Reflections In D

Alvin Ailey originally created this powerfully expressive dance, performed to Duke Ellington’s score of the same name, as a solo for himself in 1963. Just four minutes long, it was devised as an interlude to give the other dancers time to change costumes between ballets. It has become an enduring work in the Company’s repertory—Judith Jamison called it “a tone poem, a quiet, sparkling jewel.” Reflections In D is an example of Mr. Ailey’s masterful expression of Ellington’s music and has been performed by many of the Company’s formidable dancers, including Clifton Brown, Dudley Williams, and Matthew Rushing.