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  • Venue Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
  • Performance dates Booking to 12 September 2023
  • Running time 2 hours 20 minutes (including two 20-minute intervals)

★★★★ “It’s all glorious” – The Guardian

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater are back at Sadler’s Wells this Autumn!

Performing three breath-taking dance pieces: Roy’s Joys, Dancing Spirit and Revelations.

Roy’s Joys by Twyla Tharp: This silky, sultry work embodies the spontaneity of the 1940s and 50s jazz soundtrack by Roy Eldridge. Mixing vernacular dance with ballet and modern technique, it exudes an easy, carefree energy that shows Tharp at her rollicking best.

Dancing Spirit by Ronald K. Brown: Ronald K. Brown pays tribute to Ailey’s Artistic Director Emerita Judith Jamison’s profound influence with a new work that echoes the title of Jamison’s autobiography. Set to music by Duke Ellington, Wynton Marsalis and War, Brown’s evocative choreography uses movement from Cuba, Brazil and the United States to conjure dancing spirits who embody Jamison’s elegance, vision, dignity and generosity.

Revelations by Alvin Ailey: Using African American spirituals, song-sermons, gospel songs and holy blues, Alvin Ailey’s Revelations fervently explores the places of deepest grief and holiest joy in the soul. Ailey described the memories that inspired Revelations as “blood memories” because they were so strong, he felt they were part of him as much as the blood that ran through his veins.

More than just a popular dance work, it has become a cultural treasure, beloved by generations of fans. Seeing Revelations for the first time or the hundredth can be a transcendent experience, with audiences cheering, singing along and dancing in their seats from the opening notes of the plaintive “I Been ’Buked” to the rousing “Wade in the Water” and the triumphant finale, “Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham.” It is no surprise that it is the most widely seen modern dance work in the world

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater / Mixed Bill – Modern Masters runs from 6-12 September 2023 at Sadler’s Wells, London.

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Venue Information

Sadler's Wells Theatre , Rosebery Avenue, London, EC1R 4TN

Nearest Tube or Train: Angel (Northern line)

Nearest Buses: 19, 38, 341, 171a

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