Ailey II comes to West Side Feb. 7
By Lisa Deneal Post-Tribune correspondent February 4, 2012 11:14PM
Dancers from Alvin Ailey II perform Revelations. | Provided Photo~Sun-Times Media
If You Go
What: The West Side Theatre Guild with Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. Gary Alumnae Chapter presents “An Evening with Ailey II.”
Where: West Side Leadership Academy auditorium, 9th Avenue and Gerry Street
When: 7 p.m. Feb. 7
Tickets: Cost $20 advance, $25 at the door; call Era Twyman, 743-1481 or visit the West Side Theatre, Door J, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday or Tuesday. Tickets can also be reserved by calling 977-2198, Ext. 14.
Updated: March 6, 2012 8:06AM
GARY — West Side Theatre Guild artistic director Mark Spencer is excited about international dance troupe Ailey II performing Feb. 7 as part of the guild’s season of performers.
“It is a great opportunity to bring an American treasure to the community,” Spencer said.
Ailey II started in 1974 as the Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble and embodies the late Alvin Ailey’s pioneering mission to establish an extended cultural community that provides dance performances, training and community programs for all people.
Ailey II is also a spinoff of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Co. created in 1958. Ailey II is comprised of the most promising scholarship students of the Ailey School and offers unique opportunities for young artists to refine their technique while gaining invaluable performing and teaching experiences during their tenure with the company.
“They are truly an inspiration to young people and aspiring young dancers,” Spencer said.
This is the first performance for Ailey II on the West Side stage. The Alvin Ailey Dance Theater Co. performed at West Side in 1999.
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