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Jamison, artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and 28 members of her internationally acclaimed troupe began an emotional 15-day tour of South Africa last week. In Johannesburg, Pretoria and the sprawling black township of Soweto, the troupe presented hands-on workshops and dazzling stage performances of Ailey classics, including Night Creature, Vespers and Revelations. Enthusiastic audiences clapped, whooped and sometimes danced in the aisles...
...childhood companion, Jack tanner (played with dynamic vigor by Don Reilly), a young man and a decided taste for overbearing oratory. Much to his consternation, Jack is appointed one of Ann's guardians after her father's death--the other one being a confirmed old conservative, Roderick Ramsden (Alvin Epstein...
...Alvin L. McCottry '00 says that he is concerned about how thoroughly the meat options are prepared...
...dark and light turquoise blue strips of material, rippling like waves across the stage. In this symbolic baptism, a couple was led by a third woman who brought them back and forth through the waves. The song "I Want to Be Ready" was danced by Dudley Williams, who joined Alvin Ailey in 1964. His piece was a plea to God to let him be prepared to die. With slow movements that spread across the stage, he had a very calming effect on the audience...
Altogether, the evening was an amazing mix of jazz and gospel, fast-paced dance and tenderly spiritual prayer. The Alvin Ailey company performed superbly and should be highly anticipated when it returns next spring...