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Monday, June 15, 2015

Review: Alvin Ailey Troupe Dances ‘Exodus’ at Koch Theater

NYTimes.com: When a choreographer creates a work for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, it can seem that only one option exists: try to make another “Revelations.” That, after all, is the signature work, the fail-safe masterpiece that closes nearly every performance. And although its representation of struggle and spiritual transcendence through dance has inspired many bad copies, it has also served as the model for many of the best pieces made for the troupe in recent years: Ronald K. Brown’s 1999 “Grace,” Rennie Harris’s 2011 “Home” — and now, Mr. Harris’s “Exodus.”

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