Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) will bring the beauty, power, passion and artistry that are its hallmarks to the McCallum Theatre audience on Friday, March 13 at 8:00pm.
Led by renowned Artistic Director Judith Jamison, the Company will present a diverse repertory of exciting premieres, dramatic new productions, revered classics, and repertory favorites.
New productions of historic works from the Ailey repertory will be shared with today's audiences: Alvin Ailey's masterpiece Blues Suite, first seen at the Company's premiere performance in 1958, brings to life "blood memories" of rural, Depression-era Southern Texas poignantly evoking the sorrow, humor and humanity of the blues; Suite Otis (1971), by Tony-Award winning choreographer and former AAADT company member George Faison, is ripe with the romance and humor of young lovers out on the town in a sizzling suite of dances to the timeless songs of Otis Redding; and Alvin Ailey's Masekela Langage (1969), presents a searing portrait of oppression set to the music of Hugh Masekela's dynamic trumpet.
A retrospective of Alvin Ailey's phenomenal choreographic career will be presented in a new Anniversary Highlights program that includes excerpts of over a dozen ballets. Spanning each decade, from Blues Suite, the dance that launched the Company in 1958, to Opus McShann, his final piece thirty years later, the program will also include his masterpiece Revelations in its entirety.
Ailey's 18-month 50th Anniversary celebration includes International and U.S. performances in 50 cities along with special projects, events and commemorative merchandise, including: Hallmark Ailey greeting cards; Ailey Ascending, a photographic art book, by Andrew Eccles; Ailey Movado Museum Time Piece; A Young Ailey Dancer, a children's book by Valerie Gladstone and Jose Ivey; and an Ailey Barbie® Doll.
AAADT has performed in over 70 countries on 6 continents, becoming the most-traveled dance company and recognized by US Congressional resolution as a vital "American Cultural Ambassador to the World." Founded by Alvin Ailey in 1958, AAADT's inspiring performances honor and enrich the African American cultural experience and the American modern dance tradition, uniting people of all backgrounds in a celebration of the human spirit through the universal language of dance.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is sponsored by LPC Landscape Management and will appear at McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert, California on Friday, March 13 at 8:00pm. Tickets are priced at $85, $75 and $35. --www.mccallumtheatre.com
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