Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center
presents
ALVIN AILEY
AMERICAN DANCE THEATER
Alvin Ailey, Founder
Judith Jamison, Artistic Director Emerita
COMPANY MEMBERS
Jeroboam Bozeman
Khalia Campbell
Patrick Coker
Shawn Cusseaux
Sarah Daley-Perdomo
Caroline T. Dartey
Isaiah Day
Coral Dolphin
Solomon Dumas
Samantha Figgins
James Gilmer
Vernard J. Gilmore
Ashley Kaylynn Green
Jacquelin Harris
Michael Jackson, Jr.
Yazzmeen Laidler
Yannick Lebrun
Xavier Mack
Renaldo Maurice
Ashley Mayeux
Corrin Rachelle Mitchell
Chalvar Monteiro
Alisha Rena Peek
Jessica Amber Pinkett
Miranda Quinn
Hannah Alissa Richardson
Deidre Rogan
Constance Stamatiou
Christopher Taylor
Jermaine Terry
De’Anthony Vaughan
Isabel Wallace-Green
Christopher R. Wilson
Matthew Rushing
Associate Artistic Director
Ronni Favors
Rehearsal Director
Clifton Brown
Assistant Rehearsal Director
Kanji Segawa
Assistant Rehearsal Director
Bennett Rink
Executive Director
Support for this presentation is provided, in part, by:
Glorya Kaufman Foundation
Moss Foundation
Center Dance Arts
Dorothy Buffum Chandler Program Fund
Elisabeth Katte Harris
The Music Center Foundation
The Music Center Annual Fund
PROGRAM A
VIEW PROGRAM B
Wednesday, March 20 @ 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 22 @ 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 23 @ 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 24 @ 7:30 p.m.
ARE YOU IN YOUR FEELINGS?
(2022)
Choreography by Kyle Abraham
Rehearsal Associate: Stephanie Teraski
Music: Various Artists
Costumes by Karen Young
Lighting by Dan Scully
The creation of Are You in Your Feelings? was supported by commissioning funds from New York City Center.
Are You in Your Feelings? was made possible with major support from Michele & Timothy Barakett, Melinda & Paul Pressler, Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn & Nicolas S. Rohatyn New Works Endowment Fund and The Pamela D. Zilly & John H. Schaefer Endowment Fund.
Additional support was provided by an Anonymous supporter, The Fred Eychaner New Works Endowment Fund, and The Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey—Sara and Bill Morgan New Works Endowment Fund.
Kyle Abraham and his choreography have been featured in Document Journal, Ebony, Kinfolk, O Magazine, Vogue and British Vogue, among other publications. Abraham is the proud recipient of a Princess Grace Statue Award (2018), Doris Duke Award (2016) and MacArthur Fellowship (2013). He currently serves as the Claude and Alfred Mann Endowed Professor in Dance at the University of Southern California Glorya Kaufman School of Dance. Abraham also sits on the advisory board for Dance Magazine and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the inaugural Black Genius Brain Trust and the inaugural cohort of the Dorchester Industries Experimental Design Lab, a partnership between the Prada Group, Theaster Gates Studio, Dorchester Industries and Rebuild Foundation. His company, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, is widely considered “one of the most consistently excellent troupes working today” (The New York Times). Led by Abraham’s innovative vision, the work of A.I.M is galvanized by Black culture and history and grounded in a conglomeration of unique perspectives. Abraham has been commissioned by dance companies including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, The National Ballet of Cuba, New York City Ballet and The Royal Ballet. Abraham has also choreographed for many of the leading dancers of our time, including Misty Copeland, Calvin Royal III and Wendy Whelan. For more information, visit aimbykyleabraham.org.
I Love You is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0. I Only Have Eyes for You performed by The Flamingos, courtesy of Warner Chppell. A Breaux’s Tale and Roster performed by Jazmine Sullivan, courtesy of Warner Chappell and Kobalt Music Publishing. Forgive Them Father performed by Lauryn Hill, courtesy of Sony Music Publishing. That’s How You Feel performed by Drake, courtesy of Sony Music Publishing. I’ll Call U Back performed by Erykah Badu, courtesy of Sony Music Publishing and Universal Music Publishing. Woman to Woman performed by Shirley Brown, courtesy of Universal Music Publishing. Symptom Unknown performed by Maxwell, courtesy of Sony Music Publishing. Session 32 performed by Summer Walker, courtesy of Warner Chappell. LOVE. ft. Zacari. performed by Kendrick Lamar, courtesy of Sony Music Publishing, Warner Chappell, Kobalt Music Publishing, and Universal Music Publishing. While We’re Young performed by Jhené Aiko, courtesy of Universal Music Publishing.
— 15 min. INTERMISSION —
ODE
(2019)
Choreography by Jamar Roberts
Restaged by Ghrai DeVore-Stokes
Music by Don Pullen
Costumes by Jamar Roberts
Lighting by Brandon Stirling Baker
Scenic Design by Libby Stadstad
Ode was made possible with generous support from Kathleen & Ernest Abrahamson, Simin N. Allison, Judith McDonough Kaminski & Joseph Kaminski, Denise Littlefield Sobel, Daria L. & Eric J. Wallach, Tracy Elise Poole and The Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn & Nicolas Rohatyn New Works Endowment Fund.
The creation of Ode was supported by commissioning funds from New York City Center.
Jamar Roberts, from Miami, FL, was the resident choreographer of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater from 2019-2022. Roberts made five works on the company, all to critical acclaim: Members Don’t Get Weary (2016), Ode (2019), A Jam Session for Troubling Times (2020), Holding Space (2021) and In a Sentimental Mood (2022). He also set Gemeos on Ailey II. Roberts is a graduate of the New World School of the Arts and The Ailey School and has danced for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey II and Complexions Contemporary Ballet. Roberts won the 2016 Bessie Award for Outstanding Performer and has performed as a guest artist with The Royal Ballet School in London. Commissions include Miami City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, ABT Studio Company, Martha Graham Dance Company, LA Dance Project, Vail Dance Festival, Fall for Dance, The Juilliard School, BalletX, MoveNYC, New York City Ballet and Works and Process at the Guggenheim where he created the films Cooped and A Chronicle of a Pivot at a Point in Time. The March on Washington Film Festival invited Roberts to create a tribute to John Lewis, and he has also made a film for LA Opera entitled The First Bluebird in the Morning. Roberts was a director’s fellow at NYU’s Center for Ballet and the Arts, and he is currently a creative associate at Juilliard.
Suite (Sweet) Malcolm (Part 1 Memories and Gunshots) by Don Pullen. Courtesy of Universal Music Corp, all rights reserved.
— 15 min. INTERMISSION —
REVELATIONS
(1960)
Choreography by Alvin Ailey
Music: Traditional
Décor and Costumes by Ves Harper
Costumes for Rocka My Soul redesigned by Barbara Forbes
Lighting by Nicola Cernovitch
PILGRIM OF SORROW
I Been ‘Buked
Music arranged by Hall Johnson*
Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
Music arranged by James Miller+
Fix Me, Jesus
Music arranged by Hall Johnson*
TAKE ME TO THE WATER
Processional/Honor, Honor
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
Wade in the Water
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
Wade in the Water sequence by Ella Jenkins
A Man Went Down to the River is an original composition by Ella Jenkins
I Wanna Be Ready
Music arranged by James Miller+
MOVE, MEMBERS, MOVE
Sinner Man
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
The Day is Past and Gone
Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers
You May Run On
Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers
Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
*Used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.
+Used by special arrangement with Galaxy Music Corporation, New York City.
All performances of Revelations are permanently endowed by a generous gift from Donald L. Jonas in celebration of the birthday of his wife, Barbara, and her deep commitment to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
PROGRAM B
Thursday, March 21 @ 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 23 @ 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 24 @ 2:00 p.m.
CENTURY
(2023)
Choreography by Amy Hall Garner
Rehearsal Associate Natrea Blake
Music by Various Artists
Costumes by Susan Roemer
Lighting and Scenic Design by Nicole Pearce
CENTURY is a gift through movement and music, celebrating the life, resilience and joy of my grandfather, Henry Spooner, on the eve of his 100th birthday.
Generous support for this new production of Dancing Spirit was received from an Anonymous supporter, Judith McDonough Kaminski & Joseph Kaminski, Sara & Bill Morgan New Works Endowment Fund, Dr. Crawford Parker and the Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey through the generosity of its donors.
Fabric dyeing of costumes by Shayee Awoyom.
Ronald K. Brown is an advocate for the growth of the African American dance community and uses movement as a way to acquaint audiences with the beauty of traditional African forms and rhythms. Brown founded Brooklyn-based EVIDENCE, A Dance Company, in 1985 and has also set works on Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey II, Cleo Parker Robinson Ensemble, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Jennifer Muller/The Works, Jeune Ballet d’Afrique Noire, Ko-Thi Dance Company, PHILADANCO! and others. Brown choreographed Regina Taylor’s award-winning play, Crowns, for which he won an AUDELCO Award. In addition, he has received a John Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship, a National Endowment for the Arts Choreographers Fellowship, a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship and a United States Artists Fellowship, among others.
The Single Petal of a Rose by Duke Ellington, performed by Stefon Harris, courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment, by arrangement with Sony Music Licensing. What Have You Done? by Wynton Marsalis, performed by Wynton Marsalis, Victor Goines, Wycliffe Gordon, Douglas Wamble, Reginald Veal, Herlin Riley and Eric Lewis, by arrangement with Wynton Marsalis Enterprises, Inc. The Single Petal of a Rose performed by Joe Temperley, courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment, by arrangement with Sony Music Licensing. Tsotsobi – The Morning Star (Children) by Wynton Marsalis, performed by Wynton Marsalis, Yacub Addy, Odadaa!, and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, by arrangement Wynton Marsalis Enterprises, Inc. Everything In Its Right Place performed by the Vitamin String Quartet and written by Colin Charles Greenwood, Philip James Selway, Edward John O’Brien, Jonathan Greenwood and Thomas Edward Yorke courtesy of Warner Chappell Music LTD (PRS) All Rights Administered by WC Music Corp. Flying Machine (The Chase) written by S. Allen, H. Brown, M. Dickerson, L. Jordan, C. Miller, L. Oskar and H. Scott,”, courtesy of BMG Rights Management.
— 15 min. INTERMISSION —
REVELATIONS
(1960)
Choreography by Alvin Ailey
Music: Traditional
Décor and Costumes by Ves Harper
Costumes for Rocka My Soul redesigned by Barbara Forbes
Lighting by Nicola Cernovitch
PILGRIM OF SORROW
I Been ‘Buked
Music arranged by Hall Johnson*
Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
Music arranged by James Miller+
Fix Me, Jesus
Music arranged by Hall Johnson*
TAKE ME TO THE WATER
Processional/Honor, Honor
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
Wade in the Water
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
Wade in the Water sequence by Ella Jenkins
A Man Went Down to the River is an original composition by Ella Jenkins
I Wanna Be Ready
Music arranged by James Miller+
MOVE, MEMBERS, MOVE
Sinner Man
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
The Day is Past and Gone
Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers
You May Run On
Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers
Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
All performances of Revelations are permanently endowed by a generous gift from Donald L. Jonas in celebration of the birthday of his wife, Barbara, and her deep commitment to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
*Used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.
+Used by special arrangement with Galaxy Music Corporation, New York City.