The famed Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is on tour, and they will be stopping at the Fox Theatre next week for an extended stay. From Feb. 10 to 14, the company will perform a collection of pieces and end each show with “Revelations,” a celebrated piece by Alvin Ailey.
Among her other roles, Ailey dancer Jacqueline Green will perform as the lady with the umbrella in “Revelations,” a role she always looked up to.
“It has always been my favorite role,” she said. “When you watch the piece, it starts heavy, it starts sorrowful, but the more you get towards [the] ‘take me to the water’ section, you get your first glance of happiness and lightness. And the woman who brings the umbrella, she brings out all of that and carries it across the stage. “
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