Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Growing up in a tiny Texas town, visionary choreographer Alvin Ailey was profoundly influenced by Black church services and music from the local dance hall. In 1958 he launched the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. The multi-racial dance ensemble electrify the stage with contemporary works by in-demand choreographers and classic favorites from the repertory. Each program closes with Revelations, which Ailey said came from “blood memories” of his childhood in rural Texas and the Baptist Church.