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AAADT in Darrell Grand Moultrie's Ounce of Faith

Repertory

Ounce Faith

COMPANIES

CHOREOGRAPHER

RUN TIME

29 Minutes

WORLD PREMIERE

Lincoln Center, 2019

MUSIC

Various Artists

TEXT

Spoken by Darrell Grand Moultrie

COSTUMES

Mark Eric

LIGHTING

Mark Stanley

REHEARSAL ASSOCIATE

Amy Hall Garner

The lasting impact of a teacher’s influence on a young child is at the heart of this exuberant work by Darrell Grand Moultrie. Using a mix of jazz standards, original music, and spoken word, Moultrie reflects on the legacies that we’re all a part of and the notion that “when someone has an ounce of faith in you, it can change the course of your life.” 

A group of dancers in bright yellow, blue, and pink dresses run around in a circle.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Darrell Grand Moultrie's Ounce of Faith Photo by Paul Kolnik

Five dancers stand in a row looking up to the left with hands under their chins and elbows pointing out.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Darrell Grand Moultrie's Ounce of Faith Photo by Paul Kolnik

A woman in a blue dress and a woman in a yellow dress jump up in the air tucking their feet underneath them and reaching one arm up into the air.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's Belen Indhira Pereyra and Yazzmeen Laidler in Darrell Grand Moultrie's Ounce of Faith Photo by Paul Kolnik

A group of dancers in brightly colored costumes jump up in the air making the shape of an X with their bodies

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Darrell Grand Moultrie's Ounce of Faith Photo by Christopher Duggan

Darrell Grand Moultrie's Ounce of Faith

Behind the Scenes of Ounce of Faith: Part 1

Behind the Scenes of Ounce of Faith: Part 2

Funders

Leadership support for the world premiere of Ounce of Faith was provided by The Pamela D. Zilly and John H. Schaefer New Works Endowment Fund. The world premiere of Ounce of Faith was made possible with major support from Judith McDonough Kaminski & Joseph Kaminski, Denise Littlefield Sobel, Tai & Calvin Wingfield, and The Ellen Jewett & Richard L. Kauffman New Works Endowment Fund. Generous support was provided by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Music Credits

"Lift Every Voice and Sing" performed by Aisha Jackson & Dante Hawkins. "Logo Talk," composed by Wynton Marsalis and Yacub Addy, performed by Wynton Marsalis, Yacub Addy, Odadaa!, and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. "Where and When" by Wynton Marsalis. Original composition by Chuck Harmony. "Bellhead" by Liquid Liquid, licensed courtesy of Domino Publishing Company Ltd.