Revelations

Using African-American spirituals, song-sermons, gospel songs and holy blues, Alvin Ailey’s Revelations fervently explores the places of deepest grief and holiest joy in the soul.

More than just a popular dance work, it has become a cultural treasure, beloved by generations of fans. Seeing Revelations  for the first time or the hundredth can be a transcendent experience,  with audiences cheering, singing along and dancing in their seats from  the opening notes of the plaintive “I Been ’Buked” to the rousing “Wade  in the Water” and the triumphant finale, “Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of  Abraham.”

Ailey said that one of America’s richest treasures was the  African-American cultural heritage—“sometimes sorrowful, sometimes  jubilant, but always hopeful.” This enduring classic is a tribute to  that tradition, born out of the choreographer’s “blood memories” of his  childhood in rural Texas and the Baptist Church. But since its premiere  in 1960, the ballet has been performed continuously around the globe,  transcending barriers of faith and nationality, and appealing to  universal emotions, making it the most widely-seen modern dance work in  the world.

Source: Alvin Ailey Company

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