The Timeless Ailey program is comprised of highlights from ballets choreographed by Mr. Ailey, including some seldom-seen gems, followed by his best-loved work, Revelations, performed in its entirety.

PRESS COVERAGE

"The Timeless Ailey program shows just how many different kinds of dance Ailey could make, and how well. Even though Night Creature (1974, to Duke Ellington) is an old friend, it always takes me by surprise when it introduces Cuban hip motion — a joy, since the Ailey dancers are masters in the powerfully lateral use of the pelvis, now moving in figures-of-eight, now in snakier undulations. The sheer lyrical bliss of The Lark Ascending (1972, to Vaughan Williams) is another unlooked-for feat. As you’d hope, the Ailey dancers look wholly at home in every part."
– Alastair Macaulay, The New York Times, December 13, 2018

ACT ONE

"Good Morning Blues" section from Blues Suite (1958)

Music by Brother John Sellers
Costumes by Ves Harper, redesigned by Normand Maxon
Lighting by Chenault Spence

"Scherzo" section from Streams (1970)

Music by Miloslav Kabelac ("Eight Inventions," Opus 45)
Costumes by A. Christina Giannini
Lighting by Chenault Spence

Music by Benjamin Britten ("Gloriana", Fourth Dance) with words by William Plomer
Costumes by A. Christina Giannini
Lighting by Nicole Cernovitch

"Our Father" section from Mary Lou's Mass (1971)

Music by Mary Lou Williams
Costumes by A. Christina Giannini
Lighting by Chenault Spence

Excerpts from The Lark Ascending (1972)

Music by Ralph Vaughn Williams ("The Lark Ascending" Romance for Violin and Orchestra)
Costumes by Bea Feitler
Lighting by Chenault Spence

"Of Love" section from Hidden Rites (1973)

Music by Patrice Sciortino ("Les Cyclopes")
Costumes by Bea Feitler
Lighting by Chenault Spence

2nd Movement from Night Creature (1974)

Music by Duke Ellington
Costumes by Jane Greenwood
Lighting by Chenault Spence

"Right On, Be Free" (final section) from Cry (1971)

Music by Chuck Griffin, "Right On, Be Free" performed by The Voices of East Harlem
Costumes by A. Christina Giannini
Lighting by Chenault Spence

ACT TWO

"Flight Time" section from Phases (1980)

Music by L. Mizell, performed by Donald Byrd
Costumes by A. Christina Giannini
Lighting by Chenault Spence

"Gee Baby" and "Doo Wah Doo" sections from Opus McShann (1986)

Music by Jay McShann and Walter Brown, performed by Jay McShann
Costumes by Randy Barcelo
Lighting by Timothy Hunter

Female solo from Pas de Duke (1976)

Music by Duke Ellington ("The Clothed Woman")
Costumes by Rouben Ter-Arutunian
Lighting by Chenault Spence

"A Night in Tunisia" section from For "Bird"–With Love (1984)

Music by Dizzy Gillespie
Costumes & Set by Randy Barcelo
Lighting by Timothy Hunter

"A Song For You" section from Love Songs (1972)

Music by Leon Russell, performed by Donny Hathaway
Costumes by Ursula Reed
Lighting by Shirley Prendergast

Excerpt from Memoria (1979)

Music by Keith Jarrett ("Solara March")
Costumes by A. Christina Giannini
Lighting by Chenault Spence

PRESS

Watch the Company's Jacqueline Green perform a portion of the solo from Lark Ascending