Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

They’re sleek, sensual, and marvelously athletic–and each spring, NJPAC’s Principal Resident Dance Company rolls into Newark for its annual engagement, bringing the opportunity for NJPAC audiences to savor this legendary company, both then and now. Each program will blend the company’s newest and boldest season premieres with classics you want to see, including a celebration of 50 years of Revelations, Alvin Ailey’s gospel-infused masterwork that The New York Times says "warmly and wonderfully capture the joyful side of the black American experience."

Friday Evening (120min):
Anointed
Choreographed by Christopher L. Huggins
Set to music of Moby and Sean Clements
The Evolution of a Secured Feminine
NJPAC premiere
Choreographed by Camille Brown
Set to songs of Ella Fitzgerald, Betty Carter and Nancy Wilson
The Hunt
NJPAC Premiere
Choreographed by Robert Battle
Set to industrial percussion by Les Tambours du Bronx
Revelations
50th Anniversary. Preceded by Revelations at 50, a film by Judy Kinberg.

Saturday Evening (135min):
The Prodigal Prince
Music and choreography by Geoffrey Holder
In/Side
Choreographed by Robert Battle
Set to music of Nina Simone
Three Black Kings
NJPAC Premiere
Choreographed by Alvin Ailey
Revelations
Preceded by Revelations at 50, a film by Judy Kinberg

Sunday Matinée (120min):

Memoria
Choreographed by Alvin Ailey
Set to music by Keith Jarrett
The Evolution of a Secured Feminine
The Hunt
Revelations
Preceded by Revelations at 50, a film by Judy Kinberg

Programs subject to change.