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Music by Various Artists
Rehearsal Associates: Amir Baldwin, Tara Bellardini, and Manuela Sanchez
Costumes by Jon Taylor
Lighting by Josh Monroe
Scenic Design by Joseph Anthony Gaito
Embrace examines the ups and downs of human connections—messy, beautiful, and everything in between. This piece explores what it takes to love deeply, heal fully, and embrace the journey with open arms.
Patrick Coker, Caroline T. Dartey, Solomon Dumas, Ashley Kaylynn Green, Jacquelin Harris, Xavier Mack, Jesse Obremski, Miranda Quinn, Constance Stamatiou, Christopher R. Wilson
The world premiere of Embrace is supported by Michele & Tim Barakett, Maury & Joseph Bohan, Julie C. Down, Denise Littlefield Sobel, The Ellen Jewett and Richard L. Kauffman New Works Endowment Fund, and The Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn & Nicolas Rohatyn New Works Endowment Fund.
Music written and performed by Heather Christian & the Arbornauts
Costumes by Karen Young
Lighting by Brandon Stirling Baker
For Difference Between, I was deeply inspired by the intricate orchestrations and powerful lyrics of acclaimed singer/songwriter Heather Christian. Her raw vocal power evoked—to me—an intricate world of strange tensions, potent griefs, and quiet loves.
"Difference between. Deference, reverence, sever its shoots on the bean. Sanity, brevity, bravery, levity—these are the virtues are any restored or recorded or pored over once the romance of it leaves?”
-Heather Christian, “Tomorrow”
Patrick Coker, Shawn Cusseaux, Ashley Kaylynn Green, Jacquelin Harris, Jesse Obremski, Miranda Quinn, Christopher R. Wilson
The world premiere of Difference Between is supported by The Pamela D. Zilly and John H. Schaefer New Works Endowment Fund and The Fred Eychaner New Works Endowment Fund.
Music composed by Maurice Ravel, performed by Avishai Cohen, Yonathan Avishai, Barak Mori, and Ziv Ravitz
Costumes by Jon Taylor and Jamar Roberts
Lighting by Yi-Chung Chen
Scenic Design by Joseph Anthony Gaito
Alvin -
To you, I offer my eternal debt of gratitude for leaving behind a legacy of truth, power, beauty, and spirit.
Because of you, we are seen.
- Jamar Roberts
Isaiah Day
The world premiere of Song of the Anchorite is supported by Celestine & Howard Campbell.
Music: Traditional
Décor and costumes by Ves Harper
Costume dresses for “Rocka My Soul” redesigned by Barbara Forbes
Lighting by Nicola Cernovitch
PILGRIM OF SORROW
I Been 'Buked
Arranged by Hall Johnson*
The Company
Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
Arranged by James Miller+
Xavier Mack, Jessica Amber Pinkett, Corrin Rachelle Mitchell
Fix Me, Jesus
Arranged by Hall Johnson*
Sarah Daley-Perdomo, James Gilmer
TAKE ME TO THE WATER
Processional/Honor, Honor
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
Shawn Cusseaux, Miranda Quinn, Sebastian Garcia, Isaiah Day
Wade in the Water
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
“Wade in the Water” sequence by Ella Jenkins.
“A Man Went Down to the River” is an original composition by Ella Jenkins.
Samantha Figgins, Renaldo Maurice, Constance Stamatiou
I Wanna Be Ready
Arranged by James Miller
Yannick Lebrun
MOVE, MEMBERS, MOVE
Sinner Man
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
Christopher Taylor, Isaiah Day, Patrick Coker
The Day is Past and Gone
Arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers
The Company
You May Run On
Arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers
The Company
Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
The Company
All performances of Revelations are permanently endowed by a generous gift from Donald L. Jonas in celebration of the birthday of his wife, Barbara, and her deep commitment to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
* Used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.
+ Used by special arrangement with Galaxy Music Corporation, New York City.
Music by Various Artists
Rehearsal Associates: Amir Baldwin, Tara Bellardini, and Manuela Sanchez
Costumes by Jon Taylor
Lighting by Josh Monroe
Scenic Design by Joseph Anthony Gaito
Embrace examines the ups and downs of human connections—messy, beautiful, and everything in between. This piece explores what it takes to love deeply, heal fully, and embrace the journey with open arms.
Patrick Coker, Caroline T. Dartey, Solomon Dumas, Ashley Kaylynn Green, Jacquelin Harris, Xavier Mack, Jesse Obremski, Miranda Quinn, Constance Stamatiou, Christopher R. Wilson
The world premiere of Embrace is supported by Michele & Tim Barakett, Maury & Joseph Bohan, Julie C. Down, Denise Littlefield Sobel, The Ellen Jewett and Richard L. Kauffman New Works Endowment Fund, and The Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn & Nicolas Rohatyn New Works Endowment Fund.
Music written and performed by Heather Christian & the Arbornauts
Costumes by Karen Young
Lighting by Brandon Stirling Baker
For Difference Between, I was deeply inspired by the intricate orchestrations and powerful lyrics of acclaimed singer/songwriter Heather Christian. Her raw vocal power evoked—to me—an intricate world of strange tensions, potent griefs, and quiet loves.
"Difference between. Deference, reverence, sever its shoots on the bean. Sanity, brevity, bravery, levity—these are the virtues are any restored or recorded or pored over once the romance of it leaves?”
-Heather Christian, “Tomorrow”
Caroline T. Dartey, Isaiah Day, Samantha Figgins, Sebastian Garcia, Mason Evans, Xavier Mack, Alisha Rena Peek
The world premiere of Difference Between is supported by The Pamela D. Zilly and John H. Schaefer New Works Endowment Fund and The Fred Eychaner New Works Endowment Fund.
Music composed by Maurice Ravel, performed by Avishai Cohen, Yonathan Avishai, Barak Mori, and Ziv Ravitz
Costume by Jon Taylor and Jamar Roberts
Lighting by Yi-Chung Chen
Scenic Design by Joseph Anthony Gaito
Alvin -
To you, I offer my eternal debt of gratitude for leaving behind a legacy of truth, power, beauty, and spirit.
Because of you, we are seen.
- Jamar Roberts
Yannick Lebrun
The world premiere of Song of the Anchorite is supported by Celestine & Howard Campbell.
Music: Traditional
Décor and costumes by Ves Harper
Costume dresses for “Rocka My Soul” redesigned by Barbara Forbes
Lighting by Nicola Cernovitch
PILGRIM OF SORROW
I Been 'Buked
Arranged by Hall Johnson*
The Company
Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
Arranged by James Miller+
De’Anthony Vaughan, Jessica Amber Pinkett, Hannah Alissa Richardson
Fix Me, Jesus
Arranged by Hall Johnson*
Corrin Rachelle Mitchell, James Gilmer
TAKE ME TO THE WATER
Processional/Honor, Honor
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
Mason Evans, Dandara Veiga, Xavier Logan, Christopher Taylor
Wade in the Water
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
“Wade in the Water” sequence by Ella Jenkins.
“A Man Went Down to the River” is an original composition by Ella Jenkins.
Samantha Figgins, Solomon Dumas, Kali Marie Oliver
I Wanna Be Ready
Arranged by James Miller
Christopher R. Wilson
MOVE, MEMBERS, MOVE
Sinner Man
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
Xavier Logan, Jesse Obremski, Xavier Mack
The Day is Past and Gone
Arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers
The Company
You May Run On
Arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers
The Company
Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
The Company
All performances of Revelations are permanently endowed by a generous gift from Donald L. Jonas in celebration of the birthday of his wife, Barbara, and her deep commitment to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
* Used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.
+ Used by special arrangement with Galaxy Music Corporation, New York City.
Rehearsal Associate: Arcell Cabuag
Music by Various Artists
Costumes by Omatayo Wunmi Olaiya
Lighting by Tsubasa Kamei
Jacquelin Harris, Hannah Alissa Richardson, Corrin Rachelle Mitchell, Ashley Kaylynn Green, Samantha Figgins, De’Anthony Vaughan, Isaiah Day, Solomon Dumas, Xavier Mack, Patrick Coker, Christopher R. Wilson
This new production of Grace is supported by Maury & Joseph Bohan, and Catherine & Bill Miller.
The original production of Grace was made possible by Elizabeth Marsteller Gordon and Natasha Leibel Levine, M.D. & Harlan B. Levine, M.D.
The creation of this work was made possible, in part, by AT&T, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, and The Harkness Foundation for Dance.
Staged by Valentina Scaglia
Music by Johann Sebastian Bach, performed by Itzhak Perlman
Costumes by Medhi Walerski
Costumes redesigned by Jon Taylor
Original Lighting by Nicole Pearce
A moment—brief yet infinite. Blink of an Eye explores the fragile boundary between presence and absence, change and stillness. Echoing Bach’s ‘Partitas for Solo Violin’, the work traces a dialogue between rigor and freedom, structure and emotion, the earthly and the divine. Through movement that flows like sound, it reflects on how everything can shift, disappear, or begin again in the blink of an eye.
Caroline T. Dartey, Ashley Kaylynn Green, Hannah Alissa Richardson, Dandara Veiga, Isaiah Day, Christopher R. Wilson, Mason Evans, Jesse Obremski
The company premiere of Blink of an Eye is supported by commissioning funds from New York City Center.
Blink of an Eye was also made possible with support by Leanne Lachman.
Staged by Clifton Brown
Music by Joni Mitchell, performed by Diana Krall
Lighting by Al Crawford
Costume by Jon Taylor
Jacquelin Harris, Yannick Lebrun
This new production of A Case of You is made possible by Leigh F. Butler, Victoria Cerami, Judith McDonough Kaminski & Joseph Kaminski, Red Moose Charitable Trust, and Daria L. and Eric J. Wallach.
Music: Traditional
Décor and costumes by Ves Harper
Costume dresses for “Rocka My Soul” redesigned by Barbara Forbes
Lighting by Nicola Cernovitch
PILGRIM OF SORROW
I Been 'Buked
Arranged by Hall Johnson*
The Company
Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
Arranged by James Miller+
Jesse Obremski, Ashley Kaylynn Green, Caroline T. Dartey
Fix Me, Jesus
Arranged by Hall Johnson*
Miranda Quinn, Yannick Lebrun
TAKE ME TO THE WATER
Processional/Honor, Honor
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
Patrick Coker, Alisha Rena Peek, James Gilmer, De'Anthony Vaughan
Wade in the Water
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
“Wade in the Water” sequence by Ella Jenkins.
“A Man Went Down to the River” is an original composition by Ella Jenkins.
Jessica Amber Pinkett, Solomon Dumas, Corrin Rachelle Mitchell
I Wanna Be Ready
Arranged by James Miller
Xavier Mack
MOVE, MEMBERS, MOVE
Sinner Man
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
Xavier Logan, James Gilmer, Mason Evans
The Day is Past and Gone
Arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers
The Company
You May Run On
Arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers
The Company
Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
The Company
All performances of Revelations are permanently endowed by a generous gift from Donald L. Jonas in celebration of the birthday of his wife, Barbara, and her deep commitment to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
* Used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.
+ Used by special arrangement with Galaxy Music Corporation, New York City.
Rehearsal Associate: Arcell Cabuag
Music by Various Artists
Costumes by Omatayo Wunmi Olaiya
Lighting by Tsubasa Kamei
Constance Stamatiou, Caroline T. Dartey, Corrin Rachelle Mitchell, Miranda Quinn, Deidre Rogan, James Gilmer, Christopher Taylor, Yannick Lebrun, Renaldo Maurice, Shawn Cusseaux, Jesse Obremski
This new production of Grace is supported by Maury & Joseph Bohan, and Catherine & Bill Miller.
The original production of Grace was made possible by Elizabeth Marsteller Gordon and Natasha Leibel Levine, M.D. & Harlan B. Levine, M.D.
The creation of this work was made possible, in part, by AT&T, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, and The Harkness Foundation for Dance.
Staged by Valentina Scaglia
Music by Johann Sebastian Bach, performed by Itzhak Perlman
Costumes by Medhi Walerski
Costumes redesigned by Jon Taylor
Original Lighting by Nicole Pearce
A moment—brief yet infinite. Blink of an Eye explores the fragile boundary between presence and absence, change and stillness. Echoing Bach’s ‘Partitas for Solo Violin’, the work traces a dialogue between rigor and freedom, structure and emotion, the earthly and the divine. Through movement that flows like sound, it reflects on how everything can shift, disappear, or begin again in the blink of an eye.
Sarah Daley-Perdomo, Jacquelin Harris, Miranda Quinn, Constance Stamatiou, Shawn Cusseaux, Isaiah Day, Xavier Mack, Christopher R. Wilson
The company premiere of Blink of an Eye is supported by commissioning funds from New York City Center.
Blink of an Eye was also made possible with support by Leanne Lachman.
Staged by Clifton Brown
Music by Joni Mitchell, performed by Diana Krall
Lighting by Al Crawford
Costume by Jon Taylor
Jessica Amber Pinkett, Jesse Obremski
This new production of A Case of You is made possible by Leigh F. Butler, Victoria Cerami, Judith McDonough Kaminski & Joseph Kaminski, Red Moose Charitable Trust, and Daria L. and Eric J. Wallach.
Music: Traditional
Décor and costumes by Ves Harper
Costume dresses for “Rocka My Soul” redesigned by Barbara Forbes
Lighting by Nicola Cernovitch
PILGRIM OF SORROW
I Been 'Buked
Arranged by Hall Johnson*
The Company
Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
Arranged by James Miller+
Shawn Cusseaux, Alisha Rena Peek, Corrin Rachelle Mitchell
Fix Me, Jesus
Arranged by Hall Johnson*
Miranda Quinn, James Gilmer
TAKE ME TO THE WATER
Processional/Honor, Honor
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
Mason Evans, Dandara Veiga, Xavier Logan, Christopher Taylor
Wade in the Water
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
“Wade in the Water” sequence by Ella Jenkins.
“A Man Went Down to the River” is an original composition by Ella Jenkins.
Jessica Amber Pinkett, Solomon Dumas, Caroline T. Dartey
I Wanna Be Ready
Arranged by James Miller
Yannick Lebrun
MOVE, MEMBERS, MOVE
Sinner Man
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
Xavier Logan, Isaiah Day, Xavier Mack
The Day is Past and Gone
Arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers
The Company
You May Run On
Arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers
The Company
Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
The Company
All performances of Revelations are permanently endowed by a generous gift from Donald L. Jonas in celebration of the birthday of his wife, Barbara, and her deep commitment to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
* Used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.
+ Used by special arrangement with Galaxy Music Corporation, New York City.
Music by Various Artists
Rehearsal Associates: Amir Baldwin, Tara Bellardini, and Manuela Sanchez
Costumes by Jon Taylor
Lighting by Josh Monroe
Scenic Design by Joseph Anthony Gaito
Embrace examines the ups and downs of human connections—messy, beautiful, and everything in between. This piece explores what it takes to love deeply, heal fully, and embrace the journey with open arms.
Shawn Cusseaux, Sarah Daley-Perdomo, Isaiah Day, Samantha Figgins, James Gilmer, Renaldo Maurice, Jessica Amber Pinkett, Hannah Alissa Richardson, Christopher Taylor, Dandara Veiga
The world premiere of Embrace is supported by Michele & Tim Barakett, Maury & Joseph Bohan, Julie C. Down, Denise Littlefield Sobel, The Ellen Jewett and Richard L. Kauffman New Works Endowment Fund, and The Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn & Nicolas Rohatyn New Works Endowment Fund.
Music written and performed by Heather Christian & the Arbornauts
Costumes by Karen Young
Lighting by Brandon Stirling Baker
For Difference Between, I was deeply inspired by the intricate orchestrations and powerful lyrics of acclaimed singer/songwriter Heather Christian. Her raw vocal power evoked—to me—an intricate world of strange tensions, potent griefs, and quiet loves.
"Difference between. Deference, reverence, sever its shoots on the bean. Sanity, brevity, bravery, levity—these are the virtues are any restored or recorded or pored over once the romance of it leaves?”
-Heather Christian, “Tomorrow”
Caroline T. Dartey, Isaiah Day, Samantha Figgins, Sebastian Garcia, Mason Evans, Xavier Mack, Alisha Rena Peek
The world premiere of Difference Between is supported by The Pamela D. Zilly and John H. Schaefer New Works Endowment Fund and The Fred Eychaner New Works Endowment Fund.
Music composed by Maurice Ravel, performed by Avishai Cohen, Yonathan Avishai, Barak Mori, and Ziv Ravitz
Costume by Jon Taylor and Jamar Roberts
Lighting by Yi-Chung Chen
Scenic Design by Joseph Anthony Gaito
Alvin -
To you, I offer my eternal debt of gratitude for leaving behind a legacy of truth, power, beauty, and spirit.
Because of you, we are seen.
- Jamar Roberts
Yannick Lebrun
The world premiere of Song of the Anchorite is supported by Celestine & Howard Campbell.
Music: Traditional
Décor and costumes by Ves Harper
Costume dresses for “Rocka My Soul” redesigned by Barbara Forbes
Lighting by Nicola Cernovitch
PILGRIM OF SORROW
I Been 'Buked
Arranged by Hall Johnson*
The Company
Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
Arranged by James Miller+
Shawn Cusseaux, Kali Marie Oliver, Deidre Rogan
Fix Me, Jesus
Arranged by Hall Johnson*
Miranda Quinn, Yannick Lebrun
TAKE ME TO THE WATER
Processional/Honor, Honor
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
Patrick Coker, Dandara Veiga, Sebastian Garcia, De’Anthony Vaughan
Wade in the Water
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
“Wade in the Water” sequence by Ella Jenkins.
“A Man Went Down to the River” is an original composition by Ella Jenkins.
Alisha Rena Peek, Christopher Taylor, Isabel Wallace-Green
I Wanna Be Ready
Arranged by James Miller
Xavier Mack
MOVE, MEMBERS, MOVE
Sinner Man
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
James Gilmer, Sebastian Garcia, Mason Evans
The Day is Past and Gone
Arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers
The Company
You May Run On
Arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers
The Company
Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
The Company
All performances of Revelations are permanently endowed by a generous gift from Donald L. Jonas in celebration of the birthday of his wife, Barbara, and her deep commitment to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
* Used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.
+ Used by special arrangement with Galaxy Music Corporation, New York City.
Music by Various Artists
Rehearsal Associates: Amir Baldwin, Tara Bellardini, and Manuela Sanchez
Costumes by Jon Taylor
Lighting by Josh Monroe
Scenic Design by Joseph Anthony Gaito
Embrace examines the ups and downs of human connections—messy, beautiful, and everything in between. This piece explores what it takes to love deeply, heal fully, and embrace the journey with open arms.
Patrick Coker, Caroline T. Dartey, Solomon Dumas, Ashley Kaylynn Green, Jacquelin Harris, Xavier Mack, Miranda Quinn, Jesse Obremski, Constance Stamatiou, Christopher R. Wilson
The world premiere of Embrace is supported by Michele & Tim Barakett, Maury & Joseph Bohan, Julie C. Down, Denise Littlefield Sobel, The Ellen Jewett and Richard L. Kauffman New Works Endowment Fund, and The Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn & Nicolas Rohatyn New Works Endowment Fund.
Music composed by Maurice Ravel, performed by Avishai Cohen, Yonathan Avishai, Barak Mori, and Ziv Ravitz
Costume by Jon Taylor and Jamar Roberts
Lighting by Yi-Chung Chen
Scenic Design by Joseph Anthony Gaito
Alvin -
To you, I offer my eternal debt of gratitude for leaving behind a legacy of truth, power, beauty, and spirit.
Because of you, we are seen.
- Jamar Roberts
Isaiah Day
The world premiere of Song of the Anchorite is supported by Celestine & Howard Campbell.
Music: Traditional
Décor and costumes by Ves Harper
Costume dresses for “Rocka My Soul” redesigned by Barbara Forbes
Lighting by Nicola Cernovitch
PILGRIM OF SORROW
I Been 'Buked
Arranged by Hall Johnson*
The Company
Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
Arranged by James Miller+
Xavier Mack, Jessica Amber Pinkett, Corrin Rachelle Mitchell
Fix Me, Jesus
Arranged by Hall Johnson*
Sarah Daley-Perdomo, Christopher R. Wilson
TAKE ME TO THE WATER
Processional/Honor, Honor
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
Shawn Cusseaux, Miranda Quinn, Sebastian Garcia, Isaiah Day
Wade in the Water
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
“Wade in the Water” sequence by Ella Jenkins.
“A Man Went Down to the River” is an original composition by Ella Jenkins.
Samantha Figgins, Renaldo Maurice, Constance Stamatiou
I Wanna Be Ready
Arranged by James Miller
Yannick Lebrun
MOVE, MEMBERS, MOVE
Sinner Man
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
Christopher Taylor, Isaiah Day, Patrick Coker
The Day is Past and Gone
Arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers
The Company
You May Run On
Arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers
The Company
Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
The Company
All performances of Revelations are permanently endowed by a generous gift from Donald L. Jonas in celebration of the birthday of his wife, Barbara, and her deep commitment to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
* Used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.
+ Used by special arrangement with Galaxy Music Corporation, New York City.
Assistant Director: Vincent E. Thomas
Collaborative Dramaturg: Cheri L. Stokes
Music by Various Artists
Costumes by Jon Taylor
Lighting by Yi-Chung Chen
Scenic Design by Joseph Anthony Gaito
“My roots are also in the Gospel church, the Gospel churches of the south
where I grew up…holy blues—paeans to joy, anthems to the human spirit.”
-Alvin Ailey
“…But I want to talk about the blues not only because they speak of this particular experience of life that manages to make this experience articulate. I am engaged, then, in a discussion of craft or, to use a very dangerous word, art. And I want to suggest that the acceptance of this anguish one finds in the blues, and expression of it, creates also, however odd this may sound, a kind of joy.”
-James Baldwin
Sarah Daley-Perdomo, Solomon Dumas, James Gilmer, Jacquelin Harris, Xavier Mack, Renaldo Maurice, Jesse Obremski, Kali Marie Oliver, Jessica Amber Pinkett
The world premiere of The Holy Blues is supported by Crawford Parker, M.D. and The Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey - Sara & Bill Morgan New Works Endowment Fund.
Staged by Valentina Scaglia
Music by Johann Sebastian Bach, performed by Itzhak Perlman
Costumes by Medhi Walerski
Costumes redesigned by Jon Taylor
Original Lighting by Nicole Pearce
A moment—brief yet infinite. Blink of an Eye explores the fragile boundary between presence and absence, change and stillness. Echoing Bach’s ‘Partitas for Solo Violin’, the work traces a dialogue between rigor and freedom, structure and emotion, the earthly and the divine. Through movement that flows like sound, it reflects on how everything can shift, disappear, or begin again in the blink of an eye.
Sarah Daley-Perdomo, Jacquelin Harris, Miranda Quinn, Constance Stamatiou, Shawn Cusseaux, Christopher Taylor, Xavier Mack, James Gilmer
The company premiere of Blink of an Eye is supported by commissioning funds from New York City Center.
Blink of an Eye was also made possible with support by Leanne Lachman.
Music composed by Maurice Ravel, performed by Avishai Cohen, Yonathan Avishai, Barak Mori, and Ziv Ravitz
Costume by Jon Taylor and Jamar Roberts
Lighting by Yi-Chung Chen
Scenic Design by Joseph Anthony Gaito
Alvin -
To you, I offer my eternal debt of gratitude for leaving behind a legacy of truth, power, beauty, and spirit.
Because of you, we are seen.
- Jamar Roberts
Yannick Lebrun
The world premiere of Song of the Anchorite is supported by Celestine & Howard Campbell.
Music: Traditional
Décor and costumes by Ves Harper
Costume dresses for “Rocka My Soul” redesigned by Barbara Forbes
Lighting by Nicola Cernovitch
PILGRIM OF SORROW
I Been 'Buked
Arranged by Hall Johnson*
The Company
Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
Arranged by James Miller+
Xavier Logan, Jessica Amber Pinkett, Kali Marie Oliver
Fix Me, Jesus
Arranged by Hall Johnson*
Miranda Quinn, Christopher R. Wilson
TAKE ME TO THE WATER
Processional/Honor, Honor
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
Patrick Coker, Dandara Veiga, Sebastian Garcia, Xavier Logan
Wade in the Water
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
“Wade in the Water” sequence by Ella Jenkins.
“A Man Went Down to the River” is an original composition by Ella Jenkins.
Alisha Rena Peek, Christopher Taylor, Isabel Wallace-Green
I Wanna Be Ready
Arranged by James Miller
Xavier Mack
MOVE, MEMBERS, MOVE
Sinner Man
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
Shawn Cusseaux, Sebastian Garcia, Mason Evans
The Day is Past and Gone
Arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers
The Company
You May Run On
Arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers
The Company
Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
The Company
All performances of Revelations are permanently endowed by a generous gift from Donald L. Jonas in celebration of the birthday of his wife, Barbara, and her deep commitment to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
* Used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.
+ Used by special arrangement with Galaxy Music Corporation, New York City.
Restaged by Masazumi Chaya
Music by Duke Ellington
Costumes by Jane Greenwood
Costumes recreated by Barbara Forbes
Lighting by Chenault Spence
“Night creatures, unlike stars, do not come OUT at night—they come ON, each thinking that before the night is out he or she will be the star.”
—Duke Ellington
Movement II
Samantha Figgins, Yannick Lebrun, Hannah Alissa Richardson, Christopher R. Wilson, Alisha Rena Peek, Shawn Cusseaux, Caroline T. Dartey, Christopher Taylor, Dandara Veiga, Mason Evans, Deidre Rogan, Sebastian Garcia, Kali Marie Oliver, De’Anthony Vaughan
Movement III
Samantha Figgins, Solomon Dumas & The Company
This production was made possible, in part, by a grant from Ford Foundation and with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Fabric painting by Parsons-Meares Ltd.
Music and lyrics by Leon Russell
Sung by Donny Hathaway
Costume by Ursula Reed
Lighting by Shirley Prendergast
Renaldo Maurice
Restaged by Masazumi Chaya
Music by Duke Ellington
Costumes by Rouben TerArutunian
Lighting by Chenault Spence
Pas de Duke was featured in “Ailey Celebrates Ellington,” the Ailey company's contribution to the nation's bicentennial, at the New York State Theater in August 1976. Pas de Duke was Alvin Ailey’s modern dance translation of a classical pas de deux honoring two of the most renowned dancers in the world, Judith Jamison and Mikhail Baryshnikov.
Ashley Kaylynn Green, Patrick Coker
This original Ailey production was made possible, in part, with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts, and by a grant from the Ford Foundation.
Generous support for this production was received from Laren and Jesse Brill.
Music by Patrice Sciortino
Costumes by Bea Feitler
Lighting by Chenault Spence
Of Love
Corrin Rachelle Mitchell, James Gilmer
Music by Alice Coltrane, Laura Nyro & Chuck Griffin
Costumes by A. Christina Giannini
Lighting by Chenault Spence
For all Black women everywhere – especially our mothers.
In 1971, Alvin Ailey choreographed Cry as a birthday present for his mother. Created on the legendary Judith Jamison, it went on to become an enduring work of American art.
Jacquelin Harris
Cry was made possible with generous support from Judith McDonough Kaminski and Joseph Kaminski.
The original production of Cry was made possible, in part, by a grant from the Ford Foundation.
Music: Traditional
Décor and costumes by Ves Harper
Costume dresses for “Rocka My Soul” redesigned by Barbara Forbes
Lighting by Nicola Cernovitch
PILGRIM OF SORROW
I Been 'Buked
Arranged by Hall Johnson*
The Company
Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
Arranged by James Miller+
Shawn Cusseaux, Deidre Rogan, Caroline T. Dartey
Fix Me, Jesus
Arranged by Hall Johnson*
Sebastian Garcia, Constance Stamatiou
TAKE ME TO THE WATER
Processional/Honor, Honor
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
Mason Evans, Alisha Rena Peek, De'Anthony Vaughan, Christopher Taylor
Wade in the Water
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
“Wade in the Water” sequence by Ella Jenkins.
“A Man Went Down to the River” is an original composition by Ella Jenkins.
Samantha Figgins, Solomon Dumas, Corrin Rachelle Mitchell
I Wanna Be Ready
Arranged by James Miller
Christopher R. Wilson
MOVE, MEMBERS, MOVE
Sinner Man
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
Christopher Taylor, James Gilmer, Xavier Logan
The Day is Past and Gone
Arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers
The Company
You May Run On
Arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers
The Company
Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
The Company
All performances of Revelations are permanently endowed by a generous gift from Donald L. Jonas in celebration of the birthday of his wife, Barbara, and her deep commitment to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
* Used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.
+ Used by special arrangement with Galaxy Music Corporation, New York City.
Assistant Director: Vincent E. Thomas
Collaborative Dramaturg: Cheri L. Stokes
Music by Various Artists
Costumes by Jon Taylor
Lighting by Yi-Chung Chen
Scenic Design by Joseph Anthony Gaito
“My roots are also in the Gospel church, the Gospel churches of the south
where I grew up…holy blues—paeans to joy, anthems to the human spirit.”
-Alvin Ailey
“…But I want to talk about the blues not only because they speak of this particular experience of life that manages to make this experience articulate. I am engaged, then, in a discussion of craft or, to use a very dangerous word, art. And I want to suggest that the acceptance of this anguish one finds in the blues, and expression of it, creates also, however odd this may sound, a kind of joy.”
-James Baldwin
Patrick Coker, Shawn Cusseaux, Ashley Kaylynn Green, James Gilmer, Renaldo Maurice, Miranda Quinn, Hannah Alissa Richardson, Christopher Taylor, Christopher R. Wilson
The world premiere of The Holy Blues is supported by Crawford Parker, M.D. and The Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey - Sara & Bill Morgan New Works Endowment Fund.
Staged by Valentina Scaglia
Music by Johann Sebastian Bach, performed by Itzhak Perlman
Costumes by Medhi Walerski
Costumes redesigned by Jon Taylor
Original Lighting by Nicole Pearce
A moment—brief yet infinite. Blink of an Eye explores the fragile boundary between presence and absence, change and stillness. Echoing Bach’s ‘Partitas for Solo Violin’, the work traces a dialogue between rigor and freedom, structure and emotion, the earthly and the divine. Through movement that flows like sound, it reflects on how everything can shift, disappear, or begin again in the blink of an eye.
Caroline T. Dartey, Ashley Kaylynn Green, Hannah Alissa Richardson, Dandara Veiga, Mason Evans, Jesse Obremski, Christopher Taylor, Christopher R. Wilson
The company premiere of Blink of an Eye is supported by commissioning funds from New York City Center.
Blink of an Eye was also made possible with support by Leanne Lachman.
Music composed by Maurice Ravel, performed by Avishai Cohen, Yonathan Avishai, Barak Mori, and Ziv Ravitz
Costume by Jon Taylor and Jamar Roberts
Lighting by Yi-Chung Chen
Scenic Design by Joseph Anthony Gaito
Alvin -
To you, I offer my eternal debt of gratitude for leaving behind a legacy of truth, power, beauty, and spirit.
Because of you, we are seen.
- Jamar Roberts
Yannick Lebrun
The world premiere of Song of the Anchorite is supported by Celestine & Howard Campbell.
Music: Traditional
Décor and costumes by Ves Harper
Costume dresses for “Rocka My Soul” redesigned by Barbara Forbes
Lighting by Nicola Cernovitch
PILGRIM OF SORROW
I Been 'Buked
Arranged by Hall Johnson*
The Company
Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
Arranged by James Miller+
De’Anthony Vaughan, Deidre Rogan, Isabel Wallace-Green
Fix Me, Jesus
Arranged by Hall Johnson*
Corrin Rachelle Mitchell, Sebastian Garcia
TAKE ME TO THE WATER
Processional/Honor, Honor
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
Patrick Coker, Dandara Veiga, Xavier Logan, Jesse Obremski
Wade in the Water
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
“Wade in the Water” sequence by Ella Jenkins.
“A Man Went Down to the River” is an original composition by Ella Jenkins.
Alisha Rena Peek, Solomon Dumas, Kali Marie Oliver
I Wanna Be Ready
Arranged by James Miller
Xavier Mack
MOVE, MEMBERS, MOVE
Sinner Man
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
James Gilmer, Mason Evans, Xavier Logan
The Day is Past and Gone
Arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers
The Company
You May Run On
Arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers
The Company
Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
The Company
All performances of Revelations are permanently endowed by a generous gift from Donald L. Jonas in celebration of the birthday of his wife, Barbara, and her deep commitment to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
* Used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.
+ Used by special arrangement with Galaxy Music Corporation, New York City.
Music by Various Artists
Rehearsal Associates: Amir Baldwin, Tara Bellardini, and Manuela Sanchez
Costumes by Jon Taylor
Lighting by Josh Monroe
Scenic Design by Joseph Anthony Gaito
Embrace examines the ups and downs of human connections—messy, beautiful, and everything in between. This piece explores what it takes to love deeply, heal fully, and embrace the journey with open arms.
Shawn Cusseaux, Sarah Daley-Perdomo, Isaiah Day, Samantha Figgins, James Gilmer, Renaldo Maurice, Jessica Amber Pinkett, Hannah Alissa Richardson, Christopher Taylor, Dandara Veiga
The world premiere of Embrace is supported by Michele & Tim Barakett, Maury & Joseph Bohan, Julie C. Down, Denise Littlefield Sobel, The Ellen Jewett and Richard L. Kauffman New Works Endowment Fund, and The Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn & Nicolas Rohatyn New Works Endowment Fund.
Music written and performed by Heather Christian & the Arbornauts
Costumes by Karen Young
Lighting by Brandon Stirling Baker
For Difference Between, I was deeply inspired by the intricate orchestrations and powerful lyrics of acclaimed singer/songwriter Heather Christian. Her raw vocal power evoked—to me—an intricate world of strange tensions, potent griefs, and quiet loves.
"Difference between. Deference, reverence, sever its shoots on the bean. Sanity, brevity, bravery, levity—these are the virtues are any restored or recorded or pored over once the romance of it leaves?”
-Heather Christian, “Tomorrow”
Patrick Coker, Shawn Cusseaux, Ashley Kaylynn Green, Jacquelin Harris, Jesse Obremski, Miranda Quinn, Christopher R. Wilson
The world premiere of Difference Between is supported by The Pamela D. Zilly and John H. Schaefer New Works Endowment Fund and The Fred Eychaner New Works Endowment Fund.
Music composed by Maurice Ravel, performed by Avishai Cohen, Yonathan Avishai, Barak Mori, and Ziv Ravitz Costume by Jon Taylor and Jamar Roberts
Lighting by Yi-Chung Chen
Scenic Design by Joseph Anthony Gaito
Alvin -
To you, I offer my eternal debt of gratitude for leaving behind a legacy of truth, power, beauty, and spirit.
Because of you, we are seen.
- Jamar Roberts
Isaiah Day
The world premiere of Song of the Anchorite is supported by Celestine & Howard Campbell.
Music: Traditional
Décor and costumes by Ves Harper
Costume dresses for “Rocka My Soul” redesigned by Barbara Forbes
Lighting by Nicola Cernovitch
PILGRIM OF SORROW
I Been 'Buked
Arranged by Hall Johnson*
The Company
Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
Arranged by James Miller+
De’Anthony Vaughan, Alisha Rena Peek, Hannah Alissa Richardson
Fix Me, Jesus
Arranged by Hall Johnson*
Miranda Quinn, James Gilmer
TAKE ME TO THE WATER
Processional/Honor, Honor
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
Mason Evans, Dandara Veiga, Xavier Logan, Christopher Taylor
Wade in the Water
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
“Wade in the Water” sequence by Ella Jenkins.
“A Man Went Down to the River” is an original composition by Ella Jenkins.
Jessica Amber Pinkett, Solomon Dumas, Caroline T. Dartey
I Wanna Be Ready
Arranged by James Miller
Xavier Mack
MOVE, MEMBERS, MOVE
Sinner Man
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
Christopher Taylor, Jesse Obremski, Xavier Logan
The Day is Past and Gone
Arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers
The Company
You May Run On
Arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers
The Company
Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
The Company
All performances of Revelations are permanently endowed by a generous gift from Donald L. Jonas in celebration of the birthday of his wife, Barbara, and her deep commitment to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
* Used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.
+ Used by special arrangement with Galaxy Music Corporation, New York City.
Restaged by Masazumi Chaya
Music by Duke Ellington
Costumes by Jane Greenwood
Costumes recreated by Barbara Forbes
Lighting by Chenault Spence
“Night creatures, unlike stars, do not come OUT at night—they come ON, each thinking that before the night is out he or she will be the star.”
—Duke Ellington
Movement II
Samantha Figgins, Yannick Lebrun, Hannah Alissa Richardson, Christopher R. Wilson, Alisha Rena Peek, Shawn Cusseaux, Caroline T. Dartey, Christopher Taylor, Dandara Veiga, Mason Evans, Deidre Rogan, Sebastian Garcia, Kali Marie Oliver, De’Anthony Vaughan
Movement III
Samantha Figgins, Solomon Dumas & The Company
This production was made possible, in part, by a grant from Ford Foundation and with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Fabric painting by Parsons-Meares Ltd.
Music and lyrics by Leon Russell
Sung by Donny Hathaway
Costume by Ursula Reed
Lighting by Shirley Prendergast
Renaldo Maurice
Restaged by Masazumi Chaya
Music by Duke Ellington
Costumes by Rouben TerArutunian
Lighting by Chenault Spence
Pas de Duke was featured in “Ailey Celebrates Ellington,” the Ailey company's contribution to the nation's bicentennial, at the New York State Theater in August 1976. Pas de Duke was Alvin Ailey’s modern dance translation of a classical pas de deux honoring two of the most renowned dancers in the world, Judith Jamison and Mikhail Baryshnikov.
Ashley Kaylynn Green, Patrick Coker
This original Ailey production was made possible, in part, with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts, and by a grant from the Ford Foundation.
Generous support for this production was received from Laren and Jesse Brill.
Music by Patrice Sciortino
Costumes by Bea Feitler
Lighting by Chenault Spence
Of Love
Corrin Rachelle Mitchell, James Gilmer
Music by Alice Coltrane, Laura Nyro & Chuck Griffin
Costumes by A. Christina Giannini
Lighting by Chenault Spence
For all Black women everywhere – especially our mothers.
In 1971, Alvin Ailey choreographed Cry as a birthday present for his mother. Created on the legendary Judith Jamison, it went on to become an enduring work of American art.
Constance Stamatiou
Cry was made possible with generous support from Judith McDonough Kaminski and Joseph Kaminski.
The original production of Cry was made possible, in part, by a grant from the Ford Foundation.
Music: Traditional
Décor and costumes by Ves Harper
Costume dresses for “Rocka My Soul” redesigned by Barbara Forbes
Lighting by Nicola Cernovitch
PILGRIM OF SORROW
I Been 'Buked
Arranged by Hall Johnson*
The Company
Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
Arranged by James Miller+
Xavier Logan, Ashley Kaylynn Green, Kali Marie Oliver
Fix Me, Jesus
Arranged by Hall Johnson*
Miranda Quinn, Christopher R. Wilson
TAKE ME TO THE WATER
Processional/Honor, Honor
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
Patrick Coker, Dandara Veiga, Sebastian Garcia, Xavier Logan
Wade in the Water
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
“Wade in the Water” sequence by Ella Jenkins.
“A Man Went Down to the River” is an original composition by Ella Jenkins.
Alisha Rena Peek, Christopher Taylor, Isabel Wallace-Green
I Wanna Be Ready
Arranged by James Miller
Xavier Mack
MOVE, MEMBERS, MOVE
Sinner Man
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
Shawn Cusseaux, Sebastian Garcia, Mason Evans
The Day is Past and Gone
Arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers
The Company
You May Run On
Arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers
The Company
Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham
Adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
The Company
All performances of Revelations are permanently endowed by a generous gift from Donald L. Jonas in celebration of the birthday of his wife, Barbara, and her deep commitment to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
* Used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.
+ Used by special arrangement with Galaxy Music Corporation, New York City.
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