Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to Israel with two dance programs as part of Tel Aviv Dance 2010 from October 26 – 30 at the Israeli Opera/Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center. Both programs will include the company’s signature work “Revelations.”
Program A
Tues 26.10.10 (20:00), Thu 28.10.10 (20:00), Fri 29.10.10 (13:00), Sat 30.10.10 (21:00)
Dancing Spirit
Choreography: Ronald K. Brown
Lighting: Clifton Taylor
Costumes: Omatayo Wunmi Olaiya
Music: Duke Ellington, Wynton Marsalis, Radiohead, War
Ronald K. Brown pays tribute to Judith Jamison’s profound influence with a new work that echoes the title of Jamison’s autobiography. Set to music by Duke Ellington, Wynton Marsalis and War, Brown’s evocative choreography uses movement from Cuba, Brazil and the United States to conjure dancing spirits who embody Jamison’s elegance, vision, dignity and generosity.
Suite Otis
Choreography: George Faison
Music: Various Artists/Otis Redding
Costumes: George Faison
Lighting: Chenault Spence
Otis Redding’s sassy, sizzling music sets the stage for George Faison’s playful battle of the sexes. The yearning sensuality of such timeless songs as “Satisfaction,” “Try a Little Tenderness,” “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long” and other favorites bursts through this sexy, charming and witty suite.
UnFold
Choreography: Robert Battle
Music: Gustave Charpentier
Singing: Leontyne Price
Costumes: Jon Taylor
Lighting: Lynda Erbs
Robert Battle’s sensuous, swirling duet evokes the tenderness and ecstasy in Gustave Charpentier’s aria, sung by the exquisite diva Leontyne Price. With its fluid grace, this gem exemplifies the choreographer’s skill for nuanced gesture and vivid imagery.
Revelations
Choreography: Alvin Ailey
Music: Popular
Costumes and Set: Wes Harper
Re Designed by: Barbara Forbs to Rocka My Soul
Lighting: Nicola Granovich
Program B
Wed 27.10.10 (20:00), Fri 29.10.10 (21:00), Sat 30.10.10 (16:00)
Festa Barocca
Choreography: Mauro Bigonzetti
Music:Georg Freidrich Handel
Acclaimed Italian choreographer Mauro Bigonzetti, praised for his fresh and inventive sensibility, brings his distinctly European flair to the Ailey repertory for the first time. With a highly dramatic style, complex partnering and seamless integration of classical and modern styles, Bigonzetti showcases the Ailey dancers’ emotional intensity and technical prowess.
In/Side
Choreography: Robert Battle
Music: Dimitri Tiomkin
Words: Ned Washington
Singing: Nina Simone
Lighting: Burke Wilmore
The vivid emotions of Nina Simone singing “Wild is the Wind” play out in Robert Battle’s gripping solo. The bold, unrestrained style that has become his signature is evinced in this visceral cry of pure physicality.
Revelations
Choreography: Alvin Ailey
Music: Popular
Costumes and Set: Wes Harper
Re Designed by: Barbara Forbs to Rocka My Soul
Lighting: Nicola Granovich
Performances will take place at the Israeli Opera/TAPAC, 19 Shaul Hamelech Boulevard, Tel Aviv. Tickets: 03-6927777
