Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Judith Jamison's Hymn at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, June 2026. Photo by Julieta Cervantes
Repertory
Hymn
COMPANIES
CHOREOGRAPHER
WORLD PREMIERE
New York City Center, 1993
RESTAGING
Masazumi Chaya
MUSIC
Robert Ruggieri
ORIGNAL COSTUMES
Toyce Anderson
COSTUMES
Redesigned by Jon Taylor
LIGHTING
Timothy Hunter
LIBRETTO AND TEXT
Anna Deavere Smith
SET
Timothy Hunter, Daniel Bonitsky, and Donald J. Oberpriller
RUN TIME
- 37 minutes
Artistic Director Emerita Judith Jamison’s stunning, Emmy Award-winning 1993 tribute to Alvin Ailey uses explosive, full company dances and quiet solos to illuminate Mr. Ailey’s humanity and the dancers’ unique qualities. Personal recollections from Ms. Jamison and dancers arranged by the multi-talented actor and playwright Anna Deavere Smith and a driving percussive score by Robert Ruggieri contribute to this landmark work that’s as intimately moving as it is awe-inspiring.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Judith Jamison's Hymn at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, June 2026. Photo by Julieta Cervantes
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Judith Jamison's Hymn at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, June 2026. Photo by Julieta Cervantes
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Judith Jamison's Hymn at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, June 2026. Photo by Julieta Cervantes
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Judith Jamison's Hymn Photo by Paul Kolnik
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Judith Jamison's Hymn Photo by Nan Melville
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