Echoes of Ailey

Dancer turned director Ezra Hurwitz and Ailey II artistic director Francesca Harper feature movement as museum pieces against the Whitney Museum of American Art's striking architecture for short film Echoes of Ailey. Commissioned to celebrate Edges of Ailey, the film accompanies the first large-scale exhibition on the life and enduring legacy of visionary artist and choreographer Alvin Ailey, currently on view at the Whitney.

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Client Whitney Museum of American Art
+ Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Services Title Design

Film Director Ezra Hurwitz
Dance Company Alvin Ailey
Location Whitney Museum of American Art
Music Radiohead
DP Andy Catarisano
Producer
Francesco Raffo
Choreographer Francesca Harper
PD 
Grace Beck
Stylist Paul Bui
Edit 
Matt Carter
Color Joseph Bricknell, Company 3
Sound Design Michalis Anthis, Machine
Title Design Elena Miska
Title Motion Design Freddie Hall