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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Decades of Revelations
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The Ailey Company meets the challenge of this lost season
File photo of Linda Celste Sims, front left, and fellow members of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, performing in New York, June 10, 2010. Andrea Mohin/The New York Times.
by Brian Seibert
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- The centrality of Revelations in the repertory of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is like nothing else in dance. Ballet companies may perform The Nutcracker every winter; the Ailey troupe performs Revelations on nearly every program, the whole year through. Its the blueprint for most other works the company dances and the standard against which theyre all judged. Its the perennial billboard for the companys brand and its bible, too.
The Ailey Company Meets the Challenge of This Lost Season
In a pandemic year, Ailey celebrates the 60th anniversary of its cornerstone, “Revelations,” and premieres two fine new works, one by Jamar Roberts.
“Revelations Reimagined” with, from left, Yazzmeen Laidler, Constance Stamatiou, Yannick Lebrun, Jessica Amber Pinkett and James Gilmer at Wave Hill.Credit.Travis Magee
Dec. 18, 2020
The centrality of “Revelations” in the repertory of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is like nothing else in dance. Ballet companies may perform “The Nutcracker” every winter; the Ailey troupe performs “Revelations” on nearly every program, the whole year through. It’s the blueprint for most other works the company dances and the standard against which they’re all judged. It’s the perennial billboard for the company’s brand and its bible, too.
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Updated December 17, 2020, 4:08 p.m.
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