Breakthrough

Manuel Vignoulle’s diverse international background, first as a dancer and now as a choreographer, informs his creative approach — drawing on both the introspective, conceptual world of European modernism and the more outwardly expressive culture of American dance. Small wonder, then, that he views dance as “an art without borders which generates feelings that touch people’s hearts and lead them to reconnect with their own humanity.” In this athletic full-company work, set to haunting music by Swedish composer Mikael Karlsson, Vignoulle examines the struggle to connect in a world where connections are often just out of our reach. Learn more: alvinailey.org/breakthrough