Venue: Zellerbach Hall

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Legendary dancer and choreographer Alvin Ailey made an indelible impact on the way people view dance, exemplified by his masterpiece Revelations, the sublime ballet tracing man's spiritual journey to joyful salvation that is a perennial favorite. From its now-fabled first performance in 1958, the extraordinary troupe that bears his name has faithfully honored Ailey's unique and powerful vision and today, under the inspired direction of Judith Jamison, continues to perform with the same spirituality and passionate sense of adventure on which the company was founded. And Cal Performances continues to afford more opportunities than anywhere outside of the company's New York home to experience the superb Ailey dancers' distinctive charisma and dynamic energy.

Programs:
Program A (Mar 9, 12, & 14): Alonzo King/Heart Song, music by Bouchaib Abdelhadi, Yassir Chadly, Hafida Ghanim (Bay Area premiere); Elisa Monte/Treading, music by Steve Reich; Robert Battle/Juba, music by John Mackey (Bay Area premiere); Ailey/Revelations
Program B (Mar 10, 13 mat): Ailey Classics, featuring excerpts from Memoria, Night Creature, Phases, Opus McShann, A Song for You, For Bird with Love, Hidden Rites, Cry, plus Revelations (in its entirety)
Program C (Mar 11, 13 eve): Dwight Rhoden/Bounty Verses (Bay Area premiere); Judith Jamison/Hymn, Music by Robert Ruggieri; Billy Wilson (Restaged by Masazumi Chaya)/The Winter in Lisbon, music by Dizzy Gillespie

Please see the new & notable article for more program information.

JUDITH JAMISON ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Masazumi Chaya ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

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Program Notes: Program notes are available online, click here.

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Education and Community Events:
SchoolTime:
Wed, March 3, 10:30 am & 1 pm Ailey II Sylvia Watters, Artistic Director
Thu, March 1, 11 am Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

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Dance Series

Artists links:
www.alvinailey.org