Whitney Museum Traces Decorated Career of Visionary Choreographer Alvin Ailey

Alvin Ailey's Revelations first premiered back in 1958, only a few years after his arrival in New York. The piece was the first of many prominent works by the artist and choreographer, leaving its mark on the dance world forever. He cut the original 16 sections down to three in order to take it across the country, and it's been kept short ever since. While it's been six decades since the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater last performed the original piece, the spirit of Revelations is set to ret...