Hope Boykin and Clifton Brown in Judith Jamison's Reminiscin'
Marcia Siegel's Boston Phoenix review of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's April engagement hit the streets today. She offers some new ideas (new to me in this context, at least) on ways in which older repertory can and does inform new repertory. Here's a bit:
"Elements of early Ailey are getting woven into newer dances, as recognizable allusions to previous performances or tropes that carry predefined emotional content. This is a characteristic of classical repertory, not a failure of imagination. It’s like the repercussions of Sleeping Beauty that show up in Balanchine."
Read Speed Angels: Ailey Motors On in its entirety.
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