There are poems about dance teachers, patrons, benefactors, and famous choreographers from other dance companies commissioned by Ailey to create works in his own company. The poems are about the Ailey dancers, mainly their lives, their classes, their rehearsals, their talent, and their magnificent performances. In this section of the book, he describes Ailey and his choreography as he struggles and creates against a background of national and international events of the l970s. He was his friend, fellow artist, and fan. Robértu Ras Riley was close to Alvin Ailey and to his art. The Introduction starts where the critics first begin to call Alvin Ailey "a genius," just after his company returns from its triumphant tour of Russia, "the first American modern dance company to go behind the Iron Curtain." The fact that this is "a black company" makes its success even more significant. Publisher : Fideli Publishing Incorporatedĭescription: Life Dances is a book of poetry which captures the world-famous Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre from 1970-1980.
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