By Walter Rutledge
Three Black Kings was the last dance and music collaboration between choreographer Alvin Ailey and composer/musician Duke Ellington. Continue reading
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6/3/15 O&A: A Conversation With Dudley Williams- Three Black Kings and more (2011)
Three Black Kings was the last dance and music collaboration between choreographer Alvin Ailey and composer/musician Duke Ellington. The work premiered during the 1976 Ailey season with a cast that included Elbert Watson as King Balthazar, Clive Thompson as King Solomon and Dudley Williams as Martin Luther King Jr. King was a close friend of Ellington and his widow Coretta Scott King attended the première. In this 2011 interview Dudley discusses his role and Ailey’s choreographic process. Continue reading
1/12/24 O&A SONG OF THE DAY: John Legend and Common Perform Glory and the Documentary Selma – Montgomery March, 1965
The performance of Academy Award winner Glory performed by John Legend and rapper Common. Plus Selma – Montgomery March, 1965 a rare documentary on the historic march. Continue reading
(REPOST) O&A NYC DANCE: Three Black Kings- An Ailey Classic
By Walter Rutledge
Three Black Kings was the last dance and music collaboration between choreographer Alvin Ailey and composer/musician Duke Ellington. Continue reading
