በኣሜሪካን ኣልቪን ኣልለይ የዳንስ ትያቴር ተወዳጅነትን እያገኘ ያለው Awassa Astrige/Ostrich ጀማሪ ማነው?
በALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER ከጊዜ ወደ ጊዜ ተወዳጅነትን እየተጎናጸፈ ያለው ኣዋሳ ኦስትሪች የኣዋሳ ሰጎን የዳንስ ትያቲር ማነው? ጥቂት ሰለ ትያቲሩ ባለቤት ከታች ያንቡ፦ Awassa Astrige/Ostrich (1932) (Company Premiere – 2014) Choreography by Asadata Dafora Recreated by Charles Moore Restaged by Ella Thompson-Moore Music by Carl Riley Costumes by Catti Lighting Design by Craig Miller Sierra Leone-born choreographer Asadata Dafora blended his vision of a traditional African dance with Western staging in Awassa Astrige/Ostrich. This groundbreaking 1932 solo, set to Carl Riley’s score of African drumming and flute, was one of the first modern dance compositions to fuse African movements with Western staging. With arms flapping like wings, torso rippling and head held high, a warrior is transformed into the proud, powerful ostrich — the king of birds. “After the audience buzz died down and the lights dimmed, you heard the slow beat of an African drum for Asadata Dafora’s Awassa Astrige/Ostrich