Gala for Arts Education: Schedule & Program
GALA 25 FOR ARTS EDUCATION | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2008
Gala 25 Schedule
5:00 p.m. - Signature Suppers in 30 homes across Kansas City
8:00 p.m. - Dynamic Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Performance
at the newly renovated Midland Theatre10:00 p.m. - Celebratory After Party with the Ailey Dancers
Gala 25 Program
Suite Otis (1971)
Choreography: George Faison
Composer: Various/Otis Redding
Costumes: George Faison
Lighting: Chenault Spence
Running time: 20 minutes
Festa Barocca (NEW WORK)
Choreography: Mauro Bigonzetti
Running time: 44 minutes
Acclaimed Italian choreographer Mauro Bigonzetti, praised for his fresh and inventive sensibility, brings his distinctly European flair to the Ailey repertory for the first time. With a highly dramatic style, complex partnering and seamless integration of classical and modern styles, Bigonzetti showcases the Ailey dancers’ emotional intensity and technical prowess.
Revelations (1960)
Choreography: Alvin Ailey
Music: Traditional Spirituals
Original decor and costumes: Lawrence Maldonado
Revival decor and costumes: Ves Harper
Costumes for Rocka My Soul section redesigned by Barbara Forbes
Lighting: Nicola Cernovitch
First performance: New York, Kaufman Concert Hall, 92nd Street YM-YWHM. January 31, 1960. AAADT
Running time: 38 minutes
Alvin Ailey said that one of America’s richest treasures was the cultural heritage of the African-American - ”sometimes sorrowful, sometimes jubilant, but always hopeful.”
This enduring classic is a tribute to that heritage and to Ailey’s genius. Using African-American religious music - spirituals, song-sermons, gospel songs and holy blues - this suite fervently explores the places of deepest grief and holiest joy in the soul.
Schedule/Program | Levels of Support | Tickets | Supper Home Hosts | Supper Co-Hosts | Patron Party
Theater Seating | After Party | Sponsorship Opportunities | Sponsors & Contributors | Auction
Restaurants & Caterers | Floral Designers | Gala Committee