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Saturday, March 2, 2024 - Sunday, March 3, 2024

Texas Performing Arts: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

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TEXAS PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTS:

ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER

MARCH 2 - 3 | BASS CONCERT HALL

Sat, Mar 2 at 7:30 p.m. Program A
Sun, Mar 3 at 2:00 p.m. Program B

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater was the first company to perform in Bass Concert Hall when it opened in 1981. The renowned company returns to Texas Performing Arts on its 2024 North American Tour to perform new works and Ailey’s iconic ballet Revelations.

Designated “a vital American cultural ambassador to the world” by U.S. Congressional resolution, Ailey’s artists have performed for an estimated 25 million people in 71 countries on 6 continents since the company’s founding in 1958. Led by Robert Battle, Ailey’s performances celebrate the human spirit through the African-American cultural experience and the American modern dance tradition.

When Alvin Ailey, a Texas native, began creating dances, he drew upon his "blood memories" of Texas, the blues, spirituals, and gospel as inspiration, which resulted in the creation of his most popular and critically acclaimed work, Revelations. Although he created 79 ballets over his lifetime, Ailey maintained that his company was not exclusively a repository for his own work. Today, the company continues his mission by presenting important works of the past and commissioning new ones. In all, more than 235 works by over 90 choreographers have been part of the Ailey company’s repertory.

Latecomers may be subject to the show’s late seating policy.

SATURDAY, MARCH 2 at 7:30 p.m.
PROGRAM A

FOLLOWING THE SUBTLE CURRENT UPSTREAM (2000)
Choreography by Alonzo King
Music by Zakir Hussain, Miguel Frasconi, and Miriam Makeba

— INTERMISSION —

DANCING SPIRIT (2009, new production 2023)
Choreography by Ronald K. Brown
Music by Duke Ellington, Wynton Marsalis, Radiohead, War

— INTERMISSION —

REVELATIONS (1960)
Choreography by Alvin Ailey
Music: Traditional

SUNDAY, MARCH 3 at 2 p.m.
PROGRAM B

AILEY CLASSICS
Choreography by Alvin Ailey
Featuring Reflections in D and excerpts from Memoria, Night Creature, Pas de Duke, Masekela Langage, Opus McShann, Love Songs, and For ‘Bird’ – With Love
All ballets in “Ailey Classics” have been restaged by Masazumi Chaya

— INTERMISSION —

REVELATIONS (1960)
Choreography by Alvin Ailey
Music: Traditional

Phillip Auth Endowed Dance Fund for Texas Performing Arts

Media Sponsor: Austin PBS // KMFA-FM

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Event Details

Ticket Information

  • Cost: $19.00 - $129.00

Presenter Details

  • Name: Texas Performing Arts

    • Texas Performing Arts serves The University of Texas at Austin campus and the Austin community at large through a diverse season of world-class performances, educational activities, and collaborative partnerships. In addition to being a cultural leader for the region, Texas Performing Arts is doing our part to develop the next generation of arts professionals and patrons.

Venue Details

  • Address: 2350 Robert Dedman Dr
  • City: Austin
  • State: Texas
  • Zip: 78712