A Modern Classic

More than just a popular dance work, Revelations has become a cultural treasure. This enduring classic is born out of the choreographer's "blood memories" of his childhood in rural Texas and the Baptist Church. Since its premiere in 1960, the ballet has been performed continuously around the globe, crossing barriers of faith and nationality, making it the most widely-seen modern dance work in the world.

Helmed by Robert Battle since 2011, who has has been praised by The New York Times for having 'injected the company with new life', the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's performances are a whirlwind of spectacularly choreographed dances, ballet and jazz side by side with the rumba. The subject of the pieces are a uniquely African American ruminations on the grand sweep of history and our place within it.