Alvin Ailey's Revelations

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Alvin_Ailey's_Revelations
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf dance work
gptkbp:choreographer gptkb:Alvin_Ailey
gptkbp:costume Judy Dearing
gptkbp:culturalSignificance landmark of American modern dance
gptkbp:duration about 36 minutes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alvin Ailey's Revelations
gptkbp:influencedBy African American church services
Ailey's childhood in Texas
blues and gospel music
gptkbp:language nonverbal
gptkbp:lightingDesigner Nicholas Cernovich
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:gospel
blues
traditional spirituals
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Rocka_My_Soul_in_the_Bosom_of_Abraham
gptkb:Wade_in_the_Water
I Been 'Buked
gptkbp:performedBy gptkb:Alvin_Ailey_American_Dance_Theater
gptkbp:premiereDate 1960
gptkbp:premiereLocation gptkb:92nd_Street_Y,_New_York_City
gptkbp:repertoireOf gptkb:Alvin_Ailey_American_Dance_Theater
gptkbp:section gptkb:Take_Me_to_the_Water
Move, Members, Move
Pilgrim of Sorrow
gptkbp:significance most performed modern dance work in the world
gptkbp:structure three sections
gptkbp:subject struggle, hope, redemption
gptkbp:theme African American cultural heritage
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rock-a-My_Soul
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7