{"id":8080,"date":"2010-10-25T04:01:17","date_gmt":"2010-10-25T11:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=8080"},"modified":"2010-10-25T04:01:17","modified_gmt":"2010-10-25T11:01:17","slug":"alvin-ailey-american-dance-theater-at-tel-aviv-dance-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=8080","title":{"rendered":"Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at Tel Aviv Dance 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Revelations - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre\/Photo courtesty of Shauli Baskind PR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to Israel with two dance programs as part of Tel Aviv Dance 2010 from October 26 \u2013 30 at the Israeli Opera\/Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center. Both programs will include the company\u2019s signature work \u201cRevelations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Program A
\nTues 26.10.10 (20:00), Thu 28.10.10 (20:00),\u00a0 Fri 29.10.10 (13:00), Sat 30.10.10 (21:00)<\/p>\n

Dancing Spirit
\n<\/strong>Choreography: Ronald K. Brown
\nLighting: Clifton Taylor
\nCostumes: Omatayo Wunmi Olaiya
\nMusic: Duke Ellington, Wynton Marsalis, Radiohead, War
\nRonald K. Brown pays tribute to Judith Jamison\u2019s profound influence with a new work that echoes the title of Jamison\u2019s autobiography. Set to music by Duke Ellington, Wynton Marsalis and War, Brown\u2019s evocative choreography uses movement from Cuba, Brazil and the United States to conjure dancing spirits who embody Jamison\u2019s elegance, vision, dignity and generosity.\u2028\u2028<\/p>\n

Suite Otis
\n<\/strong>Choreography: George Faison
\nMusic: Various Artists\/Otis Redding
\nCostumes: George Faison
\nLighting: Chenault Spence
\nOtis Redding\u2019s sassy, sizzling music sets the stage for George Faison\u2019s playful battle of the sexes. The yearning sensuality of such timeless songs as \u201cSatisfaction,\u201d \u201cTry a Little Tenderness,\u201d \u201cI\u2019ve Been Loving You Too Long\u201d and other favorites bursts through this sexy, charming and witty suite.<\/p>\n

UnFold
\n<\/strong>Choreography: Robert Battle
\nMusic: Gustave Charpentier
\nSinging: Leontyne Price
\nCostumes: Jon Taylor
\nLighting: Lynda Erbs
\nRobert Battle\u2019s sensuous, swirling duet evokes the tenderness and ecstasy in Gustave Charpentier\u2019s aria, sung by the exquisite diva Leontyne Price. With its fluid grace, this gem exemplifies the choreographer\u2019s skill for nuanced gesture and vivid imagery.<\/p>\n

Revelations
\n<\/strong>Choreography: Alvin Ailey
\nMusic: Popular
\nCostumes and Set: Wes Harper
\nRe Designed by: Barbara Forbs to Rocka My Soul
\nLighting: Nicola Granovich<\/p>\n

Program B
\nWed 27.10.10 (20:00), Fri 29.10.10 (21:00), Sat 30.10.10 (16:00)<\/p>\n

Festa Barocca
\n<\/strong>Choreography: Mauro Bigonzetti
\nMusic:Georg Freidrich Handel<\/p>\n

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\u2019 emotional intensity and technical prowess.\u2028<\/p>\n

In\/Side
\n<\/strong>Choreography: Robert Battle
\nMusic: Dimitri Tiomkin
\nWords: Ned Washington
\nSinging: Nina Simone
\nLighting: Burke Wilmore
\nThe vivid emotions of Nina Simone singing \u201cWild is the Wind\u201d play out in Robert Battle\u2019s gripping solo. The bold, unrestrained style that has become his signature is evinced in this visceral cry of pure physicality.\u2028<\/p>\n

Revelations
\n<\/strong>Choreography: Alvin Ailey
\nMusic: Popular
\nCostumes and Set: Wes Harper
\nRe Designed by: Barbara Forbs to Rocka My Soul
\nLighting: Nicola Granovich<\/p>\n

Performances will take place at the Israeli Opera\/TAPAC, 19 Shaul Hamelech Boulevard, Tel Aviv. Tickets: 03-6927777<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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