

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (DVD)
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Description
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (DVD)
Composers: Jack White & Joby Talbot, Duke Ellington, Roy Davis Jr., Fela Kuti, et al
Artists: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Choreographers: Wayne McGregor, Ronald K. Brown, Alvin Ailey, Robert Battle
Format: NTSC
Language: English
Subtitles: English, German, French
Region: All Regions
Number of Discs: 1
Studio: C Major Entertainment
DVD Release Date: October 14, 2016
Run Time: 94 minutes; plus 7 minutes bonus material
You don’t just see an Ailey performance, you feel it. Experience this electrifying modern dance program that includes four audience favorites: Wayne McGregor’s sumptuous CHROMA with a score by Jack White and Joby Talbot; Ronald K. Brown’s powerful GRACE, with music by Duke Ellington, Roy Davis Jr., and Fela Kuti; Robert Battle’s humorous, high-flying TAKADEME; and Alvin Ailey’s beloved REVELATIONS – “one of the great works of the human spirit” (New York Times) – that will rock your soul.
History
Ballet
In classic or contemporary ballet, dancing may tell a story, express a mood, or simply reflect the music in movement. Ballet as part of staged performances originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th and 16th centuries and from there spread to France. The creation of classical ballet as we know it today occurred during the reign of the art-loving French king Louis XIV in the mid-17th century. During the Romantic era, ballet technique evolved to express new ideas, most notably with women dancing en point, or on their toes, allowing them to appear weightless and otherworldly.
Among the choreographers who helped bring ballet into the modern age by exploring new visual and dramatic styles are George Balanchine, Antony Tudor and—bridging the worlds of classical dance and Broadway—Agnes de Mille and Jerome Robbins.
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