This assignment is meant to underline Revelations as one of the most beautiful modern, jazz and African dance work that tackles the social and political incapability of black people due to segregation during the civil rights movements. Additionally, Alvin Ailey, as the choreographer of Revelations is an important aspect part of the Dance Studies syllabus as a pioneer in the development and growth of dance.
The analysis of his beautiful dance work will be further identified throughout this assignment, looking at the pieces’ musicality and the dynamics found in the choreography. Revelations was conceived and created between 1958 and 1970 to bring awareness on the civil rights movements and its limitations to the equal rights and responsibilities …show more content…
This had a huge impact on him because it led to his decision to take formal dance lessons with Lester Horton as the door to his foreseen future in dance. He was hugely intrigued by a dance he saw at the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo Dance Company perform and this inspired his dance debut. As a student of Lester Horton, after seeing Katherine Dunham’s Dance Company, an all-black dance troupe, Ailey then had a dream – to head his own dance troupe. Ailey trained at the Lester Horton Dance Theatre since 1950 after being personally recruited by Horton for being ‘the next big thing’.
As time went by, Ailey started dancing in nightclubs in San Francisco, California, and then returned to the Horton school to finish his training. He attended college at UCLA and took over the Horton Dance Theatre when, unfortunately, Lester Horton passed away. Additionally, Ailey performed in a musical Broadway show House of Flowers and it featured prominent African-American dancers that he asked to join him in his newly funded company, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre.
Career as a dancer and …show more content…
The civil right movement, back then, was aimed at securing equal rights and access to opportunities for African-Americans; protest against injustice and the discrimination of people of colour from anyone else not of colour. The significance of the time Revelations was choreographed is that there is an evolution in the display of the choreographies and devices used to reiterate the same theme: rage.
Social political influence and significance of Revelations
The significance of Revelations is that the choreographic work speaks to the cultural heritage and history of African-Americans moving into new territory without the power to make their decisions, despite being rational mind-like, intelligent people. Additionally, Revelations brings in a holistic approach to realism, showing development between slavery to Western industrialization –, highlighting a change in strategy as progressive. This clearly illustrates that there is relevance in Ailey’s work that needs to be identified and addressed by all persons, regardless of age, race or
The analysis of his beautiful dance work will be further identified throughout this assignment, looking at the pieces’ musicality and the dynamics found in the choreography. Revelations was conceived and created between 1958 and 1970 to bring awareness on the civil rights movements and its limitations to the equal rights and responsibilities …show more content…
This had a huge impact on him because it led to his decision to take formal dance lessons with Lester Horton as the door to his foreseen future in dance. He was hugely intrigued by a dance he saw at the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo Dance Company perform and this inspired his dance debut. As a student of Lester Horton, after seeing Katherine Dunham’s Dance Company, an all-black dance troupe, Ailey then had a dream – to head his own dance troupe. Ailey trained at the Lester Horton Dance Theatre since 1950 after being personally recruited by Horton for being ‘the next big thing’.
As time went by, Ailey started dancing in nightclubs in San Francisco, California, and then returned to the Horton school to finish his training. He attended college at UCLA and took over the Horton Dance Theatre when, unfortunately, Lester Horton passed away. Additionally, Ailey performed in a musical Broadway show House of Flowers and it featured prominent African-American dancers that he asked to join him in his newly funded company, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre.
Career as a dancer and …show more content…
The civil right movement, back then, was aimed at securing equal rights and access to opportunities for African-Americans; protest against injustice and the discrimination of people of colour from anyone else not of colour. The significance of the time Revelations was choreographed is that there is an evolution in the display of the choreographies and devices used to reiterate the same theme: rage.
Social political influence and significance of Revelations
The significance of Revelations is that the choreographic work speaks to the cultural heritage and history of African-Americans moving into new territory without the power to make their decisions, despite being rational mind-like, intelligent people. Additionally, Revelations brings in a holistic approach to realism, showing development between slavery to Western industrialization –, highlighting a change in strategy as progressive. This clearly illustrates that there is relevance in Ailey’s work that needs to be identified and addressed by all persons, regardless of age, race or