'I was flabbergasted by the sight': Alvin Ailey dancers on their legendary Revelations by Interviews By Lyndsey Winship

For more than 60 years, the spiritual power of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's signature work has stunned audiences including Obama. Here, company members explain what it's like to dance a masterpiece Sylvia Waters, former company dancer: I saw the first performance of Revelations, which was at the 92nd Street Y, New York, in 1960. At the time you are part of history you never realise it, of course. But I had a …

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