Celebrating Revelations at 50

This year, Alvin Ailey's "Revelations" turns 50. Here's a short documentary about this modern dance classic and the inspiration behind the work.

[@baconandeggs80]

thank you thank you please NEVER take this down!

[@JazzMaestra]

I had two wonderful parents. I had a loving and beautiful Black community. Yet, I say that I would not be who I am or what I am had my parents not exposed me to this man Alvin Ailey!

[@elegantcoffees2736]

I am watching this for class and this is sooooo old but it’s still real interesting

[@lorettawalker2799]

Revelations ☆ My Favorite Dance Love Love it..♡♡◇

[@azizip171]

Thank you for producing and sharing these interviews. I included this video & my transcription of the interviews, and NJPACtv's video of Alvin Ailey's "Revelations" in a post on my cultural blog. Google Pancocojams The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre - "Revelations" . Thanks again!

[@Nikkiluvphilly]

We will not be saved, so many of us are not waiting for it. However if you don't know what we need to be saved from you live in a bubble. There are many unspoken rules that still exist today in 2012. You better not cross this line because you will be beaten, imprisoned, or dead. Ask Trayvon Martin. We shouldn't wait to be saved like some damsel in distress but demand for equal rights.