Alvin Ailey Dance Company Comes to Dorothy Chandler

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will return for its fourth Music Center engagement February 22 through 26 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. The program is part of the third season of Dance at the Music Center. This engagement, with three separate programs, will include the West Coast premieres of two new works, “Reminiscin,” choreographed by Judith Jamison and “Ife/My Heart,” choreographed by Ronald K Brown.

The season’s repertory also includes: “Love Stories” choreographed by Judith Jamison with Robert Battle and Rennie Harris, “Shining Star” choreographed by David Parsons, “Night Creature” choreographed by Alvin Ailey, “Solo” choreographed by Hans van Manen, “Vespers” choreographed by Ulysses Dove, “Caught” choreographed by David Parsons and “Revelations” choreographed by Alvin Ailey.

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater grew from a now fabled performance in March 1958 at the 92nd Street Young Men’s Hebrew Association in New York. Led by Ailey and a group of young African-American modern dancers, that performance changed forever the perception of American dance. The Ailey company has gone on to perform for an estimated 21 million people in 50 states and in 71 countries on six continents, including two historic residencies in South Africa. The company has earned a reputation as one of the most acclaimed international ambassadors of American culture, promoting the uniqueness of he African-American cultural experience and the preservation and enrichment of the American modern dance heritage.

Tickets can be purchased at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion box office at 135 North Grand Avenue in Los Angeles. Tickets are also available through Ticketmaster Phone Charge at 213-365-3500 or 714 740 7878 and at all Ticketmaster Outlets including Tower Records, Robinsons-May, Wherehouse Music, Tu Musica and Ritmo Latino and online at www.ticketmaster.com For groups of 15 or more, call Connie Nelson at 310 446 4398.

For more information about this and all Dance at the Music Center engagements, visit www.musiccenter.org.20060210iuc6p8nc(LA)ALVIN AILEY PRESENTS -- Dancers from ALvin Ailey American Dance Theater will be performing three programs in six performances at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.