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PROGRAM Acast - tuesday eveningGhrai DeVore, Rachael McLaren, Demetia Hopkins, Megan Jakel,Sarah Daley, Alicia Graf Mack, Akua Noni Parker, Renee Robinson,Hope Boykin, Kelly Robotham, Kirven James Boyd, Samuel Lee Roberts,Marcus Jarrell Willis, Antonio Douthit, Michael Jackson, Jr., Glenn Allen Sims,Vernard J. Gilmore, Michael Francis McBride, Renaldo Gardner, Jermaine Terrycast - friday eveningRachael McLaren, Ghrai DeVore, Demetia Hopkins, Megan Jakel,Hope Boykin, Aisha Mitchell, Jacqueline Green, Linda Celeste Sims,Briana Reed, Belen Estrada, Antonio Douthit, Marcus Jarrell Willis,Samuel Lee Roberts, Renaldo Gardner, Kirven James Boyd, Yannick Lebrun,Kanji Segawa, Daniel Harder, Guillermo Asca, Sean A. CarmonMinus 16 is based on excerpts from Mabul (1992), Anaphaza (1993), Zachacha (1998) and Three(2005). The duet set to Vivaldi’s Stabat Mater was originally created for Mari Kajiwara.Leadership support for this Company premiere was provided by American Express.Generous support was also provided by NJPAC Alternate Routes.Ohad Naharin is one of the world’s preeminent contemporary choreographers and has been therecipient of several major awards. Born in 1952 in Kibbutz Mizra, Mr. Naharin trained at BatshevaDance Company, the School of American Ballet, The Juilliard School and Maurice Béjart’s Ballet duXXe Siècle in Brussels, among others. After living in New York from 1978 to 1990, he returned toIsrael, when he was appointed Artistic Director of Batsheva Dance Company in 1990. Mr. Naharinhas since choreographed over 20 works exclusively for Batsheva, and he has restaged many of thoseworks for companies around the world. He has also pioneered “Gaga,” a movement language thatemphasizes exploration of sensation with improvisational techniques. Mr. Naharin dedicates theAiley performances of Minus 16 to his late wife Mari Kajiwara (1951–2001), who was a dancer withthe Ailey company from 1970 to 1984.“It Must Be True” performed by the John Buzon Trio. Written by Gus Arnheim, Harry Barris and Gordon Clifford. Usedby permission with EMI Mills Music Inc. “Hava Nagila” © 1963, ren. 1991 Surf Beat Music. All rights reserved. Writtenand arranged by Dick Dale under license from Surf Beat Music (ASCAP). “Echad Mi Yode’a” Lyrics and Music Traditional.Arranged by the Tractor’s Revenge (Green, Belleli, Leibovitch). Published by the Tractor’s Revenge (Green, Belleli, Leibovitch).“Stabat Mater” by Vivaldi performed by James Bowman and Academy of Ancient Music. “Over the Rainbow” by E. Y. “Yip”Harburg and Harold Arlen. Used by permission of EMI Feist Catalog Inc. One Hundred Percent (100%) ASCAP. “Hooray forHollywood” performed by Don Swan and his orchestra. Written by John Mercer and Richard Whiting. Used by permissionwith Warner/Chappell Music. “Sway” by Pablo Beltran Ruiz, Luis Demetrio, Traconis Molina and Norman Gimbel; WordsWest LLC d/b/a Butterfield Music (BMI). All rights reserved.ChoreographyAssistant to the ChoreographerMusicCostumesLightingHome(2011) (Bay Area Premiere)cast — tuesday eveningRennie HarrisNina FlaggDennis Ferrer, Raphael XavierJon TaylorStephen ArnoldPROGRAM AMatthew Rushing,* Renee Robinson, Linda Celeste Sims, Hope Boykin, Akua Noni Parker,Alicia Graf Mack, Kelly Robotham, Belen Estrada, Guillermo Asca, Glenn Allen Sims,Antonio Douthit, Kirven James Boyd, Renaldo Gardner, Michael Jackson, Jr.cast — friday eveningDaniel Harder, Briana Reed, Ghrai DeVore, Aisha Mitchell, Sarah Daley,Jacqueline Green, Demetia Hopkins, Rachael McLaren, Samuel Lee Roberts,Sean A. Carmon, Yannick Lebrun, Marcus Jarrell Willis, Vernard J. Gilmore, Jermaine Terry* Guest ArtistBristol-Myers Squibb is proud to support this new work, which was inspired by the “Fight HIV YourWay” initiative.Lorenzo Rennie Harris was born and raised in an African-American community in NorthPhiladelphia. In 1992, he founded Rennie Harris Puremovement, a hip-hop dance theater companydedicated to preserving and disseminating hip-hop culture. Voted one of the most influential peoplein the last hundred years of Philadelphia history, Mr. Harris has received several accolades, includingthe Herb Alpert Award in the Arts, the Governor’s Arts Award, a United States Artist Fellowshipand an honorary doctorate from Bates College. The Times of London wrote of Mr. Harris that he is“the Basquiat of the U.S. contemporary dance scene.” Most recently, Rennie Harris Puremovementwas chosen by DanceMotion USA as one of four companies to serve as citizen diplomats, and theywill tour Egypt, Israel, the Palestinian territories and Jordan in 2012. This season, Ailey’s repertoryfeatures both Mr. Harris’s Love Stories (a collaboration with Judith Jamison and Robert Battle)and Home.“Underground Is My Home” written and performed by Dennis Ferrer. Published by Sfere Music (BMI) Administered byBug. Courtesy of BPM King’s Street Sounds/Nite Groove by arrangement with Bug. All rights reserved. Used by permission.“I See…Do You” composed by Raphael Xavier. Performed by Raphael Xavier with D. Sabela Grimes.INTERMISSIONINTERMISSION8 CAL PERFORMANCESCAL PERFORMANCES9

PROGRAM AChoreographyMusicDécor and CostumesCostume Redesign for “Rocka My Soul”LightingRevelations(1960)Alvin AileyTraditionalVes HarperBarbara ForbesNicola Cernovitchcast — tuesday eveningpilgrim of sorrow“I Been ’Buked” The CompanyMusic arranged by Hall Johnson†“Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel”Music arranged by James Miller‡“Fix Me, Jesus”Music arranged by Hall Johnson†“Processional/Honor, Honor”Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts“Wade in the Water”Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts“Wade in the Water” sequence by Ella Jenkinstake me to the water“A Man Went Down to the River” is an original composition by Ella Jenkins.Yannick Lebrun, Hope Boykin,Jacqueline GreenLinda Celeste Sims, Glenn Allen SimsMichael Francis McBride, Megan Jakel,Michael Jackson, Jr. Marcus Jarrell WillisRachael McLaren, Vernard J. Gilmore,Renee Robinson“I Wanna Be Ready” Matthew Rushing*Music arranged by James Miller‡“Sinner Man”Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Robertsmove, members, moveMarcus Jarrell Willis, Antonio Douthit,Kirven James BoydPROGRAM Acast — friday eveningpilgrim of sorrow“I Been ’Buked” The CompanyMusic arranged by Hall Johnson†“Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel”Music arranged by James Miller‡“Fix Me, Jesus”Music arranged by Hall Johnson†“Processional/Honor, Honor”Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts“Wade in the Water”Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts“Wade in the Water” sequence by Ella JenkinsMarcus Jarrell Willis, Hope Boykin,Jacqueline GreenBrianna Reed, Yannick Lebruntake me to the waterRenaldo Gardner, Sarah Daley,Jermaine Terry, Michael Jackson, Jr.Demetia Hopkins, Matthew Rushing,*Renee Robinson“A Man Went Down to the River” is an original composition by Ella Jenkins.“I Wanna Be Ready” Guillermo AscaMusic arranged by James Miller‡move, members, move“Sinner Man”Michael Jackson, Jr. Sean A. Carmon,Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. RobertsVernard J. Gilmore“The Day Is Past and Gone”The CompanyMusic arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers“You May Run On”The CompanyMusic arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers“Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham”The CompanyMusic adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts“The Day Is Past and Gone”Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers“You May Run On”Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers“Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham”Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. RobertsThe CompanyThe CompanyThe Company* Guest Artist† Used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.‡ Used by special arrangement with Galaxy Music Corporation, New York City.All performances of Revelations are permanently endowed by a generous gift from Donald L. Jonas incelebration of the birthday of his wife, Barbara, and her deep commitment to Alvin Ailey AmericanDance Theater.10 CAL PERFORMANCESCAL PERFORMANCES11

PROGRAM BPROGRAM BThe Hunt(1989)Revelations(1960)ChoreographyMusicDécor and CostumesCostume Redesign for “Rocka My Soul”LightingAlvin AileyTraditionalVes HarperBarbara ForbesNicola Cernovitchcast — wednesday eveningKirven James Boyd and Glenn Allen Sims in The HuntAndrew Ecclespilgrim of sorrow“I Been ’Buked” The CompanyMusic arranged by Hall Johnson†“Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel”Daniel Harder, Kelly Robotham,Music arranged by James Miller‡Aisha MitchellChoreographyAssistant to the ChoreographerMusicCostumesLightingRobert BattleErika PujikicLes Tambours du BronxMia McSwainBurke Wilmorecast — wednesday eveningRenaldo Gardner, Guillermo Asca, Vernard J. Gilmore,Sean A. Carmon, Michael Francis McBride, Kanji Segawacast — saturday afternoonRenaldo Gardner, Daniel Harder, Michael Jackson, Jr.,Sean A. Carmon, Michael Francis McBride, Kanji Segawacast — sunday afternoonRenaldo Gardner, Daniel Harder, Samuel Lee Roberts,Vernard J. Gilmore, Michael Francis McBride, Kanji Segawa“Fix Me, Jesus”Briana Reed, Jermaine TerryMusic arranged by Hall Johnson†take me to the water“Processional/Honor, Honor”Kanji Segawa, Belen Estrada,Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. RobertsRenaldo Gardner, Samuel Lee Roberts“Wade in the Water”Linda Celeste Sims, Antonio Douthit,Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. RobertsAlicia Graf Mack“Wade in the Water” sequence by Ella Jenkins“A Man Went Down to the River” is an original composition by Ella Jenkins.“I Wanna Be Ready” Glenn Allen SimsMusic arranged by James Miller‡move, members, move“Sinner Man”Samuel Lee Roberts, Sean A. Carmon,Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. RobertsVernard J. GilmoreGenerous support for this Company premiere was provided by The Pamela D. Zilly & John H. SchaeferNew Works Endowment Fund and Linda Stocknoff.“Jungle Jazz” by L. Blomme, performed by Les Tambours du Bronx. “Les Boulets Se Rebiffent” by A. Dipace, J. Y. Lefloch,Y. Nisgand, B. Pingon, and J. M. Tramoy, performed by Les Tambours du Bronx. “Black Bull” by L. Le Mapihan, performedby Les Tambours du Bronx. Music from the recording Silence (1999). Used with permission by Right Bank Music, Inc.INTERMISSION“The Day Is Past and Gone”Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers“You May Run On”Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers“Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham”Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. RobertsThe CompanyThe CompanyThe Company14 CAL PERFORMANCESCAL PERFORMANCES15

PROGRAM BPROGRAM Bcast — saturday afternoonpilgrim of sorrow“I Been ’Buked” The CompanyMusic arranged by Hall Johnson†cast — sunday afternoonpilgrim of sorrow“I Been ’Buked” The CompanyMusic arranged by Hall Johnson†“Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel”Music arranged by James Miller‡Michael Francis McBride, Belen Estrada,Demetia Hopkins“Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel”Music arranged by James Miller‡Daniel Harder, Kelly Robotham,Aisha Mitchell“Fix Me, Jesus”Music arranged by Hall Johnson†Akua Noni Parker, Yannick Lebrun“Fix Me, Jesus”Music arranged by Hall Johnson†Ghrai DeVore, Marcus Jarrell Willistake me to the water“Processional/Honor, Honor”Michael Francis McBride, Kelly Robotham,Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. RobertsMichael Jackson, Jr., Sean A. Carmon“Wade in the Water”Ghrai DeVore, Renaldo Gardner,Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. RobertsAlicia Graf Mack“Wade in the Water” sequence by Ella Jenkins“A Man Went Down to the River” is an original composition by Ella Jenkins.“I Wanna Be Ready” Guillermo AscaMusic arranged by James Miller‡take me to the water“Processional/Honor, Honor”Kanji Segawa, Belen Estrada,Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. RobertsSean A. Carmon, Michael Jackson, Jr.“Wade in the Water”Demetia Hopkins, Yannick Lebrun,Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. RobertsBriana Reed“Wade in the Water” sequence by Ella Jenkins“A Man Went Down to the River” is an original composition by Ella Jenkins.“I Wanna Be Ready” Glenn Allen SimsMusic arranged by James Miller‡“Sinner Man”Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Robertsmove, members, moveDaniel Harder, Sean A. Carmon,Kanji Segawamove, members, move“Sinner Man”Michael Jackson, Jr., Jermaine Terry,Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. RobertsVernard J. Gilmore“The Day Is Past and Gone”Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John SellersThe Company“The Day Is Past and Gone”Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John SellersThe Company“You May Run On”Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John SellersThe Company“You May Run On”Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John SellersThe Company“Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham”Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. RobertsThe Company“Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham”Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. RobertsThe Company† Used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.‡ Used by special arrangement with Galaxy Music Corporation, New York City.All performances of Revelations are permanently endowed by a generous gift from Donald L. Jonas incelebration of the birthday of his wife, Barbara, and her deep commitment to Alvin Ailey AmericanDance Theater.16 CAL PERFORMANCESCAL PERFORMANCES17

PROGRAM CPROGRAM CFunds for the original Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater production were provided, in part, by AltriaGroup, Inc., and the Ailey New Works Fund.The late, beloved Ulysses Dove was a “choreographer with a bold new voice,” whose works can beseen in the repertories of major dance companies, such as Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater,the Culberg Ballet, Bayerische Statsoper and Ballet France de Nancy. A native of Columbia, SouthCarolina, Dove began studying modern dance and ballet with Carolyn Tate, Xenia Chilstowa,Jack Moore, Judith Dunn, Bertram Ross, Helen McGehee and Mary Hinkson. After receiving hisbachelor’s degree from Bennington College, Dove moved to New York City, where he studied withMaggie Black and Alfredo Corvino and performed with José Limón, Mary Antony, Pearl Lang andAnna Sokolow. In 1970 he received a scholarship to the Merce Cunningham School, and later joinedthe Merce Cunningham Dance Company. Shortly thereafter, he made his choreographic debut in1979 with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. From 1980 to 1983 Dove was the assistantdirector of Groupe Recherche Chorégraphique de l’Opéra de Paris, where he taught company classesand choreographed.Flint by Michael Torke, by arrangement with Adjustable Music, publisher and copyright holder. Bill Holab Music: Sole Agent.Lorenzo Rennie Harris was born and raised in an African-American community in NorthPhiladelphia. In 1992, he founded Rennie Harris Puremovement, a hip-hop dance theater companydedicated to preserving and disseminating hip-hop culture. Voted one of the most influential peoplein the last hundred years of Philadelphia history, Mr. Harris has received several accolades, includingthe Herb Alpert Award in the Arts, the Governor’s Arts Award, a United States Artist Fellowshipand an honorary doctorate from Bates College. The Times of London wrote of Mr. Harris that he is“the Basquiat of the U.S. contemporary dance scene.” Most recently, Rennie Harris Puremovementwas chosen by DanceMotion USA as one of four companies to serve as citizen diplomats, and theywill tour Egypt, Israel, the Palestinian territories and Jordan in 2012. This season, Ailey’s repertoryfeatures both Mr. Harris’s Love Stories (a collaboration with Judith Jamison and Robert Battle)and Home.“Underground Is My Home” written and performed by Dennis Ferrer. Published by Sfere Music (BMI) Administered byBug. Courtesy of BPM King’s Street Sounds/Nite Groove by arrangement with Bug. All rights reserved. Used by permission.“I See…Do You” composed by Raphael Xavier. Performed by Raphael Xavier with D. Sabela Grimes.INTERMISSIONINTERMISSIONRevelations(1960)Home(2011) (Bay Area Premiere)ChoreographyAssistant ChoreographyMusicCostumesLightingRennie HarrisNina FlaggDennis Ferrer, Raphael XavierJon TaylorStephen Arnoldcast — thursday eveningDaniel Harder, Briana Reed, Ghrai DeVore, Aisha Mitchell, Sarah Daley,Jacqueline Green, Demetia Hopkins, Rachael McLaren, Samuel Lee Roberts,Sean A. Carmon, Yannick Lebrun, Marcus Jarrell Willis, Vernard J. Gilmore, Jermaine Terrycast — saturday eveningMatthew Rushing,* Renee Robinson, Linda Celeste Sims, Hope Boykin,Akua Noni Parker, Alicia Graf Mack, Kelly Robotham, Belen Estrada, Guillermo Asca,Glenn Allen Sims, Antonio Douthit, Kirven James Boyd, Renaldo Gardner, Michael Jackson, Jr.Andrew EcclesLinda Celeste Sims, Alicia Graf Mack and Glenn Allen Sims in Revelations* Guest ArtistBristol-Myers Squibb is proud to support this new work, which was inspired by the “Fight HIV YourWay” initiative.ChoreographyMusicDécor and CostumesCostume Redesign for “Rocka My Soul”LightingAlvin AileyTraditionalVes HarperBarbara ForbesNicola Cernovitch20 CAL PERFORMANCESCAL PERFORMANCES21

PROGRAM CPROGRAM Ccast — thursday eveningpilgrim of sorrow“I Been ’Buked” The CompanyMusic arranged by Hall Johnson†cast — saturday eveningpilgrim of sorrow“I Been ’Buked” The CompanyMusic arranged by Hall Johnson†“Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel”Music arranged by James Miller‡Renaldo Gardner, Kelly Robotham,Sarah Daley“Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel”Music arranged by James Miller‡Marcus Jarrell Willis, Hope Boykin,Jacqueline Green“Fix Me, Jesus”Music arranged by Hall Johnson†Akua Noni Parker, Jermaine Terry“Fix Me, Jesus”Music arranged by Hall Johnson†Linda Celeste Sims, Glenn Allen Simstake me to the water“Processional/Honor, Honor”Daniel Harder, Belen Estrada,Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. RobertsSamuel Lee Roberts, Renaldo Gardner“Wade in the Water”Linda Celeste Sims, Glenn Allen Sims,Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. RobertsBriana Reed“Wade in the Water” sequence by Ella Jenkins“A Man Went Down to the River” is an original composition by Ella Jenkins.“I Wanna Be Ready” Guillermo AscaMusic arranged by James Miller‡move, members, move“Sinner Man”Sean A. Carmon, Yannick Lebrun,Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. RobertsKanji Segawatake me to the water“Processional/Honor, Honor”Daniel Harder, Sarah Daley,Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. RobertsJermaine Terry, Samuel Lee Roberts“Wade in the Water”Rachael McLaren, Vernard J. Gilmore,Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. RobertsRenee Robinson“Wade in the Water” sequence by Ella Jenkins“A Man Went Down to the River” is an original composition by Ella Jenkins.“I Wanna Be Ready” Matthew Rushing*Music arranged by James Miller‡move, members, move“Sinner Man”Marcus Jarrell Willis, Antonio Douthit,Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. RobertsMichael Francis McBride“The Day Is Past and Gone”Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers“You May Run On”Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers“Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham”Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. RobertsThe CompanyThe CompanyThe Company“The Day Is Past and Gone”Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers“You May Run On”Music arranged by Howard A. Roberts and Brother John Sellers“Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham”Music adapted and arranged by Howard A. Roberts* Guest ArtistThe CompanyThe CompanyThe Company† Used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.‡ Used by special arrangement with Galaxy Music Corporation, New York City.All performances of Revelations are permanently endowed by a generous gift from Donald L. Jonas incelebration of the birthday of his wife, Barbara, and her deep commitment to Alvin Ailey AmericanDance Theater.22 CAL PERFORMANCESCAL PERFORMANCES23

ABOUT THE ARTISTSABOUT THE ARTISTSwith Stella Adler. In 1958, he founded AlvinAiley American Dance Theater to carry out hisvision of a company dedicated to enriching theAmerican modern dance heritage and preservingthe uniqueness of the African-American culturalexperience. He established the Alvin AileyAmerican Dance Center (now The Ailey School)in 1969 and formed the Alvin Ailey RepertoryEnsemble (now Ailey II) in 1974. Mr. Aileywas a pioneer of programs promoting arts ineducation, particularly those benefiting underservedcommunities. Throughout his lifetime,he was awarded numerous honorary doctoraldegrees, NAACP’s Spingarn Award, the UnitedNations Peace Medal, the Dance MagazineAward, the Capezio Award and the Samuel H.Scripps American Dance Festival Award. In1988, he received the Kennedy Center Honorin recognition of his extraordinary contributionto American culture. When Mr. Ailey died onDecember 1, 1989, The New York Times said ofhim, “you didn’t need to have known [him] personallyto have been touched by his humanity,enthusiasm and exuberance and his courageousstand for multi-racial brotherhood.”Judith Jamison (Artistic Director Emerita)joined Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in1965 and quickly became an international star.Over the next 15 years, Mr. Ailey created someof his most enduring roles for her, most notablythe tour-de-force solo Cry. During the 1970sand 1980s, she appeared as a guest artist withballet companies all over the world, starred inthe hit Broadway musical Sophisticated Ladies,and formed her own company, The JamisonProject. She returned to Alvin Ailey AmericanDance Theater in 1989 when Mr. Ailey askedher to succeed him as Artistic Director. In the 21years that followed, she brought the Companyto unprecedented heights—including two historicengagements in South Africa and a 50-cityglobal tour to celebrate the Company’s 50thanniversary. Ms. Jamison is the recipient of numerousawards and honors, among them a primetime Emmy Award, an American ChoreographyAward, the Kennedy Center Honor, a NationalMedal of Arts, a “Bessie” Award, the PhoenixAward and the Handel Medallion. She was alsolisted in “The TIME 100: The World’s MostInfluential People” and honored by First LadyMichelle Obama at the first White House DanceSeries event. As a highly regarded choreographer,Ms. Jamison has created many celebratedworks, including Divining (1984), ForgottenTime (1989), Hymn (1993), HERE…NOW (commissionedfor the 2002 Cultural Olympiad),Love Stories (with additional choreography byRobert Battle and Rennie Harris, 2004) andAmong Us (Private Spaces: Public Places) (2009).Ms. Jamison’s autobiography, Dancing Spirit,was edited by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis andpublished in 1993. In 2004, under Ms. Jamison’sartistic directorship, her idea of “a bigger place,”the permanent home for the Ailey company, wasrealized and named after beloved chairman JoanWeill. Ms. Jamison continues to dedicate herselfto asserting the prominence of the arts in ourculture, and she remains committed to promotingthe significance of the Ailey legacy—usingdance as a medium for honoring the past, celebratingthe present and fearlessly reaching intothe future.Matthew Rushing (Rehearsal Director) was bornin Los Angeles, California. He began his dancetraining with Kashmir Blake in Inglewood,California, and later continued his training atthe Los Angeles County High School for theArts. He is the recipient of a Spotlight Awardand a Dance Magazine Award, and was named aPresidential Scholar in the Arts. He was a scholarshipstudent at The Ailey School and laterbecame a member of Ailey II, where he dancedfor a year. During his career, Mr. Rushing hasperformed as a guest artist for galas in Vail,Colorado, as well as in France, Russia, Canada,Austria and Italy. He has performed for presidentsGeorge H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, GeorgeW. Bush and Barack Obama, as well as at the2010 White House tribute to Judith Jamison.During his time with the Company, he has choreographedtwo ballets: Acceptance in Surrender(2005), a collaboration with Hope Boykin andAbdur Rahim-Jackson, and Uptown (2009), atribute to the Harlem Renaissance. Mr. Rushingjoined the Company in 1992 and becameRehearsal Director in June 2010.who’s who in the companyGuillermo Asca (Rego Park, New York) or“Moe,” as he is affectionately known, graduatedfrom LaGuardia High School of thePerforming Arts. He was a scholarship studentat The Ailey School and danced with AileyII, Ballet Metropolitano de Caracas, BalletHispanico, Dance Compass, Shapiro & Smithand Footprints Dance Project. In 2010, he performedat the White House tribute to JudithJamison. Mr. Asca joined the Company in 1994.Kirven James Boyd (Boston, Massachusetts)began his formal dance training at the BostonArts Academy and joined Boston Youth Movesin 1999 under the direction of Jim Viera andJeannette Neill. He also trained on scholarshipat the Boston Conservatory and as a scholarshipstudent at The Ailey School. Mr. Boyd hasdanced with Battleworks Dance Company, theParsons Dance Company and Ailey II. He performedat the White House tribute to JudithJamison in 2010. Mr. Boyd joined the Companyin 2004.Hope Boykin (Durham, North Carolina) is athree-time recipient of the American DanceFestival’s Young Tuition Scholarship. She attendedHoward University and while inWashington, D.C., she performed with LloydWhitmore’s New World Dance Company.Ms. Boykin was a student and intern at TheAiley School. She was assistant to the late TalleyBeatty and an original member of Complexions.She was a member of Philadanco and receiveda New York Dance and Performance “Bessie”Award. In 2005, she choreographed Acceptancein Surrender in collaboration with Abdur-Rahim Jackson and Matthew Rushing for AlvinAiley American Dance Theater. Most recently,she choreographed Go in Grace with awardwinningsinging group Sweet Honey in theRock for the Company’s 50th anniversary season.Ms. Boykin joined the Company in 2000.Sean A. Carmon (Beaumont, Texas) beganhis dance training under Bonnie Cokinos withguidance from Lucia Booth and Eva LeBlanc.He was a member of Elisa Monte Dance and is agraduate of the Ailey/Fordham B.F.A. Programin Dance. Mr. Carmon was an original castmember of the 2010 revival of La Cage AuxFolles on Broadway and was also a cast memberof the Broadway production of The Phantomof the Opera. As an assistant to Christopher L.Huggins, he appeared as a guest artist with theInternational Dance Association in Italy andwith the Cape Dance Company in South Africa.Mr. Carmon joined the Company in 2011.Sarah Daley (South Elgin, Illinois) began hertraining at the Faubourg School of Ballet inIllinois under the direction of Watmora Caseyand Tatyana Mazur. She is a 2009 graduate ofthe Ailey/Fordham B.F.A. Program in Dance.Ms. Daley has trained at such institutions asthe Kirov Academy, National Ballet School ofCanada and the San Francisco Conservatory ofDance, and in intensives, such as Ballet CampIllinois and Ballet Adriatico in Italy. She is a recipientof a Youth American Grand Prix Awardand an ARTS Foundation Award. She was amember of Ailey II and joined the Companyin 2011.Ghrai DeVore (Washington, D.C.) beganher formal dance training at the ChicagoMulticultural Dance Center and was a scholarshipstudent at The Ailey School. She hascompleted summer programs at the KirovAcademy, Ballet Chicago, Deeply RootedDance Theater, American Ballet Theatre andAlonzo King’s Lines Ballet. Ms. DeVore wasa member of Deeply Rooted Dance Theater 2,Hubbard Street 2, Dance Works Chicago andAiley II. She is a recipient of the Danish QueenIngrid Scholarship of Honor and the Dizzy FeetFoundation Scholarship, and she was a 2010nominee for the first annual Clive Barnes Award.Ms. DeVore joined the Company in 2010.Antonio Douthit (St. Louis, Missouri) beganhis dance training at age 16 at the Center ofContemporary Arts under the direction of LeeNolting and at the Alexandra School of Ballet.26 CAL PERFORMANCESCAL PERFORMANCES27

ABOUT THE ARTISTSABOUT THE ARTISTSHe also trained at North Carolina School of theArts, the Joffrey Ballet School, San FranciscoBallet and the Dance Theatre of Harlem School.Mr. Douthit became a member of DanceTheatre of Harlem in 1999 and appeared infeatured roles in the ballets South African Suite,Dougla, Concerto in F, Return and DwightRhoden’s Twist. He was promoted to soloistin 2003. He also performed with Les GrandsBallets Canadiens de Montréal. Mr. Douthitjoined the Company in 2004.Belen Estrada (Lawrence, Massachusetts) beganher formal dance training at the BostonArts Academy, where she graduated as valedictorian.She has been mentored by EarlMosley and danced with Camille A. Brown &Dancers for three years, during which timeshe performed at The Joyce Theater, Jacob’sPillow, and the Dancers Responding to AIDSevents Dance from the Heart and the FireIsland Dance Festival. Ms. Estrada was an apprenticefor Ronald K. Brown/Evidence, ADance Company, and has performed with LulaWashington Dance Theater, Nathan Trice andRoger C. Jeffrey. She assisted Matthew Rushingwith his ballet Uptown for the Ailey company in2009. Ms. Estrada joined the Company in 2011.Renaldo Gardner (Gary, Indiana) began hisdance training with Tony Simpson and is agraduate of Talent Unlimited High School. Heattended the Emerson School for Visual andPerforming Arts and studied with Larry Brewerand Michael Davis. Mr. Gardner was a scholarshipstudent at The Ailey School, has trainedon scholarship at Ballet Chicago and DeeplyRooted Dance Theater, and had an internshipat the Martha Graham School of ContemporaryDance. In 2008, he received second place inmodern dance from the National Foundationfor Advancement in the Arts and received theDizzy Feet Scholarship in 2009. He was a memberof Ailey II and joined the Company in 2011.Vernard J. Gilmore (Chicago, Illinois) begandancing at Curie Performing and Creative ArtsHigh School in Chicago and later studied at theJoseph Holmes Chicago Dance Theatre withHarriet Ross, Marquita Levy and Emily Stein.He attended Barat College as a dance scholarshiprecipient and received first place in the allcityNAACP ACT-SO Competition in Dance in1993. He studied as a scholarship student at TheAiley School and was a member of Ailey II. In2010, he performed at the White House tributeto Judith Jamison. Mr. Gilmore is an active choreographerfor the Ailey Dancers Resource Fundand has choreographed for Fire Island DanceFestival 2008 and Jazz Foundation of AmericaGala 2010; he also produced the Dance of LightProject in January 2010. Mr. Gilmore is a certifiedZena Rommett Floor-Barre® instructor.He continues to teach workshops and masterclasses around the world. Mr. Gilmore joinedthe Company in 1997.Jacqueline Green (Baltimore, Maryland) beganher dance training at the Baltimore School forthe Arts under the direction of Norma Pera,Deborah Robinson and Anton Wilson. She is agraduate of the Ailey/Fordham B.F.A. Programin Dance. Ms. Green has attended summerprograms at Pennsylvania Regional Ballet,Chautauqua Institution, Earl Mosley’s Instituteof the Arts and Jacob’s Pillow. She was the recipientof the Martha Hill’s Young ProfessionalAward in 2009 and the Dizzy Feet Scholarshipin 2010. Ms. Green was a member of Ailey IIand joined the Company in 2011.Daniel Harder (Bowie, Maryland) begandancing at Suitland High School’s Center forthe Visual and Performing Arts in Maryland.He is a recent graduate of the Ailey/FordhamB.F.A. Program in Dance, where he was awardedthe Jerome Robbins/Layton FoundationScholarship and participated in the HollandDance Festival with the School and as a memberof the Francesca Harper Project. After dancingin the European tour of West Side Story,Mr. Harder became a member of Ailey II. Hejoined the Company in 2010.Demetia Hopkins (Orange, Virginia) beganher dance training at the Orange Schoolof Performing Arts under the direction of heruncle, Ricardo Porter, and Heather Powell.She has studied with the National Youth Balletof Virginia, Virginia School of the Arts, theSummer Dance International Course in Burgos,Spain, the Rock School and Dance Theatre ofHarlem School. Ms. Hopkins graduated withhonors from the Ailey/Fordham B.F.A. Programin Dance in 2009. She was recently selected as arecipient of a Leonore Annenberg Fellowship inthe Arts. Ms. Hopkins was a member of Ailey IIand joined the Company in 2010.Michael Jackson, Jr. (New Orleans, Lousiana)began his dance training at age 14 at the DukeEllington School of the Arts in Washington,D.C., under the direction of Charles Augins. Hebecame a member of Dance Theatre of HarlemDancing through Barriers Ensemble in 2005.In 2006, he joined Dallas Black Dance Theatreand in 2008 joined Philadanco, where he alsoworked as Artistic Director of D3. Mr. Jacksonjoined the Company in 2011.Megan Jakel (Waterford, Michigan) trained inballet and jazz in her hometown. As a senior inhigh school, she spent a year dancing with theCity Ballet of San Diego. In 2005, Ms. Jakelwas an apprentice and rehearsal director for theFrancesca Harper Project. She graduated withhonors in May 2007 from the Ailey/FordhamB.F.A. Program in Dance. She was a member ofAiley II and joined the Company in 2009.Yannick Lebrun (Cayenne, French Guiana)began training in his native country at theAdaclam School under the guidance of JeanineVerin. In 2004, he moved to New York Cityto study at The Ailey School as a scholarshipstudent. Mr. Lebrun has performed with theFrancesca Harper Project Modo Fusion. He wasnamed one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch”in 2011. Mr. Lebrun was a member of Ailey IIand joined the Company in 2008.Alicia Graf Mack (Columbia, Maryland)trained at Ballet Royäle Institute of Marylandunder Donna Pidel and attended summerintensives at the School of American Ballet andAmerican Ballet Theatre. Prior to dancing withAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater from 2005to 2008, Ms. Mack was a principal dancer withDance Theatre of Harlem and a member ofComplexions Contemporary Ballet. In additionto several galas and festivals, she has been a guestperformer with Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet andwith André 3000 and Beyoncé at Radio CityMusic Hall. She is the recipient of the ColumbiaUniversity Medal of Excellence and SmithsonianMagazine’s Young Innovator Award. Ms. Mackgraduated magna cum laude with honors inhistory from Columbia University and receivedan M.A. in nonprofit management fromWashington University in St. Louis. She is alsoa guest writer for several nationally distributeddance publications. Most recently, Ms. Mackserved as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Danceat Webster University in St. Louis. Ms. Mackrejoined the Company in 2011.Michael Francis McBride (Johnson City, NewYork) began his training at the Danek Schoolof Performing Arts and later trained at AmberPerkins School of the Arts in Norwich, NewYork. Mr. McBride attended Earl Mosley’sInstitute of the Arts for two consecutive summersand was also assistant to Mr. Mosley whenhe set the piece Saddle UP! on the Companyin 2007. Mr. McBride graduated magna cumlaude from the Ailey/Fordham B.F.A. Programin Dance in 2010 after he joined the Companyin 2009.Rachael McLaren (Manitoba, Canada) beganher formal dance training at the RoyalWinnipeg Ballet School. After graduating highschool, Ms. McLaren joined the Toronto cast ofMamma Mia! She moved to New York to studyat The Ailey School as a scholarship student andlater joined Ailey II. She joined the Companyin 2008.Aisha Mitchell (Syracuse, New York) receivedher primary dance training at the OnondagaDance Institute, Dance Centre North andwith Anthony Salatino of Syracuse University.28 CAL PERFORMANCESCAL PERFORMANCES29

ABOUT THE ARTISTSABOUT THE ARTISTSShe studied at North Carolina Dance Theatre,Lines Ballet School, The Joffrey Ballet Schooland The Ailey School as a scholarship student.Ms. Mitchell is a graduate of the Ailey/FordhamB.F.A. Program in Dance and was a memberof Ailey II. She was a medalist at the NAACPNational ACT-SO competition and recentlyserved as co-choreographer for the SyracuseOpera’s Les Pecheurs de Perles. Ms. Mitchelljoined the Company in 2008.Akua Noni Parker (Kinston, North Carolina)began her ballet training at the age of threeand moved to Wilmington, Delaware, at agetwelve to continue her professional training atthe Academy of the Dance. In 2000, she joinedDance Theatre of Harlem, where she danced leadroles in Agon, Giselle and The Four Temperaments.Thereafter she danced with Cincinnati Balletand Ballet San Jose. Ms. Parker has performedaround the world and had worked with legendaryicons Fredric Franklin and Geoffrey Holder.She joined the Company in 2008.Briana Reed (St. Petersburg, Florida) began herdance training at the Academy of Ballet Artsand the Pinellas County Center for Arts. Shethen studied at The Ailey School as a scholarshipstudent. In 1997, Ms. Reed graduated fromThe Juilliard School and became a member ofAiley II. In 2010, she performed at the WhiteHouse tribute to Judith Jamison. She is a licensedGyrotonic instructor. Ms. Reed joinedthe Company in 1998.Samuel Lee Roberts (Quakertown, Pennsylvania)began his dance training under KathleenJohnston and attended The Juilliard School.He performed in the first international show ofRadio City Christmas Spectacular in MexicoCity and danced with the New York cast from1999 to 2004. Mr. Roberts performed duringthe award ceremony at the 2002 Salt Lake CityWinter Olympics, danced with Corbin Dancesand Keigwin + Company, and was a foundingmember of Battleworks Dance Company.In May 2006, Mr. Roberts was named DanceMagazine’s “On the Rise” Dancer. He also performedseveral roles in Julie Taymor’s film Acrossthe Universe and the original opera Grendel.Mr. Roberts joined the Company in 2009.Renee Robinson (Washington, D.C.) began hertraining in classical ballet at the Jones-HaywoodSchool of Ballet. She was the recipient of twoFord Foundation scholarships to the School ofAmerican Ballet and was awarded full scholarshipsto the Dance Theatre of Harlem Schooland The Ailey School. She performed at theWhite House State Dinner in 2003 in honor ofthe President of Kenya, Mwai Kibaki, and at theWhite House tribute to Judith Jamison in 2010.Ms. Robinson was a member of Ailey II andjoined the Company in 1981.Kelly Robotham (New York, New York) isa graduate of New World School of the Artsand trained as a scholarship student at TheAiley School and Dance Theater of Harlem.She is also a graduate of The Juilliard School,where she worked with Robert Battle. In 2009,Ms. Robotham was selected from the JuilliardDance Division to participate in a cultural exchangetour to Costa Rica and soon after becamean apprentice with River North ChicagoDance Company. She was a member of Ailey IIand joined the Company in 2011.Kanji Segawa (Kanagawa, Japan) began hismodern dance training with his mother, ErikaAkoh, and studied ballet with Kan and JuHoriuchi at Unique Ballet Theatre in Tokyo. In1997, Mr. Segawa came to the United States underthe Japanese Government Artist Fellowshipto train at The Ailey School. Mr. Segawa is a formermember of Ailey II from 2000 to 2002 andRobert Battle’s Battleworks Dance Companyfrom 2002 to 2010. He worked extensively withchoreographer Mark Morris from 2004 to 2011,repeatedly appearing in Mr. Morris’s variousproductions, including as a principal dancer inJohn Adams’s Nixon in China at MetropolitanOpera. He has also performed with JenniferMuller/The Works, Aszure Barton’s Aszure andArtists and Jessica Lang Dance. Mr. Segawajoined the Company in 2011.Glenn Allen Sims (Long Branch, New Jersey)began his classical dance training at theAcademy of Dance Arts in Red Bank, NewJersey. He attended The Juilliard School underthe artistic guidance of Benjamin Harkarvy. In2004, Mr. Sims was the youngest person to beinducted into the Long Branch High School’sDistinguished Alumni Hall of Fame. He hasbeen seen in several network television programsincluding BET Honors, Dancing with theStars and Today. In 2010, Mr. Sims taught as amaster teacher in Ravenna, Italy, for “Dance UpRavenna,” sponsored by International DanceAssociation, and performed in the White Housetribute to Judith Jamison. He has performedfor the King of Morocco and is a certified ZenaRommett Floor-Barre® instructor. In summer2011, Mr. Sims wrote a featured guest blog forDance Magazine. Mr. Sims joined the Companyin 1997.Linda Celeste Sims (Bronx, New York) beganher dance training at Ballet HispanicoSchool of Dance and is a graduate of LaGuardiaHigh School of the Performing Arts. In 1994,Mrs. Sims was granted an award by the NationalFoundation for Advancement in the Arts. Shehas been highlighted in the “Best of 2009” listin Dance Magazine and has performed as a gueststar on So You Think You Can Dance, Dancingwith the Stars and Today. She has also madeguest appearances at the White House tributeto Judith Jamison, Youth America Grand Prix,Vail International Dance Festival and galas inBudapest and Vienna. Mrs. Sims joined theCompany in 1996.Jermaine Terry (Washington, D.C.) beganhis dance training in Kissimmee, Florida, atJames Dance Center. He graduated cum laudewith a B.F.A. in Dance Performance from theUniversity of South Florida, where he receivedscholarships for excellence in performance andchoreography. Mr. Terry was a scholarshipstudent at The Ailey School and a member ofAiley II, and he has performed with BuglisiDance Theater, Arch Dance, Dance Iquail andPhiladanco. He joined the Company in 2010.Marcus Jarrell Willis (Houston, Texas) beganhis formal training at the Johnston PerformingArts Middle School, the High School for thePerforming and Visual Arts, and DiscoveryDance Group in Houston, Texas. At age 16,he moved to New York City and studied at TheAiley School as a scholarship student. Mr. Willisis a recipient of a Level 1 ARTS award given bythe National Foundation for the Advancementin the Arts and has received scholarships tomany schools, including The Juilliard School.He was a member of Ailey II and also workedwith Pascal Rioult Dance Theater, DominicWalsh Dance Theater and Tania Pérez-SalasCompañía de Danza. Mr. Willis joined theCompany in 2008.The Ailey dancers are supported, in part, byThe Judith McDonough KaminskiDancer Endowment Fund.30 CAL PERFORMANCESCAL PERFORMANCES31

ABOUT THE ARTISTSABOUT THE ARTISTSALVIN AILEY DANCE FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEESAlvin Ailey Dance Foundation Administrative StaffRecipient of a National Medal of ArtsSharon Gersten LuckmanJoan H. Weill, ChairmanHenry McGee, PresidentSimin N. Allison, Guido Goldman, Debra L. Lee, Linda M. Lindenbaum,Arthur J. Mirante II, John H. Schaefer, Christopher J. Williams, Vice-ChairmenJames G. AbruzzoGina F. AdamsEleanor S. ApplewhaiteRobert BattleAntoinette Cooper BlairJudith ByrdAnthony M. CarvetteKathryn C. ChenaultDavid S. DanielCatherine DavisDaria L. FosterAnita-Agnes O. HassellRobert KissaneMichelle Y. LeeAnthony A. LewisSharon Gersten LuckmanCalvin HuntBennett RinkPamela RobinsonExecutive DirectorLeslie L. MaherasArthur J. MahonDavid E. MonnGabriella E. MorrisRobin RoyalsRichard SpecialeLemar SwinneyPhilip Laskawy, Harold Levine, Stanley Plesent, Esq., Chairmen EmeritiSenior Director, Performance and ProductionSenior Director, Development and External AffairsChief Financial OfficerAlvin Ailey American Dance TheaterMatthew Rushing Rehearsal Director & Guest ArtistLinda Celeste Sims Assistant to the Rehearsal DirectorDacquiri T’Shaun Smittick Company ManagerE. J. Corrigan Technical DirectorIsabelle Quattlebaum Business ManagerKristin Colvin Young Stage ManagerNicole A. Walters Assistant Stage ManagerJon Taylor Wardrobe SupervisorAl Crawford Lighting DirectorDavid Kerr Master ElectricianJoe Gaito Master CarpenterRussell J. Cowans IV Sound EngineerMelchizedek Elcock Property MasterAndrew Blacks FlymanCurtis Reik Assistant ElectricianDante Baylor Wardrobe AssistantErika Kuehn Wardrobe AssistantMychael Chinn Assistant Company ManagerChristina Collura Performance and Production AssociateGina Costagliola Production AssistantDonald J. Rose, M.D. Director of the Harkness Center for Dance Injuries,Hospital for Joint DiseaseShaw Bronner Director of Physical TherapySheyi Ojofeitimi Physical TherapistChristine Keller Physical TherapistNorth American AgentOpus 3 Artists470 Park Avenue South, 9th Floor NorthNew York, New York 10016phone (212) 584-7500fax (646) 300-8200www.opus3artists.comTouring ContactsPaul Szilard, Impresario EmeritusInternational AgentAskonas Holt Ltd.Lincoln House, 300 High Holborn,London WC1V 7JH, United Kingdomphone +44 20 7400 1700fax +44 20 7400 1799Jonathan Fleming, Senior Project Managerjonathan.fleming@askonasholt.co.ukProduction CreditsLighting system provided by 4Wall Entertainment.Touring sound system provided by Gibson Entertainment Services.Domestic trucking services provided by Stage Call Corporation.Alvin Ailey is a proud member of Dance/USA, the national service organization for professional dance.Ailey Tour MerchandiseAiley Tour Merchandise and AileyShop.com are managed byThe Araca Group: www.AileyShop.com or 866-55-ailey.Alvin Ailey American Dance TheaterThe Joan Weill Center for Dance405 West 55th StreetNew York, New York 10019-4402phone (212) 405-9000, fax (212) 405-9001www.AlvinAiley.orgwww.facebook.com/AlvinAileyAmericanDanceTheater32 CAL PERFORMANCESCAL PERFORMANCES33