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Ulysses Dove
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Born: January 17, 1947
Died: June 11, 1996
Occupation: dancer, choreographer
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Born in Columbia, South Carolina, the eldest of three
children, Ulysses Dove began dance study with Carolyn Tate while a
premedical student at Howard University. He transferred to the University
of Wisconsin to study with Xenia Chlistowa of the Kirov Ballet, and in
1970 he graduated from Bennington College with a degree in dance. Upon
moving to New York, Dove joined the Merce Cunningham company and also
performed with Mary Anthony, Pearl Lang, and Anna Sokolow. In 1973 he
joined the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, where he quickly rose to
the rank of principal dancer acclaimed for his commanding presence, bright
clarity of movement, and truthful dramatic intensity. Dove turned to
choreography at Ailey's urging, and created the 1980 solo "Inside" for
Judith Jamison. He left the Ailey company that year to begin a significant
freelance career choreographing dances for the Basel Ballet, Swedish
Cullberg Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, London Festival Ballet, American
Ballet Theater, New York City Ballet, and Groupe de Recherche
Choreographique de l'Opéra de Paris where he spent three years as
assistant director. Several Dove ballets have found their definitive,
punchy interpretations in performances by the Ailey company, including
"Night Shade" (1982) "Bad Blood" (1984), "Vespers" (1986), and "Episodes"
(1987). His final project was "Red Angels," which
was premiered by the New York City Ballet in 1994. Dove died on June 11,
1996. His choreography was marked by its relentless speed, violent force,
and daring eroticism.
-- Thomas F. DeFrantz
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Lewis, Julinda. "Inside: A Dance."
DANCE SCOPE 14, no. 3 (1980).
Supree, Burt. "Ulysses Dove: Beginning
Again, Again." VILLAGE VOICE, July 17, 1984.
Source
Citation: "Ulysses Dove." ENCYCLOPEDIA
OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURE AND HISTORY. 5 vols. Macmillan, 1996. Reprinted by permission of Gale Group.
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