Best of Ailey

Thu 6, Thu 13, Sat 15 7.30pm & Sun 9 4pm

Firebird (1964)

Choreography: Maurice Béjart
Music: Stravinsky
Running time: 21 mins

New to AAADT, Béjart's Firebird brings a radiant grandeur to Stravinsky's score, reinterpreting the traditional fairytale as an allegory of rebellion and revolution featuring a make Firebird and Phienix surrounded by a full chorus. An irresistible showcase of the power and beauty of the Ailey dancers.

The Golden Section (1981)

Choreography: Twyla Tharp
Music: David Byrne
Running time: 32 mins

The Golden Section by Tony Award-winning choreographer Twyla Tharp sizzles like never before when performed by the fearless Ailey dancers. Set to a propulsive score by David Byrne, The Golden Section shatters the limits of human physicality with breathtaking leaps, finely-honed partnering and explosive joy. It is 'dancing of astonishing beauty and power,' raved The New Yorker.

Revelations (1960)

Choreography: Alvin Ailey
Music: Traditionals Spirituals
Running time: 32 mins

AAADT's jubilant signature piece is one of the mist uplifting ballets in the modern dance repertoire, and American classic and one of the best-loved pieces of dance in the whole world. "In all the dance world there is nothing quite like Revelations and the ardour it evokes" The Washington Times

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