About Ascension
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An Ailey dancer Troy O’ Neil Powell’s choreographic debut, Ascension, he creates a world ruled by a goddess and her muses whose collective aim is not to inspire acts of creation, but to set boundaries on them. The voice of one of Mr. Powell’s choreographic influences, the late Ulysses Dove, may be glimpsed here through the use of a driving percussive score and exciting athleticism. In this abstract work, Mr. Powell also incorporates intricate lifts to suggest that the adherence to limitations may provide a unique means of transcendence.
"Ascension a ... piece by Troy O'Neil Powell has a whiff of disco about it…but it is not elevated club show-off stuff…. Michael Wimberly's music would baffle mere club dancers. Powell's steps interpret it with a blunt but clever grace."
-Tom Strinni, Milwaudii Sentinel Journal
Hear no evil. See no evil. Speak no evil.
Choreographer
Artistic Director, Judith Jamison, has continued Alvin Ailey’s tradition of providing choreographic opportunities for burgeoning dance makers from within the ranks of the company. In Ailey dancer Troy O’ Neil Powell’s choreographic debut, Ascension, he creates a world ruled by a goddess and her muses whose collective aim is not to inspire acts of creation, but to set boundaries on them. The voice of one of Mr. Powell’s choreographic influences, the late Ulysses Dove, may be glimpsed here through the use of a driving percussive score and exciting athleticism. In this abstract work, Mr. Powell also incorporates intricate lifts to suggest that the adherence to limitations may provide a unique means of transcendence.
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