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Repertory

Inside (Between Love... and Love)

CHOREOGRAPHER

WORLD PREMIERE

Kennedy Center, 1980 

RUN TIME

17 minutes 

ORIGINAL MUSIC

Robert Ruggieri 

COSTUMES

Judy Dearing 

LIGHTING

Craig Miller 

ORIGINAL POETRY

Robert Maurice Riley 

Ulysses Dove choreographed this solo for Judith Jamison, who was at the height of her powers as a performer at the time. The ballet, a reflection on the abrupt swings of emotion of a person in love, is composed of five sections: “Fear,” “Anger,” “I've Been Hurt Before,” “Getting It All Out,” and “Ready for Love.” The original version included poetry written by Robert Maurice Riley, but much to the disappointment of the poet, Dove eventually cut the poetry. 

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