He also acted and danced in various productions. He created the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater in 1958 where he combined ballet‚ jazz‚ modern‚ and African dance techniques. He choreographed Revelations in 1960. It is considered his signature work and is the most popular critically acclaimed work. Ailey wrote Revelations as
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Alvin Ailey Born on January 5th 1931‚ in Rogers‚ Texas USA. Alvin grew up in a small town of Navasota. When he was 5yrs of age his mother was raped by a group of white men‚ after that Alvin didn’t trust white people. Alvin as a young boy always had to fend for himself as his mother was working all the time to support them both in that economy (the recession). When Alvin’s school went on a school excursion to see the ballet Russe de Monte Carlo performed‚ Ailey was inspired to pursue dance. Ailey’s
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Alvin Ailey Jr. was born January 5‚ 1931 in Roger‚ Texas. His parents were Alvin and Lula Elizabeth Ailey. Alvin Jr. was no more than one year old‚ when his father left him and wife. Both he and his mom moved to Los Angeles‚ California in 1942. At the age of five‚ his mother was raped by a white man. Ailey and many other black dancers were prevented from joining many dance companies due to racism. He felt agonized about having to be so guarded about his homosexuality. Ailey died of a rare blood
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Interview of a Helping Professional Rodney Cobbs Old Dominion University This paper was submitted to Dr. Hall in Human Services Interview of Alvin Turner School Counselor In order to learn more about the helping profession‚ I chose a school counselor‚ Alvin Turner‚ who deals with a different variety of cases on a daily basis. He deals with a lot of mental health issues‚ dealing with parents‚ children‚ and adolescents. He sees them on a one on one basis as well as in a group
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Alvin Ailey’s Revelations was premiered in 1960 and is based on Alvin Ailey’s childhood memories of worshipping at his Baptist church in Texas. The music within Revelations is a compilation of African American spirituals which helps to develop the idea of the music that was played and sung in the small black churches near to where Alvin lived with his mother during his childhood. Throughout Revelations you see and feel a mixture of emotions as the story starts to unfold and you can see clearly the
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Cry Alvin Ailey ‘Cry’ is a dance choreographed by a very talented and well-recognised choreographer named Alvin Ailey. This was created in 1971. Ailey has created many incredible works but I must say that ‘Cry’ was one of his most outstanding works of art. The dance’s intent is to portray the struggle & strength of the African American women who were in the slave trade; how women so enslaved & trapped can still manage to be so free. Everything in this piece was thought of in specific detail
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We come to know God through revelation and human reason. The church does not retain or administer to one philosophical way of thought. This is said because philosophy must adhere to its own methods and principles in order to obtain the most truth. Philosophy must have deep faith in this process to overcome challenges or obstacles that may detour it from its way to truth. The faith is a necessity due to the fact that its process is guided by reasoning. Philosophy enjoys this autonomy because reason
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Alvin Lustig was a graphic designer who was born in 1915‚ and died at the age of 40 in 1955. He designed books and book jackets‚ textiles‚ magazines‚ and interiors. His designs were bold‚ simple‚ and abstract. He liked to keep his designs to two or three colors. Each design has either triadic‚ analogous‚ or split complimentary color schemes. As well as warm and cool colors. He had a distinct style‚ which makes it easy to tell that it is his work. He mixed organic shapes with geometric lines. His
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Alvin Ailey Alvin Ailey was a dancer‚ choreographer‚ and teacher whose vision and leadership lead him to create one of the major art institutes of our time. The famous Alvin Ailey Dance Theater. A choreographer is a person who creates dance compositions and plans and arranges dance movements and patterns for dances. Movement is a language as rich and expressive as written or spoken language. We understand and use movement language so naturally‚ we are often unaware of the many ways we use it
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ASSESSMENT TASK CRY – ALVIN AILEY Select TWO contrasting movement phrases. For each phrase: Describe the main motif identified Discuss the purpose of the motif within the context of the work Describe how the motif is manipulated and varied to create the phrase with respect to the elements of composition (space‚ time and dynamics) Analyse how the phrase contributes to the context of the work and why the choreographer selected this phrase to portray the intent of the work. Alvin Ailey’s renowned
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