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The River

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The River

Choreography by Alvin Ailey
Music by Duke Ellington
Costumes by Frank Thompson
Lighting by Nicholas Cernovitch

World Premiere

June 25, 1970
New York State Theater
New York, New York

Cast:
Spring – John Prinz
Vortex – Eleanor D’Antuono
Falls – Richard Cammack, William Carter, Robert Gladstein, Vane Vest
Lake – Cynthia Gregory, Ivan Nagy
Riba – Dennis Nahat
Two Cities – Sallie Wilson, Keith Lee