Of particular interest were six early solos, created between 1920 and 1931.
The program will also include a new solo created for Mikhail Baryshnikov.
Yet there were vivid solos created by the dancers.
The way soloists created solos changed dramatically with the advent of modal jazz.
The choreographer began to create solos as well as ensembles to Reich scores.
By contrast, the Golden Idol is carried on a pillow but his solo, created in 1948, is omitted.
Not only do they perform, but they also create solos each night in response to randomly combined action depicted in three videos.
Cry is a three-part, twenty-minute solo created for Judith Jamison.
Also, jazz improvisers may use chord substitution as a mental framework to help them create more interesting-sounding solos.
Playing the role of Night, she danced an airborne solo created for her by Hanya Holm.