Auditorium Theatre 2019-2020 Alvin Ailey

MARCH 4-8, 2020 | ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER | 15 SATURDAY, MARCH 7 @ 8PM ODE (2019) Ode is a flower on the graves of the innocent victims of gun violence and a meditation on the beauty and fragility of life. Choreography by Jamar Roberts Rehearsal Associate: Marion-Skye Brooke Logan Music by Don Pullen Scenic Design by Libby Stadstad Costumes by Jamar Roberts Lighting by Brandon Stirling Baker Jeroboam Bozeman, Chalvar Monteiro, Yannick Lebrun, Michael Jackson, Jr., Renaldo Maurice, Solomon Dumas The world premiere of Ode is made possible with generous support from Simin N. Allison, Judith McDonough Kaminski & Joseph Kaminski, Denise Littlefield Sobel, Daria L. & Eric J. Wallach, Tracy Elise Poole, and The Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn & Nicolas Rohatyn New Works Endowment Fund. The creation of Ode is supported by commissioning funds from New York City Center. For Jamar Roberts’ bio, please see page 22. “Suite (Sweet) Malcolm, (Part 1 Memories and Gunshots)” by Don Pullen, published by Songs of Universal, Inc. on behalf of Andredon Music Co., copyright © 1975. INTERMISSION PROGRAM D ANDREW ECCLES Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Jamar Roberts’ Ode.