Ulysses Dove
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Ulysses Dove (January 17, 1947 in Columbia, South Carolina – June 11, 1996 in Manhattan) was a choreographer.
Dove began his dance training at
Dove soon became Alvin Ailey's principal dancer and became renowned for his ability to command the stage with a powerful and dramatic clarity.
Dove's choreography is famous for its speed, force and eroticism.[1] Some of his more famous works are Night Shade (1982), Bad Blood (1984), Vespers (1986) originally set on DCDC, and Episodes (1987). Red Angels (1994) was created for and premiered at New York City Ballet. Twilight, which was performed on May 23, 1994, with Red Angels, was Dove's final creation.
Dove died on June 11, 1996, at the age of 49, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Manhattan of an
References
- ^ a b DeFrantz, Thomas F. Ulysses Dove, biographical essay, PBS.
External links
- Archive film of Ulysses Dove's Episodes (Living in the Present Moment)performed in 2000 at Jacob's Pillow
- Archive film of Ulysses Dove's Dancing on the Front Porch of Heaven performed in 1997 at Jacob's Pillow
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