Matthew Rushing feels the spirit in Ronald K. Brown commission (Photo by Paul Kolnick)
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Howard Gilman Opera House
30 Lafayette Ave. between Ashland Pl. & St. Felix St.
June 10-20, $20-$85
718-636-4100
www.bam.org
www.alvinailey.org
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to BAM to close out the eclectic arts institution’s spring season with a pair of programs. “Ailey Spirit” features Ailey’s “Mary Lou’s Mass,” being performed for the first time in thirty-five years, as well as the classic “Revelations,” which is always a thrill to see, and Ronald K. Brown’s “Dancing Spirit,” the Brooklyn-based dancer and choreographer’s gorgeous tribute to Judith Jamison that premiered at City Center last December. “By Popular Demand” includes Robert Battle’s “In/Side,” “Revelations,” and Matthew Rushing’s “Uptown,” the longtime Ailey dancer’s rather mundane history of the Harlem Renaissance that also premiered last winter at City Center. The Saturday matinees on June 12 & 19 will be followed by an artist talk with the dancers.