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Article Title

Dance as a Vehicle for Cultural Identity and Reparative Justice

Authors

Tina M. Mullone

Abstract

While performing on Broadway, Alvin Ailey launched the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater with a specific vision: to give voice to the Black experience through dance. Revelations, often described as Ailey’s signature work, draws from what he called his “blood memories” of growing up in Rogers, Texas. It speaks directly to the strength of African American culture and shows how spirituality, community, and dance can be spaces of both resistance and healing.