The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has teamed up with Nowness to produce a dance tribute to the 2016 indie hit Moonlight, and they’ve knocked it out of the park.
The dance company, founded in 1958 by dancer/choreographer/icon Alvin Ailey, worked with Moonlight’s composer, Nicholas Britell, to create the piece. AADT’s artistic director Robert Battle choreographed, and the video features dancers Jamar Roberts, Christopher Taylor and Jeremy T. Villas portraying three phases of one man’s life.
Related: Beyond Moonlight: 5 Black LGBTQ films that blazed the trail
The film, which is nominated for eight Academy Awards, is told in three parts, with three actors playing the protagonist during distinct phases of his life. It paints a strikingly intimate portrait of a gay man’s journey towards self-acceptance.
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Ksb1978
Dancers bodies are so beautiful and fluid.
ingyaom
Be sure to check out very hot video “His Sweat” from the same filmmaker:
https://youtu.be/T_1F9LhBf7w
Kangol
Beautiful film, beautiful dancers, beautiful dance!
PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID
Sublime. Music gave me chills. Lighting on point too, same as film poster.
JerseyMike
Beautiful
Franklin
This video leaves me speechless. So beautiful.