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    The dance show that I went to was called Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. The place of the performance is 131 W 55th Street between 6th and 7th avenues. The date and time of the performance was Saturday‚ Dec 16‚ 2017 at 2:00pm. I was 20 minutes late to the first performance because of the heavy traffic‚ but i did see a portion of the first dance. Heysel and I both saw this dance performance together. The order of the dances were The winter in Lisbon choreographed by Billy Wilson‚ Night Creature

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    DECONSTRUCTRON Critical Review: Cry (Alvin Ailey) DANCE; The Long Shadow Of Ailey ’s Great ’Cry ’ By VALERIE GLADSTONE Published: November 26‚ 2000 THE audience wouldn ’t stop cheering when Judith Jamison danced Alvin Ailey ’s masterpiece ’ ’Cry ’ ’ at its premiere on May 4‚ 1971‚ at City Center. ’ ’They went crazy‚ ’ ’ Ms. Jamison says. Ms. Jamison‚ the artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater since Ailey ’s death in 1989‚ recalled that night in an interview one afternoon

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    Hi! I am Alvin Ailey and I am a famous dancer and choreographer who in 1958that created the Alvin Ailey Dance Center in New York. I was born January 5‚ 1931 and sadly died December 1‚ 1989 of HIV/AIDS. I grew up during Racial Segregation so I pretty much had a hard time. I attended George Washington Carver High School and Later‚ Thomas Jefferson High School. I also attended a dance school called Horton’s School that thought us Classical ballet‚ jazz‚ and Native American dance. This school was the

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    Archard November 22‚ 2010 2nd block dance 2 Dance Pioneers‚ Companies‚ and Choreographers Alvin Ailey Alvin Ailey‚ Jr. was an African American modern dancer‚ dance teacher and choreographer‚ who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Ailey was a gifted creator of dance expressing the African American cultural experience and history. His choreographic works live on in performances by the company he founded. The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater toured extensively and regularly

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    Alvin Ailey It was really impressive performance I ever seen. I like all programs and their performance was too attractive and interesting. I like lighting and music because it looked very decent with the performance. In addition‚ they organized it very well. I really like it. The following paragraphs give a few facts about Alvin Ailey and his background. Alvin Ailey was born in Rogers‚ Texas on January 5‚ 1931 and moved to Los Angeles‚ California at the age of twelve. There‚ on a junior high

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    Analyse the choreographic style of Alvin Ailey Alvin Ailey was a famous choreographer/dancer also founder of his own dance company (AAADT). Inspired by many‚ (including Katherine Dunham and Horton) he began dancing at the age of 15 where he found his love for dancing. Ballet‚ jazz and Broadway were the three main dance styles Ailey loved. These styles can also be recognised in nearly all of his choreographies. As choreographic styles identify the constituent features‚ when it comes to Ailey’s work

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    Dance Assignment: Revelations Alvin Ailey stated‚ ‘The greatest works are always personal‚ and this was personal’ on Revelations. I think Ailey’s work was defiantly personal and was influenced a lot by his youth and childhood. This work could also be influenced by his training‚ religion and background. Revelations was deeply influenced by Ailey’s youth and religion. He was born in Texas into a very religious family. A lot of his inspiration came from the gospel churches from home and songs

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    Question: Explain how the elements of dance are used in Alvin Ailey’s Cry to engage the audience. For example space/time/dynamics‚ relationship In 1971‚ Alvin Ailey created one of his best-known ballets ‘Cry’ as a birthday present for his mother Lula Ailey. Ailey dedicated it to ‘all black women everywhere‚ especially our mothers.’ The three-part ballet was to popular and gospel music by Alice Coltrane‚ Laura Nyro and Chuck Griffin. The Ballet is interpreted to display the hardship and servitude

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    Alvin Ailey became interested in dance at age 12‚ he moved with his mother to Los Angeles‚ where he was introduced to dance by performances of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and the Katherine Dunham Dance Company. His formal dance training began with an introduction to Lester Horton’s classes by his friend‚ Carmen de Lavallade. Horton‚ the founder of the first racially integrated dance company in the United States‚ became a mentor for Mr. Ailey as he embarked on his professional career. After Horton’s

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    Alvin Ailey ’s Influence on Modern Dance Alvin Ailey never considered dancing as his career. He had always been enthralled by the lights‚ costumes‚ and dancers flowing with the music‚ but it never occurred to him that he would be creating such spectacles. He went to see many shows when he was younger‚ mostly ballet and musical theater. Acceptance for modern dance had not yet been established during the 1940 ’s‚ when Ailey was in his childhood‚ and he would become one of its most major influences

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