This choreographer portrayed men hunting for birds played by women in a ballet version of Ralph Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending.
This choreographer portrayed men hunting for birds played by women in a ballet version of Ralph Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending. An abstract ballet based on tempo changes, titled Speeds, is one of the key repertory pieces of this choreographer's dance company, of which Ulysses Dove was once the lead dancer. One ballet by this choreographer features a so-called "yellow" section, named as such for the color of costumes worn by dancers who use stools in their portrayal of participants in a (*) church service. Lester Horton mentored this choreographer, whose company was taken over by Judith Jamison after his death from AIDS. A ceremonial baptism is performed in "Take Me to the Water", the central section of his ballet Revelations, which is danced to melodies from spirituals. For 10 points, name this founder of a namesake American Dance Theater company, an African-American choreographer.
This choreographer portrayed men hunting for birds played by women in a ballet version of Ralph Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending.
Alvin Ailey