Revelations - Alvin Ailey - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
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- Опубліковано 5 чер 2015
- Using African-American spirituals, song-sermons, gospel songs and holy blues, Alvin Ailey’s Revelations fervently explores the places of deepest grief and holiest joy in the soul.
More than just a popular dance work, it has become a cultural treasure, beloved by generations of fans. Seeing Revelations for the first time or the hundredth can be a transcendent experience, with audiences cheering, singing along and dancing in their seats from the opening notes of the plaintive “I Been ’Buked” to the rousing “Wade in the Water” and the triumphant finale, “Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham.”
Ailey said that one of America’s richest treasures was the African-American cultural heritage -“sometimes sorrowful, sometimes jubilant, but always hopeful.” This enduring classic is a tribute to that tradition, born out of the choreographer’s “blood memories” of his childhood in rural Texas and the Baptist Church. But since its premiere in 1960, the ballet has been performed continuously around the globe, transcending barriers of faith and nationality, and appealing to universal emotions, making it the most widely-seen modern dance work in the world.
“Every American owes it to him or herself to see the Ailey [company] perform Revelations. It is an American phenomenon. I’ve probably seen it countless times and every time it’s magical and spiritual and hopeful - everything that we want ourselves to be and hope that our country will be.” - Oprah Winfrey on Entertainment Tonight, 12/4/08 - Розваги
Love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love,Ailey, keep getting better, dont stop. Amen. Blessings on blessings
🌹 I REMEMBER BACK IN THE 80'S ME, NY MOTHER WHEN SHE WAS ALIVE, AND MY DAUGHTER WHEN SHE WAS LITTLE WEBT TO SEE THE ALVIN AILEY DANCERS IN PERSON TO SEE THEM DO "REVELATIONS" WAS BEAUTIFUL🌹
BRILLIANT COREOGRAPHY ! AND TO BE ABLE TO DANCE IT - W0W !
My husband never liked dance and I finally got him to go with me to see this a Sadler's Wells some years ago and he absolutely loved it. He is now a fan of dance.
Wow very inspirational, great work. Thanks for sharing! God bless you for sharing this message and letting God use you and your talents, great job.
I went to see Alvin Ailey in 1986 with the Andrew Jackson H.S. Dance Club of which I was a part. To this day....this performance and the Songs still rings in my head! ALVIN AILEY...A COMPLETE GENIUS!!
saw this many years ago for the first time and watch it twice a year because it is breathtaking beautiful!
Pray for my church’s tiny dance team as we do these songs choreographed inspirationally by A.A., such a great guy 🤗
One of the most amazing contemporary companies on the planet. Changed my life seeing them a few years ago
IT IS BEAUTIFUL TO PRAISE AND GLORIFY THE HEAVENLY FATHER 🔱 AND HIS SON, CHRIST JESUS 👑, WHO IS WORTHY TO BE PRAISED! !!
Just had the immense privilege of watching this piece performed at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga, NY. AMAZING!!!!!!!!
Saw this today at Sadlers Wells Theatre London. The most overwhelming beautiful thing I've witnessed
This is the most powerful form of art
Wow. The whole thing, even if edited from different performances. Thank you, Rhys Connolly. Saw this every year from 1972 to 1994...entered into sacred space each time. Mesmerized. Love Ailey. What a vision, and for African American dancers, glory, inclusive of all, too. Love Ailey. Love New York City.
So Beautiful... Had me in tears,so graceful.💐💐👏🙏Blessings...
i went to go see them with my gma and they were absolutely incredible.
To have such pliable form.. to twist with the whirlwind... to spin like the cosmos...
I just watched a special about The Company on PBS. As always, Revelations was great. I've seen the production in person three times and there's nothing like it. GO SEE IT IF YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY!
These people are the best ever and this company rocks I did wade in the water for my class talent show because of my deep care. I would sacrifice my life to save this company and whoever uploaded this is an angel
INCREDIBLE!
love this.thank you for sharing
Thanks for the upload! I always loved his dance compositions....
Awesomely Beautiful!
Amazing!
Bellissimo ... grazie Fede per avermi fatto conoscere questo pezzo
Whoever uploaded this is an absolute angel ❤️ amazing piece of art
Gracie Banks for real I second that emotion cheers rhys
I just went to see this at the Fox Theatre
Es una deliciosa pieza coreográfica basada en uno de los libros de la biblia. Sin embargo la profundidad espiritual es cuantiosa, tuve la oportunidad de ver la pieza en vivo en Chicago y todos en el público estábamos perplejos. Recoge la idiosincrasia protestante del sur elevada a lo máximo por este gran hombre.
I'm watching every second of this recording. I can't understand thumbs down (quality? we're lucky to have this; technique? one has to understand that Ailey incorporates all, heavy ballet, not so heavy ballet but great talent in other techniques). The audiences yell and scream with delight at Revelations' performances. Every one should travel to an Ailey performance. I don't know where this one is being staged, but thank you.
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Alicia!!!!
Why are their no full black stage productions?? Only a few minutes of a scene. I grew up going to the theatre, and I want to see them on UA-cam. I have been looking for Pearl Bailey in Hello Dolly?????
I really enjoyed watching them wish it was me my name is Junesse Marcella Blake Washington
Please dance at the circle maple memorial at battery park on labour day; for all our front line workers and all who lost their lives ( 600,000)
Also to honor Juneteenth , please . Best dance company in New York as the russian ballet is to russia.
YES WE HAVE BEEN BUKED BY trump!
Do you have "Cry" in its entirety? Danced by Ms.Jamison?
What's the music called which starts at 24:10
Jenni-Lea Finch rocka my soul
Merce Cunningham
minuto 11.30 parte solo 1 y 2 de la segunda parte
Por qué mi mente te fusionó con Albinoni??
Which performance is this from?
What year was this performed? Struggling to recognize the dancers
Adrian Atherton it's a combination of different clips; I thought it would be nice to have a full version of the piece available so I edited old clips and new clips together :)
Was the music updated from Bro John Sellers? I think I heard Tramaine Hawkins?
ranty baby I'm not sure; The music I used is off of the Revelations soundtrack :) The music credits are on the AAADT website :)
Thanks
+ranty baby (rantybaby) yes you did with Billy Porter....the choir I'm not that sure of.
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Sorry if no ones agrees, but something seems a bit lost when all the dancers are not black dancing out of their personal pain...something seems lost...smh!
not a fan of the edits from the older companies and I don't necessarily like the new music--though I am an enormous fan of T.Hawkins. It looked a little "bootleggish" at the very beginning--which turned me off a little.
The beginning was footage of someone filming on a phone from the audience. The music in Revelations is Forever Beautiful.