Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater residency opens at Sadler's Wells

Von Graham Watts, 06 September 2019

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“a powerful tribute to the courage and ambition of this African American cultural legend”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, am 4 September 2019

Lazarus (Rennie Harris)

Revelations (Alvin Ailey, Rennie Harris)

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Clifton Brown, Tanz

James Clotfelter, Licht

Jeroboam Bozeman, Tanz

Chalvar Monteiro, Tanz

Solomon Dumas, Tanz

Jacquelin Harris, Tanz

Jacqueline Green, Tanz

American Street Dancer from Rennie Harris arrives in New York

Carla Escoda, 13th November

Rennie Harris' theatrical works of street dance have toured the globe. In American Street Dancer he focuses on the preservation of three distinct styles closer to home.

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Works of art: Harris and Taylor from Dayton Contemporary Dance

Carla Escoda, 1st October

Classic Paul Taylor and a Rennie Harris tour de force form the highlights of Dayton Contemporary Dance Company's visit to New York this week.

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Alvin Ailey, Programme L

Laurine Mortha, 20th July

A travers des programmes « découverte » mêlant les classiques de la danse contemporaine afro-américaine à des œuvres et des styles de danses plus récents (hip-hop), l'Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater a réussi le pari de remplir et faire vibrer la Seine Musicale, le nouvel espace culturel parisien.

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Programme Y

Anne-Laure Faubert, 8th July

A l’occasion de la 13° édition des Etés de la Danse, l'Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater prend ses quartiers à la Seine Musicale.

Alvin Ailey Dance Theater (Programme A)

Christopher Curtis, 6th September

Intricate hip-hop, sinuous African, lyrical ballet and glorious gospel held together with powerful contemporary technique: you are hit by huge waves of happiness and end the show smiling.

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Fall for Dance, Program IV

Stephanie Sirabian, 16th October

New York City Center's 11th annual Fall for Dance Festival's program four reaches out to new audiences with a unique program.

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Graham Watts

Graham Watts is a freelance dance writer and critic writing regularly for Dancing Times, Dance Europe, Danza Europa, and many more publications. He regularly writes features for Sadler’s Wells, London Coliseum and La Scala. Chairman of the Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle in the United Kingdom and of the UK National Dance Awards he has interviewed many of the greatest names in dance including Maya Plisetskaya, Vladimir Vasiliev, Boris Eifman, Alexei Ratmansky, Andris Liepa, Sir Peter Wright, David Bintley and Dame Gillian Lynne. When not involved in dance Graham is a keen fencer, and has captained the British Sabre team.

Powerful double bill opens Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater residency at Sadler's Wells