I'm absolutely delighted to learn that the President and First Lady took Malia and Sasha to the Kennedy Center Friday evening to see the Alvin Ailey Dance Company. How exciting to have a president who appreciates the performing arts, enjoys sharing them with his wife, and wants to expose his daughters to the fabulous cultural opportunities in Washington, D.C. What a role model!
Friday night's program included fiftieth anniversary highlights of the dance company, and a performance of its most famous work, "Revelations". Alvin Ailey created "Revelations" in 1960, but its impact is undiminished in the new millennium.
I wish that Barbie, Midge, and I were in the audience at the Kennedy Center Friday. It's been nearly a quarter century since I saw "Revelations" performed at Omaha's Orpheum Theater, but the experience was memorable.
Mattel introduced the Barbie doll in 1960. Mattel is offering an Alvin Ailey Barbie dressed in the flowing white lace costume of dancers in the "Wade in the Water" segment of "Revelations". The doll honors the vision and talent of Alvin Ailey, Judith Jamison, and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater "to inspire and unite people of all backgrounds through the universal language of dance".
© 2009 Nancy L. Ruder
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