NEWARK, NJ: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Annual Mother's Day Weekend at NJPAC
Company:
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Fri-Sat 5.12-13 @ 8:00 p.m. + Sun 5.14 @ 3:00 p.m.
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s extraordinary dancers return to NJPAC with premieres and repertory favorites for three magical performances that each inspires with a finale of Ailey’s signature masterpiece, Revelations, which is lauded by The Washington Post as “one of the simplest and most perfect dances ever made.”
The Ailey company has earned a reputation as one of the finest international ambassadors of American culture, promoting the uniqueness of the African American cultural experience and the preservation and enrichment of American modern dance. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is the Principal Resident Affiliate of NJPAC and has made frequent appearances dating back to the opening celebration.
The Company is led by Artistic Director Robert Battle, who accepted in 2014 from President Obama the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, on behalf of the late Alvin Ailey, a trailblazing artist who is now the subject of the acclaimed documentary Ailey now streaming on Hulu.
Complete programming for these performances to be announced at a later date.
According to The New York Times, “watching Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater can change your life.”
Tix: $25-$94.
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