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| Fri, Mar 11, 2005, 8 pm |  |  | | Sat, Mar 12, 2005, 2 pm | | | | Sat, Mar 12, 2005, 8 pm | | | | Sun, Mar 13, 2005, 3 pm | | | | | Wed, Mar 16, 2005, 8 pm | | | | Thur, Mar 17, 2005, 8 pm | | | | Fri, Mar 18, 2005, 8 pm | | | | Sat, Mar 19, 2005, 2 pm | | | | Sat, Mar 19, 2005, 8 pm | | | | Sun, Mar 20, 2005, 3 pm | | |
Venue: Zellerbach Hall
Price: $32/$42/$54
Subscription Series: Choose-Your-Own, Winter Dance & Theater Mini-Series
In 1958, legendary choreographer Alvin Ailey set out to build a company dedicated to the preservation of unique black cultural expression and the enrichment of the American modern dance heritage. Growing rapidly from a small, mostly black ensemble
to the world-renowned multi-racial dance company it is today, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has indeed fulfilled Ailey's dream to touch everyone's spirit through dance, reaching the hearts and minds of an estimated 19 million people around the world. Today, director Judith Jamison continues the legacy — dance as a medium for honoring the past, celebrating the present, and fearlessly reaching into the future. The company returns for its annual appearance with new repertory and Ailey's enduring masterpiece Revelations.
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Program:
PROGRAM A (Fri., Mar. 11 at 8:00 p.m.; Sat., Mar. 12 at 2:00 p.m.; and Sat., Mar.19 at 2:00 p.m.): Love Stories (2004; music by Stevie Wonder; original composition composed and produced by Darrin Ross; choreography by Judith Jamison with Robert Battle and Rennie Harris*); Hidden Rites (1973; music by Patrice Sciortino; choreography by Alvin Ailey; restaged by Masazumi Chaya*); Revelations (1960; traditional spirituals and gospel music; choreography by Alvin Ailey).
PROGRAM B (Sat., Mar. 12 at 8:00 p.m.; Sun. Mar. 13 at 3:00 p.m.; and Fri., Mar. 18 at 8:00 p.m.): Shining Star (2004; music by Earth, Wind & Fire; choreography by David Parsons*); Vespers (1986; music by Mikel Rouse; choreography by Ulysses Dove; restaged by Masazumi Chaya*); Caught (1982; music by Robert Fripp; choreography by David Parsons; staged by Elizabeth Koeppen); The Winter in Lisbon (1992; music by Dizzy Gillespie; choreography by Billy Wilson; restaged by Masazumi Chaya).
PROGRAM C (Wed., Mar. 16 at 8:00 p.m.; Thurs., Mar. 17 at 8:00 p.m.; Sat., Mar. 19 at 8:00 p.m.; and Sun., Mar. 20 at 3:00 p.m.): Burlesque (2002; music by Louis Armstrong; choreography by Donald Byrd; restaged by Stephanie Guiland-Brown*); Treading (1979; music by Steve Reich, Eighteen Musicians; choreography by Elisa Monte); Juba (2003; music by John Mackey; choreography by Robert Battle; Revelations (1960; traditional spirituals and gospel music; choreography by Alvin Ailey).
* Bay Area premiere
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Sneak Preview
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Watch a preview of Love Stories, Shining Star and Burlesque, all Bay Area premieres, and the Ailey masterpiece Revelations, all part of this season's engagement at Cal Performances. (Length: 7:00)
- QuickTime Format (Get free player here)
- RealVideo Format (Get free player here)
Program Notes: Program notes are available online, click here.
Education and Community Events:
Family Fare performance: Sat, Mar 12, 2 pm — children 16 and under half price.
Sightlines event: Wed, Mar 16, 7-7:30 pm ZH — Pre-performance talk with the artists
Related Performances:
Sweet Honey in the Rock
Ladysmith Black Mambazo & Vusi Mahlasela,
Long Walk To Freedom
Balé Folclórico da Bahia
Miró Quartet
Brentano String Quartet
Yo-Yo Ma, cello & Emanuel Ax, piano
Musicians from Marlboro
Kronos Quartet with Wu Man, Chinese pipa
Artists links:
Official Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater site
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