Alvin Aliey Like many great dance choreographers‚ Alvin Ailey is one of the greatest and well known choreographers there is. I chose to to do my research on this man because i am very familiar with his name and know current dancers and choreographers who attend his dance school. Hearing about Ailey since i was twelve years old‚ i always wanted to know more about him but never took the initiative to do so. So here‚ in this biography i will explain to you what i have learned and researched
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third section. At the beginning of the dance there is little hope and pain is shown. In the second section the lighting is a blue wash across the stage and it is brighter than before. This section is representing a baptism and the blue could represent water. A yellow spot light appears on the dancers when the dancers are looking up to the sky. May be hope from a God. The third section is much lighter with brighter colours and an orange light on the backdrop maybe signifying the sun. The quality of life
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Annotated Bibliography Primary Sources Ailey‚ Alvin‚ and A. Peter. Bailey. Revelations: The Autobiography of Alvin Ailey. Bridgewater. NJ: Replica‚ 1999. Print. This book is about the life of Alvin Ailey and his successes and his struggles. This book contributes to my final product because it gives me pre-knowledge so that I can accurately grasp his style of dance. Alvin Ailey’s REVELATIONS. Dir. Alvin Ailey. Perf. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. Alvin. Ailey’s REVELATIONS
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He also acted and danced in various productions. He created the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater in 1958 where he combined ballet‚ jazz‚ modern‚ and African dance techniques. He choreographed Revelations in 1960. It is considered his signature work and is the most popular critically acclaimed work. Ailey wrote Revelations as a representation of the faith of African Americans in the 1960’s‚ set to spirituals and blues music (Dunning‚ 1996)
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the costumes as they are quite minimalist and are coloured natural shades of brown. However the dark shades of costumes and emotions used within this piece also portray a sense of slavery within the actions that they perform. In this section Alvin Ailey is trying to show they are united and are as one. ‘I’ve been buked’ is the opening of revelations and starts off the story of his childhood. The dark background is lit with a golden sun which gives a sense of the sun rising and of the rising up from
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2013 Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Home Alvin Ailey was born January 5‚ 1931 to a teenage mother in Texas and grew up without his father in their lives. The name of the town was Navasota where he and his mother lived‚ at around 12 years of age they moved to Los Angeles where he learned to speak fluently in different languages. Ailey was inspired in the art of dance after seeing the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo perform; from that point on‚ dance was his passion. In 1949‚ Ailey studied modern
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Contextualization of Alvin Ailey Alvin Ailey used his culture and many childhood memories to base his choreography on. Church and worship played a huge role in the lives of black Americans and was the center of Ailey’s community. “The exuberance and poignancy of the black experience are well served in Ailey ’s splendid [dance pieces] Revelations‚ Blues Suite‚ and Cry." (www.answers.com/topic/alvin-ailey#ixzz1mIqCJyxf) “The church was always very important‚ very theatrical‚ very intense. The life
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Alvin Ailey Jr. was born January 5‚ 1931 in Roger‚ Texas. His parents were Alvin and Lula Elizabeth Ailey. Alvin Jr. was no more than one year old‚ when his father left him and wife. Both he and his mom moved to Los Angeles‚ California in 1942. At the age of five‚ his mother was raped by a white man. Ailey and many other black dancers were prevented from joining many dance companies due to racism. He felt agonized about having to be so guarded about his homosexuality. Ailey died of a rare blood
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Alvin Ailey Born on January 5th 1931‚ in Rogers‚ Texas USA. Alvin grew up in a small town of Navasota. When he was 5yrs of age his mother was raped by a group of white men‚ after that Alvin didn’t trust white people. Alvin as a young boy always had to fend for himself as his mother was working all the time to support them both in that economy (the recession). When Alvin’s school went on a school excursion to see the ballet Russe de Monte Carlo performed‚ Ailey was inspired to pursue dance. Ailey’s
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YEAR 12 DANCE APPRECIATION ASSESSMENT TASK CRY – ALVIN AILEY Select TWO contrasting movement phrases. For each phrase: Describe the main motif identified Discuss the purpose of the motif within the context of the work Describe how the motif is manipulated and varied to create the phrase with respect to the elements of composition (space‚ time and dynamics) Analyse how the phrase contributes to the context of the work and why the choreographer selected this phrase to portray the intent of
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