Mr Khan wanted to present choreography that explored the performers' roots.
These two companies will present choreography by Chris Elam, drawn from Balinese dancing, and by Chris Yon and Justin Jones, who have performed with Jump Rhythm, Nicholas Leichter and Rudy Perez.
The Ailey company's repertory abounds in skillful sensationalism too, but only occasionally does it present choreography that's rewarding to rewatch.
And the Modern Traditions workshop at the Pillow will present choreography by Taylor and others tomorrow at 6 30 p.m. at the Inside/Out Stage.
In May, at the Rose Theater, the Mark Morris Dance Group will present choreography to what is said to be the original score, based on a conception that includes a happy ending for the young lovers.
(Dunning) DONNA SCRO GENTILE/FREESPACE DANCE (Thursday) Ms. Gentile, who has danced with Sean Curran and Murray Louis, will present choreography set to music by Daniel Bernard Roumain, Glen Fittin, Tigger Benford and Peter Jones, performed by the resident company at Montclair State University.
"I wanted to present choreography with emotional resonance and a broad range, demonstrating the dynamism of the art form in America".
The dancers who make up this resident company come from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University; on Wednesday night the group presented student choreography by Claire Westby and Claudia Hubiak, as well as new works by Ms. Childs, Sidra Bell, Patricia Hoffbauer and Benoit-Swan Pouffer.
Ailey II was formed in 1974, sixteen years after Alvin Ailey first presented his choreography, which often incorporated themes from the African-American experience, with his small group of black modern dancers.
Ballet West, very enterprisingly, presents choreography, décor and costumes in versions that differ from the Royal Ballet revivals, but with the coaching of the famous androgynous Garçonne role by Georgina Parkinson, who learned the part at the Royal in 1964 from Nijinska herself.
