ELLA

(2008, Ailey premiere 2016)
Choreography by Robert Battle
Restaged by Marlena Wolfe
Vocals: Jazzmeia Horn
Bass: Eric Wheeler
Piano: Miki Hayama
Drums: Darrell Smith
Costumes by Jon Taylor
Lighting Design by Burke Wilmore

Renaldo Maurice, Patrick Coker
James Gilmer, Brandon Michael Woolridge, Lloyd A. Boyd III

"Air Mail Special (Good Enough To Keep)”, Written By: Jimmy Mundy, Benny Goodman, Charlie Christian, Courtesy Of RYTVOC, Inc. (ASCAP)

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'BIRD' LIVES!

Excerpt from For ‘Bird’ – With Love (1984)
Choreography by Alvin Ailey
Restaged by Clifton Brown
Music by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
Costumes by Randy Barcelo
Original Lighting by Timothy Hunter
Lighting adapted by Al Crawford

Clifton Brown
Students from The Ailey School: Dominic Askew, Andrew Bryant, Claudio Caverni, Patrick Gamble, Tysheena Gibson, Alfred Jordan II, Ana Moreira, Riccardo Cristian Passera, Adanna Smalls, Tamia Strickland, Darion Turner, Jordyn White

The creation of the original score for this work was made possible, in part, with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency.

Original composition written & produced by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson

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Excerpt from LOVE STORIES

(2004)
Choreography by Robert Battle
Music by Stevie Wonder
Original Composition Composed & Produced by Darrin Ross
Costumes by Susan Hilferty
Costume Assistant: Maiko Matsushima
Lighting & Visual Design by Al Crawford

Jacquelin Harris, Sarah Daley-Perdomo, Courtney Celeste Spears, Corrin Rachelle Mitchell, Belén Indhira Pereyra, Kanji Segawa, Michael Jackson, Jr., Solomon Dumas, Brandon Michael Woolridge, Renaldo Maurice

Love Stories was created through the Ailey New Works Fund, supported by Altria Group, Inc.

This work is supported by the Ailey New Choreography Initiative, sponsored by AT&T.

Major support for Love Stories has been provided by The Ford Foundation.

Generous support was also received from The Fred Eychaner New Works Endowment Fund and The Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey – Sara & Bill Morgan New Works Endowment Fund.

Additional funding for Love Stories provided by The Harkness Foundation for Dance; NJPAC Alternate Routes, New Jersey Performing Arts Center; Elaine P. Wynn & Family Foundation; and Laren & Jesse Brill.

“Fingertips Parts 1 and 2” written by Clarence Paul and Henry Cosby, Used by Permission of Jobete Music Co. INC. and Stone Agate Music.

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REVELATIONS

(1960)
Choreography by Alvin Ailey
Music: Traditional
Décor and Costumes by Ves Harper
Costume dresses for “Move, Members, Move” redesigned by Barbara Forbes
Lighting by Nicola Cernovitch

PILGRIM OF SORROW

I Been 'Buked
The Company
Music arranged by Hall Johnson*

Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
Solomon Dumas, Samantha Figgins, Courtney Celeste Spears
Music arranged by James Miller+

Fix Me, Jesus
Sarah Daley-Perdomo, Jermaine Terry
Music arranged by Hall Johnson*

TAKE ME TO THE WATER

Processional/Honor, Honor
Patrick Coker, Yazzmeen Laidler, Michael Jackson, Jr., Jeroboam Bozeman
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

Wade in the Water
Belén Indhira Pereyra, Yannick Lebrun, Jacqueline Green
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
“Wade in the Water” sequence by Ella Jenkins
“A Man Went Down to the River” is an original composition by Ella Jenkins

I Wanna Be Ready
Vernard J. Gilmore
Music arranged by James Miller+

MOVE, MEMBERS, MOVE

Sinner Man
Jeroboam Bozeman, Chalvar Monteiro, Kanji Segawa
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

The Day is Past and Gone
The Company
Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers

You May Run On
The Company
Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers

Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham
The Company
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

*Used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.
+Used by special arrangement with Galaxy Music Corporation, New York City.

All performances of Revelations are permanently endowed by a generous gift from Donald L. Jonas in celebration of the birthday of his wife Barbara and her deep commitment to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

LAZARUS

(2018)
Choreography by Rennie Harris
Rehearsal Director: Nina Flagg
Rehearsal Associate: Millie Heckler
Music & Sound Design by Darrin Ross
Costumes by Mark Eric
Lighting by James Clotfelter

Renaldo Maurice, Jeroboam Bozeman, Clifton Brown, Samantha Figgins, Yazzmeen Laidler, Courtney Celeste Spears, Jacquelin Harris, Vernard J. Gilmore, James Gilmer, Yannick Lebrun, Belén Indhira Pereyra, Michael Jackson, Jr., Constance Stamatiou, Corrin Rachelle Mitchell, Caroline T. Dartey

Act One

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Act Two

The world premiere of Lazarus was made possible with major support from American Express.

Lazarus was made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Commissioning support for Lazarus provided by The Auditorium Theatre (Chicago).

Lazarus was supported by commissioning funds from Cal Performances at the University of California, Berkeley.

Additional commissioning support for Lazarus provided by The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Music for Lazarus commissioned by the Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation.

Additional support for the creation of Lazarus was provided by Simin N. Allison, Daria L. & Eric J. Wallach, Tracy Elise Poole, The Ellen Jewett & Richard L. Kauffman New Works Endowment Fund, and The Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey – Sara and Bill Morgan New Works Endowment Fund.

Original music composed and produced by Darrin Ross. “Feeling Good” performed by Nina Simone, written by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse. “As Yet Untitled” written and performed by Terence Trent D’Arby. Published by BMG Platinum Songs (BMI) obo BMG VM Music Ltd obo Treehouse Publishing S.r.l., used by permission. All rights reserved. “Black Man In A White World,” performed by Michael Kiwanuka, written by Dean Cover and Michael Kiwanuka, all rights administered by WB Music Corp. (ASCAP). “Glory, Glory” performed by Odetta. Audio of Alvin Ailey from “ESSENCE: The Television Program” (1984). Spoken text written and adapted by Rennie Harris, performed by Wadud Ahmad, Rennie Harris, and Darrin Ross. Vocals by Alonzo Chadwick, Phinizea Chadwick, Trenelle Doyle, Simone Jordan, Carl Robinson Jr., and Joshua Sommerville.

HOLDING SPACE

(2021)
Choreography by Jamar Roberts
Music by Tim Hecker
Costumes & Scenic Design by Jamar Roberts
Lighting Design by Brandon Stirling Baker

Jacqueline Green, Jacquelin Harris, Corrin Rachelle Mitchell, Courtney Celeste Spears, Miranda Quinn, Sarah Daley-Perdomo, Yazzmeen Laidler, Yannick Lebrun, Chalvar Monteiro, Patrick Coker, Brandon Michael Woolridge, Jeroboam Bozeman, James Gilmer

The creation of Holding Space is supported by commissioning funds from New York City Center.

Holding Space is supported by commissioning funds from Cal Performances at the University of California, Berkeley.

Leadership support for the world premiere of Holding Space is provided by Pamela D. Zilly & John H. Schaefer.

The world premiere of Holding Space is made possible with major support from Peter S. Croncota, Michele & Timothy Barakett, Crawford Parker, M.D., and Daria L. & Eric J. Wallach.

Holding Space is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

“Prism,” “Virginal I,” “Black Refraction,” “Stigmata II,” and “Borderlands” by Tim Hecker.
Used by permission of Warp Records.

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FOR FOUR

(2021)
Choreography by Robert Battle
Staged by Elisa Clark
Music by Wynton Marsalis
Costumes by Corin Wright
Lighting Design by Al Crawford

Renaldo Maurice, Solomon Dumas, Belén Indhira Pereyra, Samantha Figgins

Leadership support for the world premiere of For Four is provided by Pamela D. Zilly & John H. Schaefer.

The world premiere of For Four is made possible with major support from Melinda & Paul Pressler, Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn & Nicolas S. Rohatyn, The Ellen Jewett & Richard L. Kauffman New Works Endowment Fund, Denise Littlefield Sobel, and the Red Moose Charitable Fund.

For Four is supported, in part, by the National Endowment for the Arts.

“Delfeayo’s Dilemma” by Wynton Marsalis, from the album Black Codes (From the Underground).
Used by permission with Wynton Marsalis Enterprises.

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REVELATIONS

(1960)
Choreography by Alvin Ailey
Music: Traditional
Décor and Costumes by Ves Harper
Costume dresses for "Move, Members, Move" redesigned by Barbara Forbes
Lighting by Nicola Cernovitch

PILGRIM OF SORROW

I Been 'Buked
The Company
Music arranged by Hall Johnson*

Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
Christopher R. Wilson, Ashley Kaylynn Green, Caroline T. Dartey
Music arranged by James Miller+

Fix Me, Jesus
Corrin Rachelle Mitchell, Michael Jackson, Jr.
Music arranged by Hall Johnson*

TAKE ME TO THE WATER

Processional/Honor, Honor
Brandon Michael Woolridge, Miranda Quinn, Lloyd A. Boyd III, Christopher R. Wilson
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

Wade in the Water
Ghrai DeVore-Stokes, Vernard J. Gilmore, Constance Stamatiou
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
“Wade in the Water” sequence by Ella Jenkins
“A Man Went Down to the River” is an original composition by Ella Jenkins

I Wanna Be Ready
Jermaine Terry
Music arranged by James Miller+

MOVE, MEMBERS, MOVE

Sinner Man
James Gilmer, Chalvar Monteiro, Patrick Coker
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

The Day is Past and Gone
The Company
Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers

You May Run On
The Company
Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers

Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham
The Company
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

*Used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.
+Used by special arrangement with Galaxy Music Corporation, New York City.

All performances of Revelations are permanently endowed by a generous gift from Donald L. Jonas in celebration of the birthday of his wife Barbara and her deep commitment to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

BLUES SUITE

(1958)
Choreography by Alvin Ailey
Restaged by Matthew Rushing, Ronni Favors & Clifton Brown
Music: Traditional
Decor and costume design by Ves Harper
Costumes redesigned by Normand Maxon
Costume design for “Yancey Special” by Jose Coronado
Original Lighting designed by Nicola Cernovitch
Lighting design by Chenault Spence

Dedicated to the memory of our Brother John Sellers.

“Been down so long
Getting up don’t cross my mind...
When you see me laughing
I’m laughing to keep from crying...”

From the fields and barrelhouses of the Southern Negro sprang the blues — songs of lost love, despair, protest, and anger — hymns to the secular regions of his soul.

Good Morning Blues
The Company

I Cried
Jeroboam Bozeman and The Company

Mean Ol’ Frisco
Vernard J. Gilmore, Christopher R. Wilson, Lloyd A. Boyd III, Renaldo Maurice, Kanji Segawa

House of the Rising Sun
Corrin Rachelle Mitchell, Sarah Daley-Perdomo, Ashley Kaylynn Green

Backwater Blues
Constance Stamatiou, Jeroboam Bozeman

In the Evening
Jermaine Terry, Vernard J. Gilmore, Jeroboam Bozeman, Kanji Segawa

Yancey Special
The Company

Slow Drag – Going to Chicago
The Company

Sham
Renaldo Maurice, Ghrai DeVore-Stokes and The Company

Good Morning Blues
The Company

This production of Blues Suite was made possible with major support from American Express.

Generous support was also provided by The Ellen Jewett & Richard L. Kauffman New Works Endowment Fund.

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CRY

(1971)
Choreography by Alvin Ailey
Restaged by Masazumi Chaya
Choreography coaching by Judith Jamison & Donna Wood Sanders
Music by Alice Coltrane, Laura Nyro & Chuck Griffin
Costume by A. Christina Giannini
Lighting by Chenault Spence

For all Black women everywhere – especially our mothers.

Jacqueline Green

This new production of Cry is made possible with generous support from Judith McDonough Kaminski and Joseph Kaminski.

The original production of Cry was made possible, in part, by a grant from the Ford Foundation.

“Something About John Coltrane” written by Alice Coltrane. Published by Jowcol Music. “Been on a Train” 100% Laura Nyro (BMI) – EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI). © 1971 EMI Blackwood Music Inc. All rights administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC., 424 Church Street, Suite 1200, Nashville, TN 37219. All rights reserved. Used by permission. “Right On, Be Free” written by Chuck Griffin, performed by The Voices of East Harlem. Used with permission of the publisher, Really Together Music.

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REVELATIONS

(1960)
Choreography by Alvin Ailey
Music: Traditional
Décor and Costumes by Ves Harper
Costume dresses for "Move, Members, Move" redesigned by Barbara Forbes
Lighting by Nicola Cernovitch

PILGRIM OF SORROW

I Been 'Buked
The Company
Music arranged by Hall Johnson*

Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
Christopher R. Wilson, Miranda Quinn, Corrin Rachelle Mitchell
Music arranged by James Miller+

Fix Me, Jesus
Ashley Mayeux, Yannick Lebrun
Music arranged by Hall Johnson*

TAKE ME TO THE WATER

Processional/Honor, Honor
Chalvar Monteiro, Ashley Kaylynn Green, Brandon Michael Woolridge, Lloyd A. Boyd III
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

Wade in the Water
Yazzmeen Laidler, Solomon Dumas, Constance Stamatiou
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
“Wade in the Water” sequence by Ella Jenkins
“A Man Went Down to the River” is an original composition by Ella Jenkins

I Wanna Be Ready
Michael Jackson, Jr.
Music arranged by James Miller+

MOVE, MEMBERS, MOVE

Sinner Man
Lloyd A. Boyd III, James Gilmer, Patrick Coker
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

The Day is Past and Gone
The Company
Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers

You May Run On
The Company
Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers

Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham
The Company
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

*Used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.
+Used by special arrangement with Galaxy Music Corporation, New York City.

All performances of Revelations are permanently endowed by a generous gift from Donald L. Jonas in celebration of the birthday of his wife Barbara and her deep commitment to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

SHELTER

(1988, Ailey premiere 1992)
Choreography by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar
Rehearsal Assistants: Maria Bauman, Jaimé Dzandu, Marjani Forté, Paloma McGregor, Samantha Speis, Bennalldra Williams
Music: Junior "Gabu" Wedderburn and Victor See Yuen
Texts by Hattie Gossett, Carl Hancock Rux, Laurie Carlos, Paloma McGregor and Jawole Willa Jo Zollar
Text recorded by Carl Hancock Rux and Jawole Willa Jo Zollar
Lighting Design by Susan Hamburger

Ghrai DeVore-Stokes, Samantha Figgins, Jacqueline Green, Ashley Kaylynn Green, Belén Indhira Pereyra, Constance Stamatiou

This production of Shelter was made possible with major support from American Express.

"Between a Rock and a Hard Place at the Intersection of Reduced Resources and Reverberating Rage" by Hattie Gossett. "Elmina Blues Opus 3 (Pigin Drum Song)" by Carl Hancock Rux. "Belongo" by Laurie Carlos. "Are You Listening" by Paloma McGregor and Jawole Willa Jo Zollar.

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BUSK

(2009, Ailey premiere 2019)
Choreographed and Directed by Aszure Barton
Rehearsal Associate Jonathan Alsberry
Costumes by Michelle Jank
Lighting & Set Design by Nicole Pearce

Lloyd A. Boyd III, Khalia Campbell, Patrick Coker, Sarah Daley-Perdomo, James Gilmer, Jacquelin Harris, Yazzmeen Laidler, Ashley Mayeux, Renaldo Maurice, Corrin Rachelle Mitchell, Chalvar Monteiro, Miranda Quinn, Courtney Celeste Spears, Brandon Michael Woolridge

Created by Aszure Barton & Artists in 2009, BUSK was conceived at The Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara during a residency hosted by Dianne Vapnek’s DANCEworks. The work was then further developed in residency at The Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity (Alberta, Canada). BUSK, in its original form, is an evening-length work.

Leadership support for the Company premiere of BUSK is provided by Melinda & Paul Pressler and Pamela D. Zilly & John H. Schaefer.

BUSK was originally made possible by generous support from DANCEworks, The Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, and the Ringling International Arts Festival, with John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in association with the Baryshnikov Arts Center. Additional support also provided by White Oak Conservation Center, the Howard Gilman Foundation and The Canada Council for the Arts.

"Euridice", words and music by Marcus Vinicius da Cruz de M. Morales, © Universal Music – MGB Songs (ASCAP); "Ett Bondbrollop", composed by August Soderman; "Plume" by Lev "Ljova" Zhurbin, from the album Vjola: World of Four Strings, Kapustnik Records, © 2006; "Kung Liljekonvalje", composed by Camille Saint-Saëns; “Queen Elizabeth Whistle”, composed by Moondog; “All is loneliness”, composed by Moondog; “Amusements”, composed by Daniel Belanger; “Salterelle”, composed by Camille Saint-Saëns.

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REVELATIONS

(1960)
Choreography by Alvin Ailey
Music: Traditional
Décor and Costumes by Ves Harper
Costume dresses for "Move, Members, Move" redesigned by Barbara Forbes
Lighting by Nicola Cernovitch

PILGRIM OF SORROW

I Been 'Buked
The Company
Music arranged by Hall Johnson*

Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
Lloyd A. Boyd III, Miranda Quinn, Courtney Celeste Spears
Music arranged by James Miller+

Fix Me, Jesus
Corrin Rachelle Mitchell, Michael Jackson, Jr.
Music arranged by Hall Johnson*

TAKE ME TO THE WATER

Processional/Honor, Honor
Brandon Michael Woolridge, Ashley Kaylynn Green, Christopher R. Wilson, Lloyd A. Boyd III
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

Wade in the Water
Jacquelin Harris, Solomon Dumas, Constance Stamatiou
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
“Wade in the Water” sequence by Ella Jenkins
“A Man Went Down to the River” is an original composition by Ella Jenkins

I Wanna Be Ready
Yannick Lebrun
Music arranged by James Miller+

MOVE, MEMBERS, MOVE

Sinner Man
James Gilmer, Jermaine Terry, Kanji Segawa
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

The Day is Past and Gone
The Company
Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers

You May Run On
The Company
Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers

Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham
The Company
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

*Used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.
+Used by special arrangement with Galaxy Music Corporation, New York City.

All performances of Revelations are permanently endowed by a generous gift from Donald L. Jonas in celebration of the birthday of his wife Barbara and her deep commitment to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

MASS

(2004, Ailey premiere 2017)
Choreography by Robert Battle
Restaged by Elisa Clark
Music by John Mackey
Costumes by Fritz Masten
Lighting Design by Burke Wilmore

Jeroboam Bozeman, Samantha Figgins, Jacquelin Harris, Ashley Mayeux, Kanji Segawa, Ashley Kaylynn Green, Constance Stamatiou, Brandon Michael Woolridge, Chalvar Monteiro, Belén Indhira Pereyra, Christopher R. Wilson, Ghrai DeVore-Stokes, Miranda Quinn, Jermaine Terry, Michael Jackson, Jr., James Gilmer

Original composition entitled "Mass" by John Mackey. Percussionists: Damien Bassman, Michael Croiter, Michael Dobson, David Mancuso, Ray Marchica, and Jonathan Singer.

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IN/SIDE

(2008, Ailey premiere 2009)
Choreography by Robert Battle
Music recorded by Nina Simone
Lighting by Burke Wilmore

Yannick Lebrun

"Wild Is The Wind" words by Ned Washington, music by Dimitri Tiomkin © 1957, renewed 1985 Patti Washington Music (ASCAP), Catharine Hinen Music (ASCAP), Chappell & Co., Inc. (ASCAP), Anne Rachel Music Corporation (ASCAP) and Volta Music Corp (ASCAP). Catharine Hinen Music is administered exclusively for use by Joma Music Group, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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ELLA

(2008, Ailey premiere 2016)
Choreography by Robert Battle
Restaged by Marlena Wolfe
Music recorded by Ella Fitzgerald
Costumes by Jon Taylor
Lighting Design by Burke Wilmore

Renaldo Maurice, Patrick Coker
James Gilmer, Brandon Michael Woolridge, Lloyd A. Boyd III

"Air Mail Special (Good Enough To Keep)”, Written By: Jimmy Mundy, Benny Goodman, Charlie Christian, Courtesy Of RYTVOC, Inc. (ASCAP).

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FOR FOUR

(2021)
Choreography by Robert Battle
Staged by Elisa Clark
Music by Wynton Marsalis
Costumes by Corin Wright
Lighting Design by Al Crawford

Renaldo Maurice, Solomon Dumas, Jacquelin Harris, Samantha Figgins

Leadership support for the world premiere of For Four is provided by Pamela D. Zilly & John H. Schaefer.

The world premiere of For Four is made possible with major support from Melinda & Paul Pressler, Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn & Nicolas S. Rohatyn, The Ellen Jewett & Richard L. Kauffman New Works Endowment Fund, Denise Littlefield Sobel, and the Red Moose Charitable Fund.

For Four is supported, in part, by the National Endowment for the Arts.

"Delfeayo’s Dilemma" by Wynton Marsalis, from the album Black Codes (From the Underground).
Used by permission with Wynton Marsalis Enterprises.

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UNFOLD

(2007)
Choreography by Robert Battle
Restaged by Kanji Segawa
Music recorded by Leontyne Price
Costume design by Jon Taylor
Lighting design by Lynda Erbs

Jacqueline Green, Jeroboam Bozeman

Support for the original production of Unfold was received from Elma Linz Kanefield.

Leadership support for this production of Unfold is provided by Pamela D. Zilly & John H. Schaefer.

This production of Unfold was made possible with generous support from Judith McDonough Kaminski & Joseph Kaminski.

"Dupuis Le Jour" from Act III of Louise composed by Gustave Charpentier, recorded by Leontyne Price. Courtesy of Sony BMG Masterworks by arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment.

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TAKADEME

(1999, Ailey premiere 2011)
Choreography by Robert Battle
Music by Sheila Chandra
Costume by Missoni
Costume recreated by Jon Taylor
Lighting by Burke Wilmore

Kanji Segawa

Generous support for the Company premiere of Takademe was provided by The Pamela D. Zilly & John H. Schaefer New Works Endowment Fund and the Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey through the generosity of the Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation and individual donors.

"Speaking In Tongues II", Performed by Sheila Chandra, Written by Sheila Chandra/Steve Coe, Published by Moonsung Music, Courtesy of Real World Records Ltd, www.realworldrecords.com.

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Excerpt from LOVE STORIES

(2004)
Choreography by Robert Battle
Music by Stevie Wonder
Original Composition Composed & Produced by Darrin Ross
Costumes by Susan Hilferty
Costume Assistant: Maiko Matsushima
Lighting & Visual Design by Al Crawford

Ghrai DeVore-Stokes, Miranda Quinn, Courtney Celeste Spears, Corrin Rachelle Mitchell, Belén Indhira Pereyra, Kanji Segawa, Michael Jackson, Jr., Solomon Dumas, Brandon Michael Woolridge, Patrick Coker

Love Stories was created through the Ailey New Works Fund, supported by Altria Group, Inc.

This work is supported by the Ailey New Choreography Initiative, sponsored by AT&T.

Major support for Love Stories has been provided by The Ford Foundation.

Generous support was also received from The Fred Eychaner New Works Endowment Fund and The Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey – Sara & Bill Morgan New Works Endowment Fund.

Additional funding for Love Stories provided by The Harkness Foundation for Dance; NJPAC Alternate Routes, New Jersey Performing Arts Center; Elaine P. Wynn & Family Foundation; and Laren & Jesse Brill.

"Fingertips Parts 1 and 2" written by Clarence Paul and Henry Cosby, Used by Permission of Jobete Music Co. INC. and Stone Agate Music.

MEMORIA

(1979)
IN MEMORY – IN CELEBRATION
Choreography by Alvin Ailey
Staged by Masazumi Chaya
Music by Keith Jarrett
Costumes by A. Christina Giannini
Lighting by Chenault Spence

This work is dedicated to the joy...the beauty...the creativity...and the wild spirit of my friend Joyce Trisler.
—Alvin Ailey

How pitiful is her sleep.
Now her clear breath is still.
There is nothing falling tonight,
Bird or man,
As dear as she.
Nowhere that she should go
Without me. None but my calling
O nothing but the cold cry of the snow.”
—Kenneth Patchen
(In Memory of Kathleen)

Constance Stamatiou, Jermaine Terry, Yannick Lebrun, Ghrai DeVore-Stokes, Chalvar Monteiro, Samantha Figgins, Vernard J. Gilmore, Belén Indhira Pereyra, Solomon Dumas, Patrick Coker, Brandon Michael Woolridge, Lloyd A. Boyd III, Miranda Quinn, Caroline T. Dartey, Ashley Kaylynn Green

Staged by Ronni Favors, assisted by Lakey Evans-Peña
Ailey II dancers: Jaryd Farcon, Meagan King, Elijah Lancaster, Jamaris Mitchell, Kali Oliver, Shanice Reyes, Hannah Richardson, Amar Smalls, Christopher Taylor, Brena Thomas, Travon Williams, Rachel Yoo
Students of The Ailey School: Rose Barbantan, Hailey Carr, Elisa Dudley, Maya Finman-Palmer, Talia Gauthier, Doria Marchena,Kiri Moore, Toni Owens, Virginia Santucci, Paiter Van Yperen

Funds for this production were provided, in part, by The Ford Foundation.

The creation of this work was made possible, in part, with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts.

“Runes” & “Solara March” (Keith Jarrett – Cavelight Music)
Keith Jarrett, Jan Garbarek, Charlie Haden, Members of the RSO Stuttgart, Mladen Gutesha
℗1976 ECM Records GmbH

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REFLECTIONS IN D

(1963)
Choreography by Alvin Ailey
Restaged by Judith Jamison
Music by Duke Ellington
Costume recreated by Jon Taylor
Lighting by Nicola Cernovitch

Michael Jackson, Jr.

Generous support for this new production was received from Laren and Jesse Brill.

"Reflections In D" written by Duke Ellington, Used with the permission of Sony/ATV Harmony, Tempo Music, Inc., and G. Schirmer.

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REVELATIONS

(1960)
Choreography by Alvin Ailey
Music: Traditional
Décor and Costumes by Ves Harper
Costume dresses for "Move, Members, Move" redesigned by Barbara Forbes
Lighting by Nicola Cernovitch

PILGRIM OF SORROW

I Been 'Buked
The Company
Music arranged by Hall Johnson*

Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
Lloyd A. Boyd III, Samantha Figgins, Caroline T. Dartey
Music arranged by James Miller+

Fix Me, Jesus
Ashley Mayeux, Jeroboam Bozeman
Music arranged by Hall Johnson*

TAKE ME TO THE WATER

Processional/Honor, Honor
Patrick Coker, Ashley Kaylynn Green, Solomon Dumas, Lloyd A. Boyd III
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

Wade in the Water
Jacquelin Harris, Vernard J. Gilmore, Jacqueline Green
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
“Wade in the Water” sequence by Ella Jenkins
“A Man Went Down to the River” is an original composition by Ella Jenkins

I Wanna Be Ready
Michael Jackson, Jr.
Music arranged by James Miller+

MOVE, MEMBERS, MOVE

Sinner Man
Brandon Michael Woolridge, Christopher R. Wilson, Kanji Segawa
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

The Day is Past and Gone
The Company
Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers

You May Run On
The Company
Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers

Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham
The Company
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

*Used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.
+Used by special arrangement with Galaxy Music Corporation, New York City.

All performances of Revelations are permanently endowed by a generous gift from Donald L. Jonas in celebration of the birthday of his wife Barbara and her deep commitment to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

YOU ARE THE GOLDEN HOUR THAT WOULD SOON EVANESCE

Choreography by Jamar Roberts
Music performed by Jason Moran
Costume by Jamar Roberts
Lighting Design by Brandon Stirling Baker

Jamar Roberts

"Only the Shadow Knows (Honey)" written and performed by Jason Moran
Piano by Steinway & Sons

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HOLDING SPACE

(2021)
Choreography by Jamar Roberts
Music by Tim Hecker
Costumes & Scenic Design by Jamar Roberts
Lighting Design by Brandon Stirling Baker

Ghrai DeVore-Stokes, Jacquelin Harris, Courtney Celeste Spears, Miranda Quinn, Sarah Daley-Perdomo, Ashley Kaylynn Green, Yannick Lebrun, Chalvar Monteiro, Patrick Coker, Brandon Michael Woolridge, Jeroboam Bozeman, James Gilmer

The creation of Holding Space is supported by commissioning funds from New York City Center.

Holding Space is supported by commissioning funds from Cal Performances at the University of California, Berkeley.

Leadership support for the world premiere of Holding Space is provided by Pamela D. Zilly & John H. Schaefer.

The world premiere of Holding Space is made possible with major support from Peter S. Croncota, Michele & Timothy Barakett, Crawford Parker, M.D., and Daria L. & Eric J. Wallach.

Holding Space is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

"Prism," "Virginal I," "Black Refraction," "Stigmata II," and "Borderlands" by Tim Hecker.
Used by permission of Warp Records.

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FOR FOUR

(2021)
Choreography by Robert Battle
Staged by Elisa Clark
Music by Wynton Marsalis
Costumes by Corin Wright
Lighting Design by Al Crawford

Renaldo Maurice, Solomon Dumas, Belén Indhira Pereyra, Samantha Figgins

Leadership support for the world premiere of For Four is provided by Pamela D. Zilly & John H. Schaefer.

The world premiere of For Four is made possible with major support from Melinda & Paul Pressler, Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn & Nicolas S. Rohatyn, The Ellen Jewett & Richard L. Kauffman New Works Endowment Fund, Denise Littlefield Sobel, and the Red Moose Charitable Fund.

For Four is supported, in part, by the National Endowment for the Arts.

“Delfeayo’s Dilemma” by Wynton Marsalis, from the album Black Codes.
Used by permission with Wynton Marsalis Enterprises and Sony Music Entertainment.

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REVELATIONS

(1960)
Choreography by Alvin Ailey
Music: Traditional
Décor and Costumes by Ves Harper
Costume dresses for "Move, Members, Move" redesigned by Barbara Forbes
Lighting by Nicola Cernovitch

PILGRIM OF SORROW

I Been 'Buked
The Company
Music arranged by Hall Johnson*

Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
Solomon Dumas, Miranda Quinn, Caroline T. Dartey
Music arranged by James Miller+

Fix Me, Jesus
Sarah Daley-Perdomo, Yannick Lebrun
Music arranged by Hall Johnson*

TAKE ME TO THE WATER

Processional/Honor, Honor
Brandon Michael Woolridge, Ashley Kaylynn Green, Christopher R. Wilson, Lloyd A. Boyd III
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

Wade in the Water
Belén Indhira Pereyra, Vernard J. Gilmore, Constance Stamatiou
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
“Wade in the Water” sequence by Ella Jenkins
“A Man Went Down to the River” is an original composition by Ella Jenkins

I Wanna Be Ready
Jermaine Terry
Music arranged by James Miller+

MOVE, MEMBERS, MOVE

Sinner Man
Michael Jackson, Jr., Christopher R. Wilson, Kanji Segawa
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

The Day is Past and Gone
The Company
Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers

You May Run On
The Company
Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers

Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham
The Company
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

*Used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.
+Used by special arrangement with Galaxy Music Corporation, New York City.

All performances of Revelations are permanently endowed by a generous gift from Donald L. Jonas in celebration of the birthday of his wife Barbara and her deep commitment to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

THE RIVER

(1970, Ailey premiere 1981)
Choreography by Alvin Ailey
Restaged by Matthew Rushing, Ronni Favors & Clifton Brown
Music by Duke Ellington
Original Music Coordination: Martha Johnson
Costumes by A. Christina Giannini
Lighting by Chenault Spence

"...of birth...of the wellspring of life...of reaffirmation...of the heavenly anticipation of rebirth..."
— Duke Ellington

Spring
Clifton Brown, Ashley Mayeux, James Gilmer, Miranda Quinn, Patrick Coker, Courtney Celeste Spears, Christopher R. Wilson, Caroline T. Dartey, Solomon Dumas, Samantha Figgins, Chalvar Monteiro

Meander
Constance Stamatiou, Jeroboam Bozeman, Michael Jackson, Jr.

Giggling Rapids
Samantha Figgins, Chalvar Monteiro

Lake
Sarah Daley-Perdomo, Jermaine Terry, Ashley Mayeux, James Gilmer, Miranda Quinn, Patrick Coker, Courtney Celeste Spears, Christopher R. Wilson, Caroline T. Dartey, Solomon Dumas, Samantha Figgins, Chalvar Monteiro

Falls
James Gilmer, Kanji Segawa, Christopher R. Wilson, Patrick Coker

Vortex
Jacquelin Harris

Riba (Mainstream)
Renaldo Maurice, Solomon Dumas, Patrick Coker, Chalvar Monteiro, Kanji Segawa, James Gilmer, Brandon Michael Woolridge, Christopher R. Wilson, Lloyd A. Boyd III, Samantha Figgins, Miranda Quinn, Caroline T. Dartey, Courtney Celeste Spears, Ashley Mayeux, Khalia Campbell

Twin Cities
Ghrai DeVore-Stokes, Jeroboam Bozeman, Brandon Michael Woolridge, Ashley Mayeux, James Gilmer, Miranda Quinn, Patrick Coker, Courtney Celeste Spears, Christopher R. Wilson, Caroline T. Dartey, Solomon Dumas, Samantha Figgins, Chalvar Monteiro, Lloyd A. Boyd III

Support for this new production has been provided by Denise Littlefield Sobel and The Jaharis Family Foundation.

The original Ailey production of The River was made possible, in part, with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts, a State agency, and by a grant from The Ford Foundation.

Music used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner

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REFLECTIONS IN D

(1963)
Choreography by Alvin Ailey
Restaged by Judith Jamison
Music by Duke Ellington
Costume recreated by Jon Taylor
Lighting by Nicola Cernovitch

Vernard J. Gilmore

Generous support for this new production was received from Laren and Jesse Brill.

"Reflections In D" written by Duke Ellington, Used with the permission of Sony/ATV Harmony, Tempo Music, Inc., and G. Schirmer.

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PAS DE DUKE

(1976)
Choreography by Alvin Ailey
Restaged by Matthew Rushing & Ronni Favors
Music by Duke Ellington
Costumes by Rouben Ter-Arutunian
Lighting by Chenault Spence

Constance Stamatiou, Yannick Lebrun

Support for this production was provided by The Ellen Jewett & Richard L. Kauffman New Works Endowment Fund and Daria L. & Eric J. Wallach.

The original Ailey production was made possible, in part, with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts, and by a grant from the Ford Foundation.

Generous support for this production was received from Laren and Jesse Brill.

"Such Sweet Thunder" (1957), "Sonnet for Caesar" (1957), "Sonnet to Hank Cinq" (1957), "Clothed Woman" (1948), and "Old Man’s Blues" (1930). Used with the permission of Tempo Music, Inc., Mercer Ellington Publishing, and G. Schirmer Inc.

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REVELATIONS

(1960)
Choreography by Alvin Ailey
Music: Traditional
Décor and Costumes by Ves Harper
Costume dresses for “Move, Members, Move” redesigned by Barbara Forbes
Lighting by Nicola Cernovitch

PILGRIM OF SORROW

I Been 'Buked
The Company
Music arranged by Hall Johnson*

Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
Brandon Michael Woolridge, Miranda Quinn, Caroline T. Dartey
Music arranged by James Miller+

Fix Me, Jesus
Ghrai DeVore-Stokes, James Gilmer
Music arranged by Hall Johnson*

TAKE ME TO THE WATER

Processional/Honor, Honor
Kanji Segawa, Ashley Kaylynn Green, Brandon Michael Woolridge, Lloyd A. Boyd III
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

Wade in the Water
Samantha Figgins, Solomon Dumas, Khalia Campbell
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
“Wade in the Water” sequence by Ella Jenkins
“A Man Went Down to the River” is an original composition by Ella Jenkins

I Wanna Be Ready
Jermaine Terry
Music arranged by James Miller+

MOVE, MEMBERS, MOVE

Sinner Man
Christopher R. Wilson, Chalvar Monteiro, Patrick Coker
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

The Day is Past and Gone
The Company
Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers

You May Run On
The Company
Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers

Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham
The Company
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

*Used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.
+Used by special arrangement with Galaxy Music Corporation, New York City.

All performances of Revelations are permanently endowed by a generous gift from Donald L. Jonas in celebration of the birthday of his wife Barbara and her deep commitment to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

MASS

(2004, Ailey premiere 2017)
Choreography by Robert Battle
Restaged by Elisa Clark
Music by John Mackey
Costumes by Fritz Masten
Lighting Design by Burke Wilmore

Jeroboam Bozeman, Samantha Figgins, Jacquelin Harris, Ashley Mayeux, Kanji Segawa, Ashley Kaylynn Green, Constance Stamatiou, Brandon Michael Woolridge, Chalvar Monteiro, Belén Indhira Pereyra, Christopher R. Wilson, Ghrai DeVore-Stokes, Miranda Quinn, Jermaine Terry, Michael Jackson, Jr., James Gilmer

Original composition entitled "Mass" by John Mackey. Percussionists: Damien Bassman, Michael Croiter, Michael Dobson, David Mancuso, Ray Marchica, and Jonathan Singer.

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IN/SIDE

(2008, Ailey premiere 2009)
Choreography by Robert Battle
Music recorded by Nina Simone
Lighting by Burke Wilmore

Yannick Lebrun

"Wild Is The Wind" words by Ned Washington, music by Dimitri Tiomkin © 1957, renewed 1985 Patti Washington Music (ASCAP), Catharine Hinen Music (ASCAP), Chappell & Co., Inc. (ASCAP), Anne Rachel Music Corporation (ASCAP) and Volta Music Corp (ASCAP). Catharine Hinen Music is administered exclusively for use by Joma Music Group, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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ELLA

(2008, Ailey premiere 2016)
Choreography by Robert Battle
Restaged by Marlena Wolfe
Music recorded by Ella Fitzgerald
Costumes by Jon Taylor
Lighting Design by Burke Wilmore

Renaldo Maurice, Patrick Coker
James Gilmer, Brandon Michael Woolridge, Lloyd A. Boyd III

"Air Mail Special (Good Enough To Keep)", Written By: Jimmy Mundy, Benny Goodman, Charlie Christian, Courtesy Of RYTVOC, Inc. (ASCAP).

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FOR FOUR

(2021)
Choreography by Robert Battle
Staged by Elisa Clark
Music by Wynton Marsalis
Costumes by Corin Wright
Lighting Design by Al Crawford

Renaldo Maurice, Solomon Dumas, Jacquelin Harris, Samantha Figgins

Leadership support for the world premiere of For Four is provided by Pamela D. Zilly & John H. Schaefer.

The world premiere of For Four is made possible with major support from Melinda & Paul Pressler, Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn & Nicolas S. Rohatyn, The Ellen Jewett & Richard L. Kauffman New Works Endowment Fund, Denise Littlefield Sobel, and the Red Moose Charitable Fund.

For Four is supported, in part, by the National Endowment for the Arts.

“Delfeayo’s Dilemma” by Wynton Marsalis, from the album Black Codes (From the Underground).
Used by permission with Wynton Marsalis Enterprises.

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UNFOLD

(2007)
Choreography by Robert Battle
Restaged by Kanji Segawa
Music recorded by Leontyne Price
Costume design by Jon Taylor
Lighting design by Lynda Erbs

Jacqueline Green, Jeroboam Bozeman

Support for the original production of Unfold was received from Elma Linz Kanefield.

Leadership support for this production of Unfold is provided by Pamela D. Zilly & John H. Schaefer.

This production of Unfold was made possible with generous support from Judith McDonough Kaminski & Joseph Kaminski.

"Dupuis Le Jour" from Act III of Louise composed by Gustave Charpentier, recorded by Leontyne Price. Courtesy of Sony BMG Masterworks by arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment.

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TAKADEME

(1999, Ailey premiere 2011)
Choreography by Robert Battle
Music by Sheila Chandra
Costume by Missoni
Costume recreated by Jon Taylor
Lighting by Burke Wilmore

Kanji Segawa

Generous support for the Company premiere of Takademe was provided by The Pamela D. Zilly & John H. Schaefer New Works Endowment Fund and the Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey through the generosity of the Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation and individual donors.

“Speaking In Tongues II”, Performed by Sheila Chandra, Written by Sheila Chandra/Steve Coe, Published by Moonsung Music, Courtesy of Real World Records Ltd, www.realworldrecords.com.

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Excerpt from LOVE STORIES

(2004)
Choreography by Robert Battle
Music by Stevie Wonder
Original Composition Composed & Produced by Darrin Ross
Costumes by Susan Hilferty
Costume Assistant: Maiko Matsushima
Lighting & Visual Design by Al Crawford

Ghrai DeVore-Stokes, Sarah Daley-Perdomo, Courtney Celeste Spears, Samantha Figgins, Belén Indhira Pereyra, Kanji Segawa, Michael Jackson, Jr., Solomon Dumas, Brandon Michael Woolridge, Patrick Coker

Love Stories was created through the Ailey New Works Fund, supported by Altria Group, Inc.

This work is supported by the Ailey New Choreography Initiative, sponsored by AT&T.

Major support for Love Stories has been provided by The Ford Foundation.

Generous support was also received from The Fred Eychaner New Works Endowment Fund and The Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey – Sara & Bill Morgan New Works Endowment Fund.

Additional funding for Love Stories provided by The Harkness Foundation for Dance; NJPAC Alternate Routes, New Jersey Performing Arts Center; Elaine P. Wynn & Family Foundation; and Laren & Jesse Brill.

“Fingertips Parts 1 and 2” written by Clarence Paul and Henry Cosby, Used by Permission of Jobete Music Co. INC. and Stone Agate Music.

MEMORIA

(1979)
IN MEMORY – IN CELEBRATION
Choreography by Alvin Ailey
Staged by Masazumi Chaya
Music by Keith Jarrett
Costumes by A. Christina Giannini
Lighting by Chenault Spence

This work is dedicated to the joy...the beauty...the creativity...and the wild spirit of my friend Joyce Trisler.
—Alvin Ailey

How pitiful is her sleep.
Now her clear breath is still.
There is nothing falling tonight,
Bird or man,
As dear as she.
Nowhere that she should go
Without me. None but my calling
O nothing but the cold cry of the snow.”
—Kenneth Patchen
(In Memory of Kathleen)

Sarah Daley-Perdomo, Jermaine Terry, Yannick Lebrun, Ghrai DeVore-Stokes, Chalvar Monteiro, Samantha Figgins, Vernard J. Gilmore, Belén Indhira Pereyra, Solomon Dumas, Patrick Coker, Brandon Michael Woolridge, Lloyd A. Boyd III, Miranda Quinn, Caroline T. Dartey, Ashley Kaylynn Green

Staged by Ronni Favors, assisted by Lakey Evans-Peña
Ailey II dancers: Meagan King, Elijah Lancaster, Jamaris Mitchell, Kali Oliver, Shanice Reyes, Hannah Richardson, Amar Smalls, Christopher Taylor, Brena Thomas, Travon Williams, Rachel Yoo, Jaryd Farcon
Students of The Ailey School: Rose Barbantan, Hailey Carr, Elisa Dudley, Maya Finman-Palmer, Talia Gauthier, Doria Marchena, Kiri Moore, Toni Owens, Virginia Santucci, Paiter Van Yperen

Funds for this production were provided, in part, by The Ford Foundation.

The creation of this work was made possible, in part, with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts.

“Runes” & “Solara March” (Keith Jarrett – Cavelight Music)
Keith Jarrett, Jan Garbarek, Charlie Haden, Members of the RSO Stuttgart, Mladen Gutesha
℗1976 ECM Records GmbH

— INTERMISSION —

REFLECTIONS IN D

(1963)
Choreography by Alvin Ailey
Restaged by Judith Jamison
Music by Duke Ellington
Costume recreated by Jon Taylor
Lighting by Nicola Cernovitch

Christopher R. Wilson

Generous support for this new production was received from Laren and Jesse Brill.

“Reflections In D" written by Duke Ellington, Used with the permission of Sony/ATV Harmony, Tempo Music, Inc., and G. Schirmer.

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REVELATIONS

(1960)
Choreography by Alvin Ailey
Music: Traditional
Décor and Costumes by Ves Harper
Costume dresses for “Move, Members, Move” redesigned by Barbara Forbes
Lighting by Nicola Cernovitch

PILGRIM OF SORROW

I Been 'Buked
The Company
Music arranged by Hall Johnson*

Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
Solomon Dumas, Miranda Quinn, Caroline T. Dartey
Music arranged by James Miller+

Fix Me, Jesus
Jacqueline Green, Jeroboam Bozeman
Music arranged by Hall Johnson*

TAKE ME TO THE WATER

Processional/Honor, Honor
Brandon Michael Woolridge, Ashley Kaylynn Green, James Gilmer, Lloyd A. Boyd III
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

Wade in the Water
Samantha Figgins, Vernard J. Gilmore, Courtney Celeste Spears
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
“Wade in the Water” sequence by Ella Jenkins
“A Man Went Down to the River” is an original composition by Ella Jenkins

I Wanna Be Ready
Clifton Brown
Music arranged by James Miller+

MOVE, MEMBERS, MOVE

Sinner Man
Christopher R. Wilson, James Gilmer, Patrick Coker
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

The Day is Past and Gone
The Company
Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers

You May Run On
The Company
Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers

Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham
The Company
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

*Used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.
+Used by special arrangement with Galaxy Music Corporation, New York City.

All performances of Revelations are permanently endowed by a generous gift from Donald L. Jonas in celebration of the birthday of his wife Barbara and her deep commitment to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

We invite you to stay in your seat at the end of the performance for a short Q&A with members of the Company.

BLUES SUITE

(1958)
Choreography by Alvin Ailey
Restaged by Matthew Rushing, Ronni Favors & Clifton Brown
Music: Traditional
Decor and costume design by Ves Harper
Costumes redesigned by Normand Maxon
Costume design for “Yancey Special” by Jose Coronado
Original Lighting designed by Nicola Cernovitch
Lighting design by Chenault Spence

Dedicated to the memory of our Brother John Sellers.

“Been down so long
Getting up don’t cross my mind...
When you see me laughing
I’m laughing to keep from crying...”

From the fields and barrelhouses of the Southern Negro sprang the blues — songs of lost love, despair, protest, and anger — hymns to the secular regions of his soul.

Good Morning Blues
The Company

I Cried
Jeroboam Bozeman and The Company

Mean Ol’ Frisco
Vernard J. Gilmore, Solomon Dumas, Lloyd A. Boyd III, Renaldo Maurice, Kanji Segawa

House of the Rising Sun
Ashley Mayeux, Sarah Daley-Perdomo, Ashley Kaylynn Green

Backwater Blues
Constance Stamatiou, Jeroboam Bozeman

In the Evening
Jermaine Terry, Vernard J. Gilmore, Jeroboam Bozeman, Kanji Segawa

Yancey Special
The Company

Slow Drag – Going to Chicago
The Company

Sham
Renaldo Maurice, Ghrai DeVore-Stokes and The Company

Good Morning Blues
The Company

This production of Blues Suite was made possible with major support from American Express.

Generous support was also provided by The Ellen Jewett & Richard L. Kauffman New Works Endowment Fund.

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REFLECTIONS IN D

(1963)
Choreography by Alvin Ailey
Restaged by Judith Jamison
Music by Duke Ellington
Costume recreated by Jon Taylor
Lighting by Nicola Cernovitch

Michael Jackson, Jr.

Generous support for this new production was received from Laren and Jesse Brill.

“Reflections In D" written by Duke Ellington, Used with the permission of Sony/ATV Harmony, Tempo Music, Inc., and G. Schirmer

— INTERMISSION —

IN/SIDE

(2008, Ailey premiere 2009)
Choreography by Robert Battle
Music recorded by Nina Simone
Lighting by Burke Wilmore

Yannick Lebrun

"Wild Is The Wind" words by Ned Washington, music by Dimitri Tiomkin © 1957, renewed 1985 Patti Washington Music (ASCAP), Catharine Hinen Music (ASCAP), Chappell & Co., Inc. (ASCAP), Anne Rachel Music Corporation (ASCAP) and Volta Music Corp (ASCAP). Catharine Hinen Music is administered exclusively for use by Joma Music Group, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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REVELATIONS

(1960)
Choreography by Alvin Ailey
Music: Traditional
Décor and Costumes by Ves Harper
Costume dresses for "Move, Members, Move" redesigned by Barbara Forbes
Lighting by Nicola Cernovitch

PILGRIM OF SORROW

I Been 'Buked
The Company
Music arranged by Hall Johnson*

Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
Kanji Segawa, Miranda Quinn, Caroline T. Dartey
Music arranged by James Miller+

Fix Me, Jesus
Sarah Daley-Perdomo, Jeroboam Bozeman
Music arranged by Hall Johnson*

TAKE ME TO THE WATER

Processional/Honor, Honor
Brandon Michael Woolridge, Ashley Kaylynn Green, Lloyd A. Boyd III, Solomon Dumas
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

Wade in the Water
Jacquelin Harris, Vernard J. Gilmore, Jacqueline Green
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
“Wade in the Water” sequence by Ella Jenkins
“A Man Went Down to the River” is an original composition by Ella Jenkins

I Wanna Be Ready
Clifton Brown
Music arranged by James Miller+

MOVE, MEMBERS, MOVE

Sinner Man
James Gilmer, Lloyd A. Boyd III, Patrick Coker
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

The Day is Past and Gone
The Company
Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers

You May Run On
The Company
Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers

Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham
The Company
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

*Used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.
+Used by special arrangement with Galaxy Music Corporation, New York City.

All performances of Revelations are permanently endowed by a generous gift from Donald L. Jonas in celebration of the birthday of his wife Barbara and her deep commitment to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

PLEASE NOTE: the Wednesday, Dec 15 performance is CANCELED. All ticketholders will be contacted via email regarding ticket refunds and donations.

BLUES SUITE

(1958)
Choreography by Alvin Ailey
Restaged by Matthew Rushing, Ronni Favors & Clifton Brown
Music: Traditional
Decor and costume design by Ves Harper
Costumes redesigned by Normand Maxon
Costume design for “Yancey Special” by Jose Coronado
Original Lighting designed by Nicola Cernovitch
Lighting design by Chenault Spence

Dedicated to the memory of our Brother John Sellers.

“Been down so long
Getting up don’t cross my mind...
When you see me laughing
I’m laughing to keep from crying...”

From the fields and barrelhouses of the Southern Negro sprang the blues — songs of lost love, despair, protest, and anger — hymns to the secular regions of his soul.

Good Morning Blues
The Company

I Cried
Jeroboam Bozeman and The Company

Mean Ol’ Frisco
Vernard J. Gilmore, Christopher R. Wilson, Lloyd A. Boyd III, Renaldo Maurice, Kanji Segawa

House of the Rising Sun
Corrin Rachelle Mitchell, Sarah Daley-Perdomo, Ashley Kaylynn Green

Backwater Blues
Constance Stamatiou, Jeroboam Bozeman

In the Evening
Jermaine Terry, Vernard J. Gilmore, Jeroboam Bozeman, Kanji Segawa

Yancey Special
The Company

Slow Drag – Going to Chicago
The Company

Sham
Renaldo Maurice, Ghrai DeVore-Stokes and The Company

Good Morning Blues
The Company

This production of Blues Suite was made possible with major support from American Express.

Generous support was also provided by The Ellen Jewett & Richard L. Kauffman New Works Endowment Fund.

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CRY

(1971)
Choreography by Alvin Ailey
Restaged by Masazumi Chaya
Choreography coaching by Judith Jamison & Donna Wood Sanders
Music by Alice Coltrane, Laura Nyro & Chuck Griffin
Costume by A. Christina Giannini
Lighting by Chenault Spence

For all Black women everywhere – especially our mothers.

Jacqueline Green

This new production of Cry is made possible with generous support from Judith McDonough Kaminski and Joseph Kaminski.

The original production of Cry was made possible, in part, by a grant from the Ford Foundation.

“Something About John Coltrane” written by Alice Coltrane. Published by Jowcol Music. “Been on a Train” 100% Laura Nyro (BMI) – EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI). © 1971 EMI Blackwood Music Inc. All rights administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC., 424 Church Street, Suite 1200, Nashville, TN 37219. All rights reserved. Used by permission. “Right On, Be Free” written by Chuck Griffin, performed by The Voices of East Harlem. Used with permission of the publisher, Really Together Music.

— INTERMISSION —

REVELATIONS

(1960)
Choreography by Alvin Ailey
Music: Traditional
Décor and Costumes by Ves Harper
Costume dresses for “Move, Members, Move” redesigned by Barbara Forbes
Lighting by Nicola Cernovitch

PILGRIM OF SORROW

I Been 'Buked
The Company
Music arranged by Hall Johnson*

Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
Christopher R. Wilson, Miranda Quinn, Caroline T. Dartey
Music arranged by James Miller+

Fix Me, Jesus
Ashley Mayeux, James Gilmer
Music arranged by Hall Johnson*

TAKE ME TO THE WATER

Processional/Honor, Honor
Chalvar Monteiro, Ashley Kaylynn Green, Brandon Michael Woolridge, Lloyd A. Boyd III
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

Wade in the Water
Jacquelin Harris, Vernard J. Gilmore, Constance Stamatiou
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
“Wade in the Water” sequence by Ella Jenkins
“A Man Went Down to the River” is an original composition by Ella Jenkins

I Wanna Be Ready
Michael Jackson, Jr.
Music arranged by James Miller+

MOVE, MEMBERS, MOVE

Sinner Man
Solomon Dumas, Lloyd A. Boyd III, Patrick Coker
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

The Day is Past and Gone
The Company
Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers

You May Run On
The Company
Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers

Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham
The Company
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

*Used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.
+Used by special arrangement with Galaxy Music Corporation, New York City.

All performances of Revelations are permanently endowed by a generous gift from Donald L. Jonas in celebration of the birthday of his wife Barbara and her deep commitment to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

PLEASE NOTE: the Thursday, Dec 16 performance is CANCELED. All ticketholders will be contacted via email regarding ticket refunds and donations.

LAZARUS

(2018)
Choreography by Rennie Harris
Rehearsal Director: Nina Flagg
Rehearsal Associate: Millie Heckler
Music & Sound Design by Darrin Ross
Costumes by Mark Eric
Lighting by James Clotfelter

Renaldo Maurice, Jeroboam Bozeman, Clifton Brown, Samantha Figgins, Sarah Daley-Perdomo, Courtney Celeste Spears, Jacquelin Harris, Vernard J. Gilmore, James Gilmer, Yannick Lebrun, Belén Indhira Pereyra, Michael Jackson, Jr., Constance Stamatiou, Corrin Rachelle Mitchell, Caroline T. Dartey

Act One

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Act Two

The world premiere of Lazarus was made possible with major support from American Express.

Lazarus was made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Commissioning support for Lazarus provided by The Auditorium Theatre (Chicago).

Lazarus was supported by commissioning funds from Cal Performances at the University of California, Berkeley.

Additional commissioning support for Lazarus provided by The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Music for Lazarus commissioned by the Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation.

Additional support for the creation of Lazarus was provided by Simin N. Allison, Daria L. & Eric J. Wallach, Tracy Elise Poole, The Ellen Jewett & Richard L. Kauffman New Works Endowment Fund, and The Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey – Sara and Bill Morgan New Works Endowment Fund.

Original music composed and produced by Darrin Ross. “Feeling Good” performed by Nina Simone, written by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse. “As Yet Untitled” written and performed by Terence Trent D’Arby. Published by BMG Platinum Songs (BMI) obo BMG VM Music Ltd obo Treehouse Publishing S.r.l., used by permission. All rights reserved. “Black Man In A White World,” performed by Michael Kiwanuka, written by Dean Cover and Michael Kiwanuka, all rights administered by WB Music Corp. (ASCAP). “Glory, Glory” performed by Odetta. Audio of Alvin Ailey from “ESSENCE: The Television Program” (1984). Spoken text written and adapted by Rennie Harris, performed by Wadud Ahmad, Rennie Harris, and Darrin Ross. Vocals by Alonzo Chadwick, Phinizea Chadwick, Trenelle Doyle, Simone Jordan, Carl Robinson Jr., and Joshua Sommerville.

PLEASE NOTE: the Thursday, Dec 16 performance is CANCELED. All ticketholders will be contacted via email regarding ticket refunds and donations.

MASS

(2004, Ailey premiere 2017)
Choreography by Robert Battle
Restaged by Elisa Clark
Music by John Mackey
Costumes by Fritz Masten
Lighting Design by Burke Wilmore

Jacqueline Green, Miranda Quinn, Samantha Figgins, Ashley Mayeux, Solomon Dumas, Patrick Coker, Constance Stamatiou, Renaldo Maurice, Chalvar Monteiro, Caroline T. Dartey, Courtney Celeste Spears, Ghrai DeVore-Stokes, Corrin Rachelle Mitchell, Yannick Lebrun, Lloyd A. Boyd III, Jermaine Terry

Original composition entitled "Mass" by John Mackey. Percussionists: Damien Bassman, Michael Croiter, Michael Dobson, David Mancuso, Ray Marchica, and Jonathan Singer.

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IN/SIDE

(2008, Ailey premiere 2009)
Choreography by Robert Battle
Music recorded by Nina Simone
Lighting by Burke Wilmore

Jeroboam Bozeman

"Wild Is The Wind" words by Ned Washington, music by Dimitri Tiomkin © 1957, renewed 1985 Patti Washington Music (ASCAP), Catharine Hinen Music (ASCAP), Chappell & Co., Inc. (ASCAP), Anne Rachel Music Corporation (ASCAP) and Volta Music Corp (ASCAP). Catharine Hinen Music is administered exclusively for use by Joma Music Group, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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ELLA

(2008, Ailey premiere 2016)
Choreography by Robert Battle
Restaged by Marlena Wolfe
Music recorded by Ella Fitzgerald
Costumes by Jon Taylor
Lighting Design by Burke Wilmore

Samantha Figgins, Chalvar Monteiro
James Gilmer, Brandon Michael Woolridge, Lloyd A. Boyd III

"Air Mail Special (Good Enough To Keep)", Written By: Jimmy Mundy, Benny Goodman, Charlie Christian, Courtesy Of RYTVOC, Inc. (ASCAP).

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FOR FOUR

(2021)
Choreography by Robert Battle
Staged by Elisa Clark
Music by Wynton Marsalis
Costumes by Corin Wright
Lighting Design by Al Crawford

Renaldo Maurice, Patrick Coker, Belén Indhira Pereyra, Miranda Quinn

Leadership support for the world premiere of For Four is provided by Pamela D. Zilly & John H. Schaefer.

The world premiere of For Four is made possible with major support from Melinda & Paul Pressler, Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn & Nicolas S. Rohatyn, The Ellen Jewett & Richard L. Kauffman New Works Endowment Fund, Denise Littlefield Sobel, and the Red Moose Charitable Fund.

For Four is supported, in part, by the National Endowment for the Arts.

"Delfeayo’s Dilemma" by Wynton Marsalis, from the album Black Codes.
Used by permission with Wynton Marsalis Enterprises and Sony Music Entertainment.

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UNFOLD

(2007)
Choreography by Robert Battle
Restaged by Kanji Segawa
Music recorded by Leontyne Price
Costume design by Jon Taylor
Lighting design by Lynda Erbs

Jacquelin Harris, Kanji Segawa

Support for the original production of Unfold was received from Elma Linz Kanefield.

Leadership support for this production of Unfold is provided by Pamela D. Zilly & John H. Schaefer.

This production of Unfold was made possible with generous support from Judith McDonough Kaminski & Joseph Kaminski.

"Dupuis Le Jour" from Act III of Louise composed by Gustave Charpentier, recorded by Leontyne Price. Courtesy of Sony BMG Masterworks by arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment.

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TAKADEME

(1999, Ailey premiere 2011)
Choreography by Robert Battle
Music by Sheila Chandra
Costume by Missoni
Costume recreated by Jon Taylor
Lighting by Burke Wilmore

Brandon Michael Woolridge

Generous support for the Company premiere of Takademe was provided by The Pamela D. Zilly & John H. Schaefer New Works Endowment Fund and the Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey through the generosity of the Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation and individual donors.

“Speaking In Tongues II” Performed by Sheila Chandra, Written by Sheila Chandra/Steve Coe, Published by Moonsung Music, Courtesy of Real World Records Ltd, www.realworldrecords.com.

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Excerpt from LOVE STORIES

(2004)
Choreography by Robert Battle
Music by Stevie Wonder
Original Composition Composed & Produced by Darrin Ross
Costumes by Susan Hilferty
Costume Assistant: Maiko Matsushima
Lighting & Visual Design by Al Crawford

Ghrai DeVore-Stokes, Sarah Daley-Perdomo, Courtney Celeste Spears, Corrin Rachelle Mitchell, Belén Indhira Pereyra, Christopher R. Wilson, Jermaine Terry, Solomon Dumas, Brandon Michael Woolridge, Patrick Coker

Love Stories was created through the Ailey New Works Fund, supported by Altria Group, Inc.

This work is supported by the Ailey New Choreography Initiative, sponsored by AT&T.

Major support for Love Stories has been provided by The Ford Foundation.

Generous support was also received from The Fred Eychaner New Works Endowment Fund and The Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey – Sara & Bill Morgan New Works Endowment Fund.

Additional funding for Love Stories provided by The Harkness Foundation for Dance; NJPAC Alternate Routes, New Jersey Performing Arts Center; Elaine P. Wynn & Family Foundation; and Laren & Jesse Brill.

“Fingertips Parts 1 and 2” written by Clarence Paul and Henry Cosby, Used by Permission of Jobete Music Co. INC. and Stone Agate Music.

PLEASE NOTE: the Thursday, Dec 16 performance is CANCELED. All ticketholders will be contacted via email regarding ticket refunds and donations.

SHELTER

(1988, Ailey premiere 1992)
Choreography by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar
Rehearsal Assistants: Maria Bauman, Jaimé Dzandu, Marjani Forté, Paloma McGregor, Samantha Speis, Bennalldra Williams
Music: Junior "Gabu" Wedderburn and Victor See Yuen
Texts by Hattie Gossett, Carl Hancock Rux, Laurie Carlos, Paloma McGregor and Jawole Willa Jo Zollar
Text recorded by Carl Hancock Rux and Jawole Willa Jo Zollar
Lighting Design by Susan Hamburger

Ghrai DeVore-Stokes, Samantha Figgins, Jacqueline Green, Ashley Kaylynn Green, Belén Indhira Pereyra, Constance Stamatiou

This production of Shelter was made possible with major support from American Express.

"Between a Rock and a Hard Place at the Intersection of Reduced Resources and Reverberating Rage" by Hattie Gossett. "Elmina Blues Opus 3 (Pigin Drum Song)" by Carl Hancock Rux. "Belongo" by Laurie Carlos. "Are You Listening" by Paloma McGregor and Jawole Willa Jo Zollar.

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UNFOLD

(2007)
Choreography by Robert Battle
Restaged by Kanji Segawa
Music recorded by Leontyne Price
Costume design by Jon Taylor
Lighting design by Lynda Erbs

Jacquelin Harris, Kanji Segawa

Support for the original production of Unfold was received from Elma Linz Kanefield.

Leadership support for this production of Unfold is provided by Pamela D. Zilly & John H. Schaefer.

This production of Unfold was made possible with generous support from Judith McDonough Kaminski & Joseph Kaminski.

"Dupuis Le Jour" from Act III of Louise composed by Gustave Charpentier, recorded by Leontyne Price. Courtesy of Sony BMG Masterworks by arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment.

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TAKADEME

(1999, Ailey premiere 2011)
Choreography by Robert Battle
Music by Sheila Chandra
Costume by Missoni
Costume recreated by Jon Taylor
Lighting by Burke Wilmore

Brandon Michael Woolridge

Generous support for the Company premiere of Takademe was provided by The Pamela D. Zilly & John H. Schaefer New Works Endowment Fund and the Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey through the generosity of the Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation and individual donors.

“Speaking In Tongues II” Performed by Sheila Chandra, Written by Sheila Chandra/Steve Coe, Published by Moonsung Music, Courtesy of Real World Records Ltd, www.realworldrecords.com.

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Excerpt from LOVE STORIES

(2004)
Choreography by Robert Battle
Music by Stevie Wonder
Original Composition Composed & Produced by Darrin Ross
Costumes by Susan Hilferty
Costume Assistant: Maiko Matsushima
Lighting & Visual Design by Al Crawford

Jacquelin Harris, Sarah Daley-Perdomo, Courtney Celeste Spears, Miranda Quinn, Christopher R. Wilson, Jermaine Terry, Solomon Dumas, Brandon Michael Woolridge, Patrick Coker

Love Stories was created through the Ailey New Works Fund, supported by Altria Group, Inc.

This work is supported by the Ailey New Choreography Initiative, sponsored by AT&T.

Major support for Love Stories has been provided by The Ford Foundation.

Generous support was also received from The Fred Eychaner New Works Endowment Fund and The Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey – Sara & Bill Morgan New Works Endowment Fund.

Additional funding for Love Stories provided by The Harkness Foundation for Dance; NJPAC Alternate Routes, New Jersey Performing Arts Center; Elaine P. Wynn & Family Foundation; and Laren & Jesse Brill.

“Fingertips Parts 1 and 2” written by Clarence Paul and Henry Cosby, Used by Permission of Jobete Music Co. INC. and Stone Agate Music.

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REVELATIONS

(1960)
Choreography by Alvin Ailey
Music: Traditional
Décor and Costumes by Ves Harper
Costume dresses for “Move, Members, Move” redesigned by Barbara Forbes
Lighting by Nicola Cernovitch

PILGRIM OF SORROW

I Been 'Buked
The Company
Music arranged by Hall Johnson*

Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
Lloyd A. Boyd III, Miranda Quinn, Ashley Mayeux
Music arranged by James Miller+

Fix Me, Jesus
Corrin Rachelle Mitchell, Michael Jackson, Jr.
Music arranged by Hall Johnson*

TAKE ME TO THE WATER

Processional/Honor, Honor
Brandon Michael Woolridge, Ashley Kaylynn Green, James Gilmer, Lloyd A. Boyd III
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

Wade in the Water
Jacquelin Harris, Solomon Dumas, Courtney Celeste Spears
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
“Wade in the Water” sequence by Ella Jenkins
“A Man Went Down to the River” is an original composition by Ella Jenkins

I Wanna Be Ready
Vernard J. Gilmore
Music arranged by James Miller+

MOVE, MEMBERS, MOVE

Sinner Man
Christopher R. Wilson, Jermaine Terry, Kanji Segawa
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

The Day is Past and Gone
The Company
Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers

You May Run On
The Company
Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers

Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham
The Company
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

*Used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.
+Used by special arrangement with Galaxy Music Corporation, New York City.

All performances of Revelations are permanently endowed by a generous gift from Donald L. Jonas in celebration of the birthday of his wife Barbara and her deep commitment to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

PLEASE NOTE: the Thursday, Dec 16 performance is CANCELED. All ticketholders will be contacted via email regarding ticket refunds and donations.

Excerpt from THE RIVER

(1970, Ailey premiere 1976)
Choreography by Alvin Ailey
Restaged by Matthew Rushing, Ronni Favors & Clifton Brown
Music by Duke Ellington
Original Music Coordination: Martha Johnson
Costumes by A. Christina Giannini
Lighting by Chenault Spence

"...of birth...of the wellspring of life...of reaffirmation...of the heavenly anticipation of rebirth..."
— Duke Ellington

Spring
Clifton Brown, Brandon Michael Woolridge, Ashley Mayeux, James Gilmer, Miranda Quinn, Patrick Coker, Courtney Celeste Spears, Christopher R. Wilson, Caroline T. Dartey, Solomon Dumas, Samantha Figgins, Chalvar Monteiro, Lloyd A. Boyd III

Support for this new production has been provided by Denise Littlefield Sobel and The Jaharis Family Foundation.

The original Ailey production of The River was made possible, in part, with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts, a State agency, and by a grant from The Ford Foundation.

Music used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner

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Excerpt from PAS DE DUKE

(1976)
Choreography by Alvin Ailey
Restaged by Matthew Rushing & Ronni Favors
Music by Duke Ellington
Costumes by Rouben Ter-Arutunian
Lighting by Chenault Spence

Constance Stamatiou, Yannick Lebrun

Support for this production was provided by The Ellen Jewett & Richard L. Kauffman New Works Endowment Fund and Daria L. & Eric J. Wallach.

The original Ailey production was made possible, in part, with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts, and by a grant from the Ford Foundation.

Generous support for this production was received from Laren and Jesse Brill.

“Old Man’s Blues”(1930). Used with the permission of Tempo Music, Inc., Mercer Ellington Publishing, and G. Schirmer Inc.

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FOR FOUR

(2021)
Choreography by Robert Battle
Staged by Elisa Clark
Music by Wynton Marsalis
Costumes by Corin Wright
Lighting Design by Al Crawford

Renaldo Maurice, Solomon Dumas, Belén Indhira Pereyra, Samantha Figgins

Leadership support for the world premiere of For Four is provided by Pamela D. Zilly & John H. Schaefer.

The world premiere of For Four is made possible with major support from Melinda & Paul Pressler, Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn & Nicolas S. Rohatyn, The Ellen Jewett & Richard L. Kauffman New Works Endowment Fund, Denise Littlefield Sobel, and the Red Moose Charitable Fund.

For Four is supported, in part, by the National Endowment for the Arts.

“Delfeayo’s Dilemma” by Wynton Marsalis, from the album Black Codes.
Used by permission with Wynton Marsalis Enterprises and Sony Music Entertainment.

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Excerpt from HOLDING SPACE

(2021)
Choreography by Jamar Roberts
Music by Tim Hecker
Costumes & Scenic Design by Jamar Roberts
Lighting Design by Brandon Stirling Baker

Ghrai DeVore-Stokes, Khalia Campbell, Courtney Celeste Spears, Miranda Quinn, Yannick Lebrun, Brandon Michael Woolridge

The creation of Holding Space is supported by commissioning funds from New York City Center.

Holding Space is supported by commissioning funds from Cal Performances at the University of California, Berkeley.

Leadership support for the world premiere of Holding Space is provided by Pamela D. Zilly & John H. Schaefer.

The world premiere of Holding Space is made possible with major support from Peter S. Croncota, Michele & Timothy Barakett, Crawford Parker, M.D., and Daria L. & Eric J. Wallach.

Holding Space is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

“Black Refraction” and “Stigmata II” by Tim Hecker.
Used by permission of Warp Records

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REFLECTIONS IN D

(1963)
Choreography by Alvin Ailey
Restaged by Judith Jamison
Music by Duke Ellington
Costume recreated by Jon Taylor
Lighting by Nicola Cernovitch

Vernard J. Gilmore

Generous support for this new production was received from Laren and Jesse Brill.

“Reflections In D" written by Duke Ellington, Used with the permission of Sony/ATV Harmony, Tempo Music, Inc., and G. Schirmer.

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Excerpt from LOVE STORIES

(2004)
Choreography by Robert Battle
Music by Stevie Wonder
Original Composition Composed & Produced by Darrin Ross
Costumes by Susan Hilferty
Costume Assistant: Maiko Matsushima
Lighting & Visual Design by Al Crawford

Jacquelin Harris, Sarah Daley-Perdomo, Courtney Celeste Spears, Samantha Figgins, Belén Indhira Pereyra, Christopher R. Wilson, Michael Jackson, Jr., Solomon Dumas, Brandon Michael Woolridge, Patrick Coker

Love Stories was created through the Ailey New Works Fund, supported by Altria Group, Inc.

This work is supported by the Ailey New Choreography Initiative, sponsored by AT&T.

Major support for Love Stories has been provided by The Ford Foundation.

Generous support was also received from The Fred Eychaner New Works Endowment Fund and The Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey – Sara & Bill Morgan New Works Endowment Fund.

Additional funding for Love Stories provided by The Harkness Foundation for Dance; NJPAC Alternate Routes, New Jersey Performing Arts Center; Elaine P. Wynn & Family Foundation; and Laren & Jesse Brill.

“Fingertips Parts 1 and 2” written by Clarence Paul and Henry Cosby, Used by Permission of Jobete Music Co. INC. and Stone Agate Music.

— INTERMISSION —

REVELATIONS

(1960)
Choreography by Alvin Ailey
Music: Traditional
Décor and Costumes by Ves Harper
Costume dresses for “Move, Members, Move” redesigned by Barbara Forbes
Lighting by Nicola Cernovitch

PILGRIM OF SORROW

I Been 'Buked
The Company
Music arranged by Hall Johnson*

Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
Solomon Dumas, Samantha Figgins, Khalia Campbell
Music arranged by James Miller+

Fix Me, Jesus
Sarah Daley-Perdomo, Yannick Lebrun
Music arranged by Hall Johnson*

TAKE ME TO THE WATER

Processional/Honor, Honor
Brandon Michael Woolridge, Miranda Quinn, Jermaine Terry, Jeroboam Bozeman
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

Wade in the Water
Belén Indhira Pereyra, Vernard J. Gilmore, Jacqueline Green
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts
“Wade in the Water” sequence by Ella Jenkins
“A Man Went Down to the River” is an original composition by Ella Jenkins

I Wanna Be Ready
Clifton Brown
Music arranged by James Miller+

MOVE, MEMBERS, MOVE

Sinner Man
Jermaine Terry, Chalvar Monteiro, Kanji Segawa
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

The Day is Past and Gone
The Company
Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers

You May Run On
The Company
Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers

Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham
The Company
Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts

*Used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.
+Used by special arrangement with Galaxy Music Corporation, New York City.

All performances of Revelations are permanently endowed by a generous gift from Donald L. Jonas in celebration of the birthday of his wife Barbara and her deep commitment to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

We invite you to stay in your seat at the end of the performance for a short Q&A with members of the Company.