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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Ronald K. Brown's Grace
Please Credit Photo: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Ronald K. Brown's Grace. Photo by Nir Arieli
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This new production marks the 25th anniversary of Mr. Brown’s rapturous work fueled by Duke Ellington's classic "Come Sunday," Peven Everett’s hit "Gabriel," and the irresistible pulse of Fela Kuti's Afro-Pop. Here, the secular and sacred meet in a tour-de-force connecting African and American dance.    

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The New York Times - And An Ostrich That Spreads Its Wings

The New York Times - And An Ostrich That Spreads Its Wings

One of the newest additions to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's repertory is, in another sense, the oldest. Asadata Dafora choreographed "Awassa Astrige/Ostrich" in 1932, soon after moving to New York from his native Sierra Leone.