Kirvn James Boyd -Photo by Andrew Eccles - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 2012
Painting, Music, Fashion, Dance and Theater appears to launch itself from New York. This is not necessarily true and yet the feeling that if you want to experience something first, that you have to live in that Big City. If you live some place other then New York, you are always waiting for the traveling show, or the movie to hit your area and eventually they do come.
The traveling shows are most often missing something, that few cities can duplicate and that is the inconvenience that big cities pose. Walking to the theater or exhibit with what seems like thousands of people all wanting to get something that is not at all physical. The sitting uncomfortably in a rather chilly old theater with your coat wrapped around your legs to keep warm as you watch something that is truly extraordinary.
When you see The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York, you see an exceptional event where the power and grace displayed can not be ignored and you feel that you could dance and soar with implacable grace. This feeling stays with you as you leave the theater to have dinner or on your subway ride home, still warmed by the evenings events. For days and possibly even weeks later you will still be moving gracefully from your desk to the copier and back again, well aware of the eyes that follow you.
For those who love their local comfort, Alvin Ailey travels well. Just remember to not jump immediately into your car after the performance with out first practicing your strut, grace and balance before going home.
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