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 "I am absorbed in the magic of movement and light. Movement never lies. It is the magic of what I call the outer space of the imagination. There is a great deal of outer space, distant from our daily lives, where I feel our imagination wanders sometimes. It will find a planet or it will not find a planet, and that is what a dancer does." ~Martha Graham

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Alvin Ailey’s “UPTOWN”

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This past Saturday night, I went to see the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. They a modern dance group based out of New York and they are in a word INSPIRING! You don’t just “go to see them,” you experience them. This new production featured a new piece called “UPTOWN”. This was a piece choreographed by Matthew Rushing and inspired by the Harlem Renaissance of the early 20th-century. Check out this article in the Orange County Register.

It Featured eight pieces: “Welcome to Harlem”, “Rent Party”, “Great Minds”, “Visual Arts”, “Shuffle Along”, “The Weary Blues”, “Divas, Apples & Jazz” & “The Cotton Club”

Check out some of the pictures and videos of this great work!

Here are 2 videos I found on the YouTubes. The will play one after the other… enjoy!

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Posted on : 09-03-2010 | By : Mikey Pedroza | In : Dancing, Lindy Hop, New Dance Videos, Other, Other Dance Videos, Photos, Videos

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