Alvin Ailey Analysis

The Alvin Ailey’s Revelations concert shows the unique dance that is out there, only certain people knows about it. He owns a American Dance Theater, located in New York City, New York, established in January 31, 1960. The revelations tell the history of African-Americans suffering before the civil war, the segregation that kill millions of African– Americans in United States of America. Alvin Ailey’s was an activist and choreographer, known for the modern dance and played a huge role on recognizing African – Americans in 20th century. The Revelations dance is a very simple and unique, with a steady background music played by the musicians. All the dancers are synchronized and they danced on classical music with so much variation movement. The audience get into some bitter feelings and they also feel relaxed with the tone of the performance. The lighting changes when the dancers change their dress and the most part of their performance, guys were shirtless and girls wore old tribe clothing. There were lighting combination …show more content…
He also conveyed his story through this performance and many people respected his effort toward the end of discrimination. He is one of the few successful choreographer, who really work hard to teach dance. It stated “Revelations, a work which has been in its repertory since its creation in 1960. More than 23 million people in 71 countries have seen Revelations more than any other modern dance work”. It proves that many people still watch his Revelation dance performance and they are admiring his effort toward this industry. This is one of the best dance performance that I ever seen, in my opinion Alvin Ailey was one of the best choreographer. The combination of lighting, costumes, and music, enhanced this dance performance. I think this performance contains variety of dances and music, the spiritual story that shows the journey from slavery to