'Revelations' Around The World
Company:
Ailey Extension
Join us for the sixth annual Revelations Around the World Workshop as dancers from all over the world come together to learn excerpts of choreography from Ailey’s signature masterpiece Revelations online for free.
Since its premiere in 1960, Alvin Ailey’s Revelations has been a lasting cultural treasure beloved by people from around the world. Using African American spirituals, song-sermons, gospel songs, and holy blues, Ailey’s timeless masterpiece fervently explores the places of deepest grief and holiest joy in the soul. Revelations has been performed continuously around the globe, transcending barriers of faith and nationality, and appealing to universal emotions, making it one of the most recognized ballets in the world.
This workshop will be led by Lisa Johnson-Willingham. Johnson-Willingham has been a part of AILEY for over thirty years—she was a dancer with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater under the direction of Judith Jamison, served as the Director of AileyCamp Chicago, and, since 2011, has led Ailey Extension as Director.
