Ailey 2 Prod Shot

Ailey 2

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Milton Keynes Theatre
Fri 29 Sep - Sat 30 Sep 2023
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Enemy in the Figure (excerpt) is the intensely propulsive central section of William Forsythe’s eponymous work. Originally created in Germany (1989) for his ensemble, Ballet Frankfurt, the full work has been performed in major venues across the globe. Thom Willem’s percussive and rhythmically driving electronic score was the source of the works choreographic invention and influenced the radical use of light and shadow in the original stage design.

Milton Keynes Theatre

Fri 29 Sep - Sat 30 Sep 2023
500 Marlborough Gate, Central Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK9 3NZ
Fri and Sat at 19:30
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Why go and see it?

This excerpt puts the formidable dance skills of the Ailey II dancers on fine display, giving their craft and vitality an invigorating framework.

Inspired by her Ailey homecoming, Francesca Harper’s Freedom Series (excerpt) travels through a landscape of memories creating a series of vignettes that embody and imagine a hybrid world where memory strives to influence the future. Depicted through this futuristic lens, and developed in collaboration with the Ailey 2 dancers, Harper’s work examines identity and community. With costumes by designer Elias Gurrola and a score featuring a blend of acoustic and electronic sounds, Freedom Series’ unexpected twists and turns bridge tender moments to its intrinsic ferocity.

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Robert Battle’s athletic work reveals the predatory side of human nature and the primitive thrill of the hunt. A thundering percussion soundtrack by Les Tambours du Bronx drives the explosive movement that runs the gamut from modern sports to the rituals of the gladiators in Battle’s The Hunt.

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. 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.

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Milton Keynes Theatre

500 Marlborough Gate, Central Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK9 3NZ
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Milton Keynes Theatre

Fri 29 Sep - Sat 30 Sep 2023
500 Marlborough Gate, Central Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK9 3NZ
Fri and Sat at 19:30
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