Emerging choreographer and former Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater dancer Uri Sands was named one of “25 Choreographers To Watch” in 2005 by Dance Magazine. He brings his unique choreographic voice to Ailey audiences, creating a ballet with a commissioned score by Christian Matjias. Sands’ approach elegantly fuses modern dance and traditional styles with Indian and West African movements. The Minneapolis Star Tribune has praised his work as “a triumphant celebration of life,” characterized as “gracious, lush, complex, emotionally resonant and, well, simply beautiful...”