The blues, spirituals and gospel songs all informed this dance piece. According to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater website, Revelations came from Ailey's "'blood memories' of his childhood in rural Texas and the Baptist Church." In the 1960s, Ailey took his company on the road. ...
Alvin Ailey’s “Revelations” is such an exultant ballet of spiritual triumph over adversity that the work has become virtually the signature piece of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater since the ballet was created in 1960. Audiences habitually go wild for the closing dance set to “Rocka ...
The blues, spirituals and gospel songs all informed this dance piece. According to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater website, Revelations came from Ailey's "'blood memories' of his childhood in rural Texas and the Baptist Church." In the 1960s, Ailey took his company on the road. ...