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Dance from America

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Alvin Ailey
A series of five programmes specially recorded for television, featuring America's leading choreographers.
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Blues Suite
Choreography by ALVIN AILEY Fever Swamp
Choreography by BILL T.JONES
Rainbow round my Shoulder Choreography by DONALD MCKAYLE
Life and love in a 'barrel house' - a saloon for blacks in the American South - and the sufferings of a chain gang: two aspects of the 'black experience' portayed in two modern dance classics.These and a recent 'post modern' piece are danced by Alvin Ailey 's famous multi-racial company from New York.
Introduced by Robert Cohan , former lead dancer with the Martha Graham Dance
Company and founder and Artistic Director of London
Contemporary Dance Theatre. Presented by Colin Nears Dance directed for television by PATRICIA BIRCH

Contributors

Unknown:
Alvin Ailey
Choreography By:
Alvin Ailey
Choreography By:
Bill T.Jones
Choreography By:
Donald McKayle
Unknown:
Alvin Ailey
Introduced By:
Robert Cohan
Presented By:
Colin Nears
Source: Radio Times

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