Sarita Allen and Dwight Rhoden in Judith Jamison's Rift Photo by Jack Mitchell. (©) Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc. and Smithsonian Institution
Repertory
Rift
COMPANIES
CHOREOGRAPHER
WORLD PREMIERE
New York City Center, 1991
MUSIC
Nona Hendryx (bass solo by Sean Solomon; additional production by Dan Hartman)
COSTUMES
Kathryn Simon
LIGHTING
Timothy Hunter
RUN TIME
22 Minutes
Artistic Director Emerita Judith Jamison choreographed Rift to a commissioned score by singer/songwriter Nona Hendryx. Abstract in nature, it is about an outsider rejected by the group. The work displayed Ms. Jamison’s growing confidence as a choreographer and persuasively used formal dance for expressive purposes.
Nasha Thomas and Leonard Meek in Judith Jamison's Rift Photo by Jack Mitchell. (©) Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc. and Smithsonian Institution
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