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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Programme B: Open Door/ Piazzolla Caldera/ Revelations

By Graham Watts, 08 September 2016
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“Revelations is a work of genius, a living treasure, lovingly caressed by ... exceptional dancers”
Reviewed at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London on 7 September 2016
Programme
Open door (Alvin Ailey)
Piazzola Caldera (Paul Taylor)
Revelations (Alvin Ailey)
Performers
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Matthew Rushing, Choreography
Linda Celeste, Dancer
Akua Noni Parker, Dancer
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Graham Watts
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.