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A group of dancers in colorful outfits standing in a line on stage, each with one arm extended upward. The background is dark with patterns of light casting shadows, creating a dynamic visual effect. The dancers wear various shades of orange, yellow, green, and blue.

Repertory

Go In Grace

COMPANIES

CHOREOGRAPHER

WORLD PREMIERE

New York City Center, 2008

ASSISTANT TO CHOREOGRAPHER

Samuel Deshauteurs

MUSIC

Sweet Honey in the Rock

COSTUMES

Hope Boykin

LIGHTING

Al Crawford

RUN TIME

30 Minutes

Former Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater dancer Hope Boykin weaves a gentle and affecting tale of community, family, and growth that illustrates the African proverb, “it takes a village to raise a child.” 

To a score composed and performed live by Sweet Honey in the Rock—an all-female African American a cappella ensemble—Boykin casts the dancers and singers as members of a society who unite to move a young girl forward in wisdom and grace. 

a group of people in a semi-circle arounda a girl in a yellow dress

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Hope Boykin's Go In Grace Photo by Paul Kolnik

A group of people stand on stage and one sits on the ground reaching arms up in the middle of the stage

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Hope Boykin's Go In Grace Photo by Paul Kolnik

A group of people stand in a circle under a spotlight on a dark stage. In the center, two men lift a woman in a yellow dress. The surrounding individuals watch, with one holding a musical instrument.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater with Sweet Honey in the Rock in Hope Boykin's Go In Grace Photo by Paul Kolnik

A group of dancers in colorful outfits standing in a line on stage, each with one arm extended upward. The background is dark with patterns of light casting shadows, creating a dynamic visual effect. The dancers wear various shades of orange, yellow, green, and blue.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater & Sweet Honey In The Rock in Hope Boykin's Go in Grace Photo by Paul Kolnik