Alvin!!!

Spent an incredible evening in the theater last night seeing Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.  Admittedly, I am a little late to get on the Alvin Ailey train but still on time to experience the inspired artistry of this iconic dance company. Everything about each of the four dances; the music, the costumes, the movements, and bodies of the dancers was beyond beautiful, beyond joyous, beyond all my expectations.

After "Another Night" danced to Dizzy Gillespie's "A Night in Tunisia," then "Petite Mort" danced to music by Mozart, the evening culminated in Ailey's masterpiece "Revelations."  From 1960 and set to traditional southern gospel music it was Alvin Ailey's breakout dance and arguably one of the most well known and influential American modern dances.   By the last nod of the yellow hats, the crowd was out of their seats with cheers of joy and gratitude for this incredible evening.