Friday, December 26, 2014

Alvin Ailey's Revelations

Alvin Ailey said that one of America's richest treasures was the cultural heritage of the African-American experience - "sometimes sorrowful, sometimes jubilant, but always hopeful." This enduring classic is a tribute to that heritage and to Ailey's genius. Using African-American traditional spirituals, this suite fervently explores the places of deepest grief and holiest joy in the soul.