2/1/15 O&A Gospel Sunday: Excerpts from Alvin Ailey’s Revelations

Revelations tells the story of African-American faith and tenacity from slavery to freedom. This enduring classic is a tribute to that tradition, born out of the choreographer Alvin Ailey’s “blood memories” of his childhood in rural Texas and the Baptist Church.

Fix Me, Jesus is a nuanced, controlled, duet with virtuosic expressions of yearning and aspiration.

Fix Me Jesus

Performed by April Berry and Kevin Brown

Wade in the Water a devotional leader bearing a large umbrella baptizes a young couple at a river, represented by yards of billowing blue silk stretched across the stage.

Wade In The Water

Performed by April Berry, Ralph Glenmore and Deborah Manning

To see Dudley William dance I Wanna Be Ready click below:

http://outandaboutnycmag.com/shall-we-dance-friday-dudley-williams-i-want-to-be-ready-1968/