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The Eleventh Hour, 1989
Memorial Service at The Cathedral of St. John the Divine for deceased Choreographer Alvin Ailey, "ALVIN AILEY GOING HOME"- Dance scenes only*
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The Alvin Ailey Dancers perform at memorial service for Dancer, Choreographer and Director, Alvin Ailey, who was known for nurturing Black artists and expressing the universality of the African American experience through dance. He was also noted for popularizing modern dance. Dancers perform his most famous routine, Revelations, among others.
The Eleventh Hour, 1989
Memorial Service at The Cathedral of St. John the Divine for deceased Choreographer Alvin Ailey, "ALVIN AILEY GOING HOME"- Dance scenes only*
Original Broadcast Date:
The Alvin Ailey Dancers perform at memorial service for Dancer, Choreographer and Director, Alvin Ailey, who was known for nurturing Black artists and expressing the universality of the African American experience through dance. He was also noted for popularizing modern dance. Dancers perform his most famous routine, Revelations, among others.
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Reel opens tilt down on large audience in pews inside The Cathedral of St John the Divine for a memorial service for the great choreographer, Alvin Ailey. The alter is seen on an empty stage with lit candles, a large black and white photo of Alvin Ailey on side of stage.
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Pan in on stage. African American male and Asian female, barefoot dancers, slowly walking onto stage and turn and face the audience, the male standing behind the female dancer.
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Music begins and and the two dancers perform a beautiful routine to an extremely beautiful, soulful and spiritual Gospel song. Choir unseen.
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In the audience, Alvin Ailey's mother dressed in black with a veil, and brother David Walls Cooper, another unknown woman, sit quietly.
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Same Dance performance continues
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Wide shot from back of the cathedral, the audience, and same two dancers contiue performing.
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Performance ends, the two dancers walking off stage.
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Pan out from stage reveals quite a narrow room, rows of pews and a large alter on the stage.
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Returning to cathedral, a closer view of the beautiful alter with lit candles on empty stage, flowers near the pews.
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A line of barefoot female dancers in flowing neutral colored skirts walking on stage all holding hands and followed by male dancers also holding hands
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Dancers all on stage, heads bowed and performance begins.
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Pan out from stage revealing a casket draped in purple velvet with a red velvet fabric cross draped over it.
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Alvin Ailey dancers on stage begin performance heads bowed in moment of reflection to an unseen spiritual, a-cappela Gospel chorus
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Dancers moving slowly in place not moving their feet - beautiful sinuous movements. Typical Alvin Ailey.
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Dance performance continues to the Gospel song written by Alvin Ailey, "I've Been Buked".
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Performance ends, dancers clasp hands and walk off stage
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Wide shot pews with audience and a bit of the stage, large b&w photo of Alvin Aily on stand near front of stage.
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wide shot of the stage, a piano begins playing, male African American dancer in blue leotard dancing solo routine to Elton Johns' song, Your Song.
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Performance ends, performer takes a bow and blows a kiss.
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Audience - close up on two older African American women(Ailey's mother and unknown other) dressed in black and well dressed African American male seated beside them
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tilt down over audience - wide shot of audience in pews and large photo of Alvin Ailey
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scene opens as female African American dancer, Donna Wood, in a beautiful white dress walking onto stage.
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Tilt down from behind dancer overlooking audience and view of large blue stained glass design at ceiling.
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Dance performance begins, solo Donna Wood, Ailey dancer, gyrating to lively tune, "Cry".
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Talking head, Alvin Ailey female dancer, speaking with unseen unknown interview, explaining the dance, "Cry", Ailey wrote as a gift for his mother because he couldn't afford to buy something for her.
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Back to continued performance with solo female dancer.
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Audience - close up - Alvin Ailey's mother, unknown woman next to her, and Ailey's brother. Audience applause.
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Dancer on stage, performance ends to audience applause. Dancer takes a bow and walks off stage.
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Audience POV from stage.Some people getting up, taking a break.
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Dancers performing, women in white dresses holding an umbrella, male in white pants no shirt.
This is an excerpt from Alvin Ailey's most iconic signature masterpiece, "Revelations" danced to the tune of "Wade in the Water." |
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Performance of Revelations ends, wide shot audience and large b&w photo Alvin Ailey near stage.
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Remember Me
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Cover by Diana Ross.
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Wide shot of the huge B&W photo of Alvin Ailey next to stage, piano player and singer, flowers and candles.
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Cutaway to dance performance by solo male dancer to Diana Ross's "Remember Me"
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Scene opens on cathedral, a priest walking quietly down the aisle.
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Zoom in on larger than life photo of Alvin Ailey at front of the cathedral
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Audience standing up as dancer in long yellow dress and large house enters onto stage waving a fan.
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Music begins - female dancers begin dance performance - excerpts from Ailey's, "Revelations", to the spiritual song, "The Day is Past and Gone" and "Rocka My Soul".
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Audience shot, priests clapping to the music
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Lively segment of Revelations continues to "Rocka My Soul"
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Older African American lady in audience mouthing words to Rocka My Soul
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POV from the stage - dancers and audience.
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Wide shot of the dancers performing (stage) POV back of cathedral
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Audience pan, people clapping to the music including several priests in robes.
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Great wide shot stage all dancers are seen, women in beautiful long yellow dresses and men in white shirts - dancing enthusiastically exuberant energetic.
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Performance ends in applause, dancers on knees arms up in the air, then all stand up.
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Priests walking up aisle passing Ailey's picture and approaching his casket.
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End Reel.
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