Auditorium Theatre 2019-2020 Alvin Ailey

MARCH 4-8, 2020 | ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER | 11 FRIDAY, MARCH 6 @ 7:30PM OUNCE OF FAITH (2019) Choreography by Darrell Grand Moultrie Rehearsal Associate: Amy Hall Garner Music by various artists Text Spoken by Darrell Grand Moultrie Costumes by Mark Eric Lighting by Mark Stanley I Jacqueline Green & The Company II Solomon Dumas, Renaldo Maurice, Christopher R. Wilson III Akua Noni Parker, James Gilmer, Miranda Quinn, Brandon Woolridge, Ghrai DeVore-Stokes IV The Company Leadership support for the world premiere of Ounce of Faith is provided by The Pamela D. Zilly and John H. Schaefer New Works Endowment Fund. The world premiere of Ounce of Faith is made possible with major support from Judith McDonough Kaminski & Joseph Kaminski, Denise Littlefield Sobel, Tai & Calvin Wingfield, and The Ellen Jewett & Richard L. Kauffman New Works Endowment Fund. Generous support is provided by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. Darrell Grand Moultrie , Harlem born and raised, has carved out an impressive career that seamlessly weaves his choreographic talents through multiple genres. A graduate of PS 144, Boys & Girls Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts, LaGuardia High School of Music and Arts, and The Juilliard School, Mr. Moultrie is a proud recipient of the 2007 Princess Grace Choreography Fellowship Award. He has created works for Ailey II, Juilliard Dance Ensemble, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Atlanta Ballet, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, BalletMet Columbus, BalletX, Cincinnati Ballet, Colorado Ballet, Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Nashville Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Richmond Ballet, Smuin Ballet, and NBA Ballet in Japan. The versatility of Mr. Moultrie’s talent has led him to collaborate with hoofers Savion Glover and Marshall Davis, Jr., and composer Louis York. Theatrical credits include Invisible Thread (Second Stage Theater); Kill Move Paradise (National Black Theatre); Sugar in Our Wounds (Manhattan Theatre Club); Witness Uganda (American Repertory Theater); and Evita and Pride and Prejudice (Kansas City Repertory Theater). International credits include the opera El Público at Teatro Real in Madrid and contributing choreographer to Beyoncé’s Mrs. Carter Show world tour. Ms. Gwendolyn McLoud… thank you for believing in so many of us. “Lift Every Voice and Sing” performed by Aisha Jackson & Dante Hawkins. “Logo Talk”, composed by Wynton Marsalis and Yacub Addy, performed by Wynton Marsalis, Yacub Addy, Odadaa!, and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. “Where and When” by Wynton Marsalis. Original composition by Chuck Harmony. “Bellhead” by Liquid Liquid, licensed courtesy of Domino Publishing Company Ltd. INTERMISSION PROGRAM C