Repertory

Sonera

CHOREOGRAPHER

WORLD PREMIERE

92nd Street YM-YWHA, 1960

MUSIC

Alejandro Caturia

COSTUMES

Thomas Wendland

LIGHTING

Nicola Cernovitch

Sonera was the first work Alvin Ailey choreographed for dancers on pointe. It is based on Cuban dance forms and premiered in the same season as the world premiere of Revelations in 1960. Mr. Ailey submitted the ballet to a choreographer’s workshop at New York City Ballet, but his submission was rejected.