Ailey ® II
Tuscany Premiere
At the Giglio theatre the wonderful dancers from AILEY II, the junior company from the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, founded in 1974 and presently directed by Troy Powell, universally known for being one of the American theatre companies that matches the spirit and energy of the best dancers with the creative vision of the most exceptional up and coming choreographers. The company represents Alvin Ailey’s pioneering mission at its best; that of creating an enlarged cultural community able to offer performances, training and preparation, with also training programmes for schools and the public.
The show ends with the famous choreography REVELATIONS, by Alvin Ailey, a suite that through the sounds of spirituals, gospel, and blues, explores with fervour the deepest sorrow and most perfect joy of the soul. In the words of Alvin Ailey, one of North America’s most valuable treasures is the Afroamerican cultural heritage, «at times painful, at others joyful, but always full of hope» .
Thursday 23 January 2014, 21.00
Details:
Stagione Teatrale 2013-2014
Ottobre 2013
La scena: ven 11, sab 12 – ore 21.00 / dom 13 – ore 16.30
Novembre 2013
Iliade: ven 8, sab 9 – ore 21.00 / dom 10 – ore 16.30
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo: dom 17 – ore 21.00
Carmen: sab 23 ore 20.30 / dom24 ore 16.00
Penso che un sogno così: ven 29, sab 30 – ore 21.00 / dom 1 – ore 16.30
Dicembre 2013
Il ritorno a casa: ven 6, sab 7 – ore 21.00 / dom 8 – ore 16.30
Falstaff: ven 13 ore 20.30 / dom 15 ore 16.00
Royal Mongolian Ballet Vento d’Oriente: sab 21 – ore 21.00
Gennaio 2014
Due di noi: ven 10, sab 11 – ore 21.00 / dom 12 – ore 16.30
Ailey ® II; gio 23 – ore 21.00
Zio Vanja: ven 24, sab 25 – ore 21.00 / dom 26 – ore 16.30
Febbraio 2014
Il Matrimonio Segreto: ven 7 ore 20.30 / dom 9 ore 16.00
Non si sa come:ven 14, sab 15 – ore 21.00 / dom 16 – ore 16.30
Les Contes D’Hoffmann: sab 22 ore 20.30 / dom 23 ore 16.00
Compagnia Virgilio Sieni: mar 25 – ore 21.00
Marzo 2014
La Torre d’avorio: mar 4, mer 5, gio 6 – ore 21.00
by car: park outside San Pietro Gate, enter the gate and take via S. Girolamo until Piazza del Giglio
shuttle Bus from the paid parking area in Viale Carducci
From the railway station go along Viale regina Margherita until San Pietro Gate, then take via S. Girolamo until Piazza del Giglio
Tel. 0583/46531
Ticket Office: Tel. 0583/467521 biglietteria@teatrodelgiglio.it
Press Office: Fax 0583/490317 ufficiostampa@teatrodelgiglio.it
Administration: Fax 0583/465339
Library: biblioteca@teatrodelgiglio.it
Azienda Teatro del Giglio
The Theatre del Giglio has a prestigious historical background. Lucca, an autonomous city-state until the Napolionic period, has always been a very lively cultural centre. There were already two active theatre halls in the 17th century, but it still wasn’t enough to satisfy the needs of its inhabitants. The Teatro Pubblico was inaugurated in 1675, after a citizens board had studied the possibility of converting the old Gesuati convent for such a purpose. The building was destroyed by a fire in 1688 and was reconstructed four years later according to the original plans of Francesco Buonamici. When the Republic was brought down in 1799, the theatre went through a decadent period which lasted until 1817 when construction work was started on the new building under Giovanni Lazzarini’s plans. The new theatre was inaugurated in 1819; its name, “Teatro del Giglio”, was chosen by Maria Luisa di Borbone, the Sovreign of Lucca,.
Since then, the stage of the Teatro del Giglio has become one of the most important in Italy. In 1985 it was given the title “Teatro di Tradizione” which is an honour bestowed on very few great, historic, Italian theatres.