The haunting, otherworldly sounds of Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares accompany 12 dancers on a journey through ancient rituals of love and tribal rites of passage.

In Judith Jamison’s quietly uplifting work, moments of complex partnering, dramatic imagery and breathtaking stillness are part of a sophisticated choreographic structure that evokes deep emotions and echoes with universal significance.

Listen to Artistic Director Emerita Judith Jamison talk about her ballet

Support for this production was received from André Leon Talley and from the Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey through the generosity of Kay Callison, the Arvin Gottlieb Charitable Foundation and the Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation.

The original 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 a generous grant from AT&T.