A group of dancers on stage, closely packed together, wearing black sheer outfits. They perform with intense expressions and synchronized arm movements, creating a powerful and unified formation. The background is dark, emphasizing their dramatic poses and the interplay of light and shadows on their bodies.

Repertory

Deep

COMPANIES

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

CHOREOGRAPHER

Mauro Bigonzetti

WORLD PREMIERE

Lincoln Center, 2016

REHEARSAL ASSISTANT

Macha Daudel

MUSIC

Ibeyi

COSTUMES

Mauro Bigonzetti

LIGHTING

Carlo Cerri

RUN TIME

29 Minutes

Mauro Bigonzetti’s Deep is an elegant melding of European, American, and African cultures set to the soulful music of rising global stars Ibeyi, twin sisters who sing in English and Yoruba. (“Ibeyi” is the Yoruba word for twins.)

A three pairs of dancers dressed in black costumes pose in a line across the stage with the man in each pair lunging towards a woman who olds one arm up in the air

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Mauro Bigonzetti's Deep Photo by Paul Kolnik

A group of dancers stand together with a man and a woman crounched on the floor in front of them.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Mauro Bigonzetti's Deep Photo by Paul Kolnik

A woman stands on top of a group of people grouched on the ground.

Jacquelin Harris and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Mauro Bigonzetti's Deep Photo by Paul Kolnik

Music Credits

“Eleggua (Intro),” “Oya,” “River,” “Think of You,” “Mama Says,” “Behind the Curtain,” “Ibeyi (Outro),” “Exhibit Diaz” performed by Ibeyi. Published by Universal Music Publishing Group. Licensed courtesy of XL Recordings.

Leadership support for the creation of Deep was provided by Melinda & Paul Pressler.

A group of dancers in flesh tone dresses look up and reach their hands to the sky

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