The Ailey School: Ailey Student Performance Group

Floor 3, Theater

January 22–24 at 11 am

Presented as part of Edges of Ailey, The Ailey Student Performance Group wows audiences at venues throughout the tri-state area performing an exciting repertoire of works from emerging and established choreographers. The dancers come from all corners of the world to train and perfect their craft in the Ailey style of dance which incorporates multiple techniques including ballet, Horton, Graham-based modern, jazz, West African, Dunham technique, and hip hop. Led by Rehearsal Director, Freddie Moore, the dancers are given the opportunity to share Mr. Ailey’s vision through valuable professional performance experience.

Program:
Excerpt from Promised Land
Excerpt from I See You
Excerpt from Arrive

Runtime is approximately 35 minutes.

Excerpt from Promised Land 
Choreography by Avree Walker
Music by Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
Rehearsal Director: Freddie Moore
Rehearsal Assistants: Claudio Caverni, Riccardo Passera, Darion Turner and Jordyn White

Dancers: Jade Abdallah, Jada Ammons, Keilani Barcarse, Adele Billotte, Kyra Blevins, Noah Broadway, Julie Colotroc, Darius Corbett, Stephan Emmanuel, Kabria Holland, Justice Jackson, Yasir Jones, Fuka Kojima, Guinevere Ontiveros, Marie-Madeleine Opouma Poupa, Torries Owens, Jamod Parham, Lena Psalms, Aradia Sessoms, Kaleb Smith, Tobi Twombley, Rachel Zisk

Excerpt from Arrive
Choreography by Norbert De La Cruz
Rehearsal Director: Freddie Moore
Rehearsal Assistants: Thibaut Witzleb, Claudio Caverni, Irenie Melin-Gompper, Riccardo Passera, and Darion Turner
Music by Shigeru Umebayashi (Yumeji’s Theme) and Oliver Davis (Flight – Concerto for Violin & Strings: III and Voyager Concerto for Violin, Piano, and Strings: II)

Dancers: Jade Abdallah, Jada Ammons, Keilani Barcarse, Noah Broadway, Julie Colotroc, Darius Corbett, Stephan Emmanuel, Justice Jackson, Yasir Jones, Fuka Kojima, Guinevere Ontiveros, Torries Owens, Lena Psalms, Aradia Sessoms, Kaleb Smith, Rachel Zisk

Excerpt from I See You
Choreography by Earl Mosley
Rehearsal Director: Freddie Moore
Rehearsal Assistant: Tobi Twombley

Music by Art of Noise

Dancers: Jade Abdallah, Jada Ammons, Keilani Barcarse, Adele Billotte, Kyra Blevins, Noah Broadway, Julie Colotroc, Darius Corbett, Stephan Emmanuel, Kabria Holland, Justice Jackson, Yasir Jones, Fuka Kojima, Guinevere Ontiveros, Marie-Madeleine Opouma Poupa, Torries Owens, Jamod Parham, Lena Psalms, Aradia Sessoms, Kaleb Smith, Tobi Twombley, Rachel Zisk

The Ailey School
The Ailey School is the official school of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, offering students ages three to twenty-five a comprehensive dance education in an inclusive and nurturing environment. Founded in 1969 in Brooklyn, New York, the School has grown into a world-class educational institution housed in the bright studios of The Joan Weill Center for Dance, the largest center for dance in New York City. The Ailey School’s programs offer the highest caliber of multidisciplinary training while encouraging students to explore their own creative voice, preparing them for diverse and fulfilling careers in dance and beyond.