Repertory
Flight Time
COMPANIES
CHOREOGRAPHER
WORLD PREMIERE
New York City Center, 1980
RESTAGING
Masazumi Chaya
MUSIC COMPOSITION
L. Mizell
COSTUMES
A. Christina Giannini
LIGHTING
Chenault Spence
RUN TIME
- 8 minutes
Flight Time is an excerpt from Alvin Ailey’s work Phases, choreographed in 1980 at the height of his artistry. Phases is a startling, classic jazz dance that is divided into five sections, each composed by a significant African American jazz musician. This excerpt, Flight Time, features music composed by L. Mizell, performed by jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd.
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Music Credits
“Flight Time” composed by L. Mizell, played by Donald Byrd. Courtesy of Al Ruby Music Inc. and Almo Music Corp.
Funders
The creation of this work was made possible, in part, with commissioning funds from
The New York State Council on the Arts – a State Agency.
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