Ben Turner
Ailey ***
Director: Jamila Wignot Country: USA In 1958, choreographer Alvin Ailey founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. Having worked as a dancer in New York, he felt that as an African-American, choreography at the time did not reflect who he was and what he thought dance should be. Over the following years, the profile of his dance company sky-rocketed as likeminded dancers flocked to become a part of his work, culminating with the seminal performance of Revelations, which