This modern work by Ailey II Artistic Director Troy Powell follows the journey of a young man and his internal battle to assert his independence from others. A fluid series of solos, duets, and ensemble sections build to a climax with transporting music by Philip Glass and Robert Schumann. London’s Daily Telegraph declared, “The work both demands great feats of delicacy and youthful strength. . .The collective element is at its most impressive in the concluding section, danced with breathtaking energy, synchronicity and flamboyant, organised chaos to Glass’s dramatic Funeral of Amenhotep III.”
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Ailey II in The External Knot, photo by Eduardo Patino, NYC