Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: New York City Center, 1971
AILEY II PREMIERE
1976
MUSIC
Igor Stravinsky
COSTUMES
A. Christina Giannini
LIGHTING
Chenault Spence
Alvin Ailey choreographed this brief quartet for an earth goddess and three suitors to Igor Stravinsky’s “Symphonies of Wind Instruments”. The work, danced entirely behind a scrim, continued Mr. Ailey’s fascination with blending ballet technique, Graham technique, and Black social dances.
Mari Kajiwara in Alvin Ailey's MythPhoto by Rosemary Winckley
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