Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

Rachael McLaren performs in “The Evolution Of A Secured Feminine” by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at the Music Center in Los Angeles on April 8. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

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Constance Stamatiou and Matthew Rushing in the “Wade in the Water” portion of the piece “Revelations.” (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Amos J. Mechanic Jr. in the “I Wanna Be Ready” portion of the piece “Revelations.” (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Rosalyn Deshauteurs and Kirven James Boyd in “52 And Counting” portion of the piece “Annointed.” (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Linda Celeste Sims (far left, purple) and Jamar Roberts (white costume, back) perform in the piece “Annointed.” (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Linda Celeste Sims and Glenn Allen Sims in the “Fix Me Jesus” portion of the piece “Revelations.” (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

The piece “Annointed.” (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Linda Celeste Sims performs in the piece “Annointed.” (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

“Revelations” is performed. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

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