Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has been thrilling Boston audiences since the Celebrity Series presented their Boston debut in 1968.The Dance Theater grew from a now-fabled performance in March 1958 at the 92nd Street Y in New York City.
Led by Alvin Ailey and a group of young African-American modern dancers, that performance changed forever the perception of American dance.
The Ailey company has gone on to perform for an estimated 23 million people at theaters in 48 states and 71 countries on six continents -- as well as millions more through television broadcasts.
The Alvin Ailey Dance Company will be performing in Boston from May 1-4 at the Citi Wang Theatre. Programs Include:
Thursday
Chroma / D-Man in the Waters (Part I) / LIFT
Friday
Ailey/Ellington: Night Creature, Pas de Duke / The River / Revelations
Saturday matinee
Ailey/Ellington: Night Creature, Pas de Duke / The River / Revelations
Saturday evening
Chroma / D-Man in the Waters (Part I) / LIFT
Sunday
Ailey/Ellington: Night Creature, Pas de Duke / The River / Revelations
In all, more than 235 works by over 90 choreographers are part of the Ailey company’s repertory. Before his untimely death in 1989, Alvin Ailey designated Judith Jamison as his successor, and over the next 21 years, she brought the Company to unprecedented success.
Ms. Jamison, in turn, personally selected Robert Battle to succeed her in 2011, and The New York Times declared he “has injected the company with new life.”
| HOURS | ↑ top |
Thursday | 7:30pm
Friday | 8pm
Saturday | 2pm
Saturday | 8pm
Sunday | 3pm
| COST | ↑ top |
$35 - 85
| WEBSITE | ↑ top |
www.celebrityseries.org/CS_performers_2013_14/aaadt.htm
| LOCATION | ↑ top |
270 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, 02216 map
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