunning performances of such pieces as his quintessential Revelations ; and energetic rehearsals of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, led by mentees who are pursuing Ailey s vision years after his death.
It also features interviews with numerous dancers and collaborators who were part of the revolutionary dance company, who speak to Ailey s gifts as a leader, and as an artist who found a way to blend the aesthetics of classical and modern dance with the sensibility of a young Black boy from Depression-era Texas who dreamed of becoming
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