In 1952, Lester Horton choreographed “Liberian Suite” to music by Duke Ellington. In 1975, Alvin Ailey restaged the piece with the help of James Truitte for the Alvin Ailey City Dance Theater. Since the exact choreography could not be remembered, the piece was said to be “Choreographed by James Truitte, restaged and freely adapted from the original by Lester Horton.” But it was ensured that Horton’s technique and the choreography was similar to what the original had been. The performance of the piece was reviewed by Clive Barnes of The New York Times on November 30, 1975.
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