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Memoria: Ailey Celebrates the Life of Joyce Trisler

Memoria: Ailey Celebrates the Life of Joyce Trisler (022.00.00)

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Choreographed in 1979 in memory of his dancer/choreographer friend from his Lester Horton days, Ailey noted that the work was “dedicated to the joy . . . the beauty . . . the creativity . . . and the wild spirit of my friend Joyce Trisler.”
Choreographed in 1979 in memory of his dancer/choreographer friend from his Lester Horton days, Ailey noted that the work was “dedicated to the joy . . . the beauty . . . the creativity . . . and the wild spirit of my friend Joyce Trisler.”