Over the last twenty years, Judith Jamison has commissioned or revived nearly 100 works, providing unparalleled opportunities for choreographers both renowned and newly discovered. The “Best Of 20 Years” program features highlights from popular ballets she has brought to or revived in the Ailey repertory, representing a wide range of styles and voices that have contributed to the Ailey canon. Among the dances represented in this program are Ronald K. Brown’s Grace, Donald McKayle’s Rainbow Round My Shoulder and Jawole Willa Jo Zollar’s Shelter.

The program includes selections from:

The Stack-Up (1982)
Choreography by Talley Beatty
Music by Various Artists

Grace (1999)
Choreography by Ronald K. Brown
Music by Duke Ellington (“Come Sunday”); club/house music

North Star (1987)
Choreography by Lar Lubovitch
Music by Philip Glass

Following the Subtle Current Upstream (2000)
Choreography by Alonzo King
Music by Zakir Hussain, Miguel Frasconi, Miriam Makeba

Shelter (1992)
Choreography by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar
Music by Junior Wedderburn

Frames (1992)
Choreography by Dwight Rhoden
Music by Various Contemporary

Bad Blood (1984)
Choreography by Ulysses Dove
Music by Laurie Anderson

In/Side (2009)
Choreography by Robert Battle
Music sung by Nina Simone ("Wild is the Wind")

Rainbow Round My Shoulder (1959)
Choreography by Donald McKayle
Music: Traditonal

Jukebox for Alvin (1993)
Choreography by Garth Fagan
Music by Antonin Dvorak, Taj Mahal, Keith Jarrett,
Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespear

Lettres d’Amour (1998)
Choreography by Redha
Music: Various Artists

Polish Pieces (1996)
Choreography by Hans van Manen
Music by Henryk-Mikolaj Górecki

The Winter in Lisbon (1992)
Choreography by Billy Wilson
Music by Dizzy Gillespie & Charles Fishman

Dance at the Gym (1991)
Choreography by Donald Byrd
Music by Mio Morales