Ailey Highlights (Ailey II)

Ailey Highlights is a collection of excerpts from three beloved classics choreographed by Alvin Ailey between 1958 and 1972. This work of highlights features excerpts from Mr. Ailey’s first masterpiece Blues Suite, the lyrical and romantic The Lark Ascending, and his standout ballet Streams.

Ailey II’s Christopher Taylor & company in Francesca Harper’s 'Freedom Series', photo by Erin Baiano
Freedom Series Francesca Harper
iley II's Kali Marie Oliver in Francesca Harper's Luminous. Photo by Nir Arieli
Luminous Francesca Harper
Ailey II's Maggy van den Heuvel and Tamia Strickland in Baye & Asa's 'John 4:20', photo by Nir Arieli
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Ailey II's Maggy van den Heuvel and Tamia Strickland in Baye & Asa's 'John 4:20', photo by Nir Arieli
 John 4:20 Baye & Asa
Ailey II's A. Jordan, T. Strickland, M. van den Heuvel in Alvin Ailey's lRevelationsl, photo by Nir Arieli
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Ailey II's A. Jordan, T. Strickland, M. van den Heuvel in Alvin Ailey's lRevelationsl, photo by Nir Arieli
 Revelations (Ailey II) Alvin Ailey
Ailey II's Maya Finman-Palmer in Judith Jamison's Divining. Photo by Nir Arieli
Divining (excerpt) Judith Jamison
Ailey II in Alvin Ailey's Blues Suite
Ailey Highlights Alvin Ailey
Ailey II's Brena Thomas and Christopher Taylor in William Forsythe's 'Enemy in the Figure', photo by Erin Baiano
Enemy in the Figure (excerpt) William Forsythe
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