Edinburgh International Festival
Evening 7.30pm | Matinee 2.30pm
Running time: 2 hours 30 minutes
Edinburgh International Festival
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Programme 2
Alvin Ailey / Kyle Abraham / Aszure Barton
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater dazzles with technical brilliance and passionate energy, bringing audiences to their feet at every performance.
The company brings two programmes to the Festival, showcasing recent works from the most dynamic choreographers of today and classic pieces by founder Alvin Ailey.
Both programmes include the beloved masterpiece Revelations: the most widely viewed modern dance work in the world. Since its debut in 1960, Revelations has moved audiences with its powerful storytelling and soul-stirring music. Springing from Ailey’s childhood memories of growing up in the American South, and attending Baptist church services in Texas, Revelations pays homage to rich African American cultural traditions.
Programme 1 includes Aszure Barton’s BUSK, which examines the multi-layered wisdom of the human body, and Kyle Abraham’s Are You in Your Feelings? a celebration of Black culture and music. Programme 2 includes Ailey’s The River and Memoria, the latter of which features dancers selected from all over Scotland performing alongside the company.
Supported by Dunard Fund
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Credits
Programme 1
Memoria
Alvin Ailey Choreographer
The River
Alvin Ailey Choreographer
Revelations
Alvin Ailey Choreographer
