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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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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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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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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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater June 11th 2012 “Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is based in New York City and is personally my favorite dance company‚ their choreography is just incredible and I love to watch them perform.” The company was founded in 1958; this was incredible because of the intense prejudice taking place at this time‚ not only were they a black company but they created a unique new kind- of dance mixing together for the first time; ballet‚ traditional African
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Alvin Ailey Alvin Ailey is a multicultural modern dancer known for his great accomplishments in dance and choreography. He founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and throughout his lifetime created some 79 ballets‚ many of which have appeared in the repertoire of major dance companies. It was on a junior high school class trip to the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo‚ he fell in love with concert dance. He became inspired by performances of the Katherine Dunham Dance Company and classes
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Identify the aural setting in Ailey’s revelations 1960. How does the music help to communicate the themes found in the work and enhance movement content? Alvin Ailey uses traditional gospel and spirituals as his accompaniment. The music is reflective of the themes within Revelations in that they are working songs of oppressed African Americans‚ sad and joyful‚ but all the while hopeful. This mirrors the attitudes of African Americans when racism was accepted. The dance has 3 sections and 10 sub-sections
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Alvin Ailey – ‘Cry’ Give a chronological account of Ailey’s background‚ training and influences up to the time he made ‘Cry’. Discuss how this may have informed the narrative of the dance in the work ‘Cry’ Alvin Ailey used his culture and countless childhood memories to base his choreography. His background‚ training and influences have informed and influenced the narrative of his work ‘Cry. The concept of cry was devised by Alvin Ailey. ‘Cry’ took its inspiration and stimulus from the suffering
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Physical Setting of the Agora‚ and its importance for the city of Athens The Athenian Agora was the heart and mind of classical Athens. It was a place for social gatherings for hundreds of citizens to assemble. It was also a marketplace dedicated to political happenings and a natural environment for citizens to participate in government. Not everyone in the classical world enjoyed the political freedom of Athenians. Even in the rest of Greece‚ many city-states were under monarchial rule. Lang writes
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ALVIN TOFFLER Alvin Toffler literally invented the role of the futurist with the publication of his seminal work‚ Future Shock‚ creating an all new discipline around the study of change and its impact on business and culture. Throughout his long career‚ Alvin Toffler has remained one of the world’s most prescient‚ insightful and influential voices in business and intellectual life. He has continued to produce creative ideas that define how we think about our world. Time magazine wrote that he has
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