Ailey II in Revelations

Using African American spirituals, song-sermons, gospel songs and holy blues—Alvin Ailey’s Revelations fervently explores the places of deepest grief and holiest joy in the soul. Ailey said that one of America’s richest treasures was the cultural heritage of the African American —“sometimes sorrowful, sometimes jubilant, but always hopeful.“ This enduring classic is a tribute to that heritage and to Ailey’s genius.