Point of Departure

Partnering throughout the piece, a husband and wife couple demonstrates mounting domestic tension to an increasingly percussive score. Titled Point of Departure because the ballet marks a break or pause in their relationship, the pair exhibits a strong love which foreshadows future reunion.

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Ailey II in Alvin Ailey's Blues Suite
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Ailey II's Kali Marie Oliver and Andrew Bryant in Alvin Ailey's 'The Lark Ascending', photo by Nir Arieli
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Ailey II's Kali Marie Oliver and Andrew Bryant in Alvin Ailey's 'The Lark Ascending', photo by Nir Arieli
 The Lark Ascending (Ailey II) Alvin Ailey
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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
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