‘Revelations’ Revealed
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In American dance, few works are as intimately wedded to their creator as “Revelations” and Alvin Ailey. And there are few rituals as beloved as its presentation at the end of every performance wherever Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater appears.
As the New York-based company swings through California and Arizona this spring, many audience members will come explicitly to experience it — even those who have seen the piece numerous times before. To them, “Revelations” is an object of veneration.
“I remember we did a program where we didn’t end with it,” said Robert
