BWW Review: ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATRER at The John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts

BWW Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at The John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts

EXCERPT

“From the first moment I ever laid eyes on a photograph from an Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performance, I was intrigued; the unflinchingly bright colours, the animated strength emanating from the mid-move poses. What was this company? I was further intrigued when I learnt that a delicately wafting umbrella in another dance image I was looking at plays a role in one of the signature pieces by Ailey. This week, I finally went and saw them perform at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after years of pent up curiosity…”