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A woman leaps through the air away from a man standing behind her wtih his hands thrown up in the air

Repertory

The Time Before the Time After (After the Time Before)

COMPANIES

CHOREOGRAPHER

COMPANY PREMIERE

New York City Center, 1977

WORLD PREMIERE

Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1972

MUSIC

Igor Stravinsky, (“Concertino for String Quartet”)

ORIGINAL COSTUMES

Priamo

COSTUMES

Jeremy Tjhung

LIGHTING

Chenault Spence / Clifton Taylor

RUN TIME

11 Minutes

The Time Before the Time After (After the Time Before) is an intricate and passionate pas de deux for a pair of angry but clinging lovers. In this psychologically riveting work, the dancers probe the sensual subtleties of a relationship and combine stunning athleticism with the purity of classical ballet. 

A man bends down while holding a woman in his arms

Donna Wood and Ulysses Dove in Lar Lubovitch's The Time Before the Time After (After the Time Before) Courtesy of the Ailey Archives

A woman leaps through the air away from a man standing behind her wtih his hands thrown up in the air

Sara Yarborough and Mel Tomlinson in Lar Lubovitch's The Time Before the Time After (After the Time Before) Photo courtesy of the Ailey Archives