Analyzing sinnerman, "Alvin Ailey"

This section from Alvin Ailey's work is represented as the powerful men's trio for sinners-men of who are desperate to escape the fires of hell. For example, the use of the off- balanced movements, such as represented when the trio are performing the T shape off-balanced shape on a diagonal. While using some of Alvin Ailey's stylistic qualities such as suspension and alignment. Alvin Ailey shows an implication of these movements used to rather imply the fear of what will happen if you can not be forgiven(it is like an burden that has an explicit rather alert warning which you can not run away from). It creates an metaphorical sense of how it like a weight that you are carrying full of grief and sins. As, you would have to eventually confess and repent from your sins. Hoping that in Gods eyes that you are forgiven from your mistakes. For example, the jumps across large distances of space such as leaps and pirouettes portray the men trying to escape and run away from your problems. This is because of how your problems will always come back to you. Furthermore, the jumps could also connote on how that you have to reach to heaven in order to get/receive any forgiven. Moreover, through the use of the 20th century gospel music infused, which is very upbeat and the strong dynamic field of dynamics. Therefore, the jumps would be very large and uplifting. Forgiveness is being presented as one of the themes of Alvin Ailey's work. It describes on how Alvin Ailey is telling the story of the American Faith experiences from slavery to freedom. The dancers were going in a pathway of space forward and backwards. Through the use of the action running within the pathway. Which could have the implied meaning of how they are seeking for freedom and help. That Alvin Ailey was trying to convey through his work as he had an hard life as of being in the Black American Culture. For example, they were not given as many opportunities or chances. Which Alvin Ailey wanted to present through his piece of the struggles and the salvation of which African American Culture are facing such as acceptance into society. The use of the reaching out movements on the floor demonstrates his infusion of graham technique. That he incorporated into his works i.e. Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey and Jose Limon. The portrayal meaning and desire of the section, "sinnerman" is aimed to show a mesmerizing and captivating moment of time when you are reaching for indulgence. Furthermore, this piece reinforces the issues involving around African American Culture and of how that they are treated nothing more than animals. In the eyes of Alvin Ailey and many other African Americans.