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Revelations .

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Ever since it was created by Alvin Ailey in 1960, the ballet Revelations has brought audiences to their feet. Thomas DeFrantz traces the story of the Alvin Ailey American
Dance Theater's signature work, inspired by the spirituals to which it is danced and by the black Baptist congregations of Ailey's Texas childhood. Forty-five years on the company is bringing Revelations to the UK. Artistic director Judith Jamison , dancers, and author
Clive Barnes , evoke its power and blistering climax in the final section - "Rock My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham . Producer Richard Bannerman Repeated on Saturday at 3.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Alvin Ailey
Unknown:
Thomas Defrantz
Dancers:
Judith Jamison
Unknown:
Clive Barnes
Producer:
Richard Bannerman
Source: Radio Times

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