Grace

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Ronald K. Brown's Grace
Please Credit Photo: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Ronald K. Brown's Grace. Photo by Danica Paulos
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This new production marks the 25th anniversary of Mr. Brown’s rapturous work fueled by Duke Ellington's classic "Come Sunday," Peven Everett’s hit "Gabriel," and the irresistible pulse of Fela Kuti's Afro-Pop. Here, the secular and sacred meet in a tour-de-force connecting African and American dance.    

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Announces Inaugural Season Led By Artistic Director Alicia Graf Mack Launching At New York City Center December 3, 2025 - January 4, 2026, Followed By United States Tour

NEW YORK — updated August 20, 2025 — Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, New York City Center’s Principal Dance Company and a beloved American cultural ambassador to the world, returns to the New York City Center stage from December 3, 2025 – January 4, 2026 for a five-week engagement, which has become a joyous holiday tradition! The milestone season raises the curtain on AILEY’s next era under the leadership of new Artistic Director Alicia Graf Mack, the renowned dancer and educator, guided as ever by Alvin Ailey’s pioneering legacy. Audiences will be treated to classic works from the Ailey repertory that have inspired and uplifted fans for decades — including the touchstone of inspiration Revelations, the ultimate anthem to resilience and joy, which will be performed with live music for six performances on the Opening Night Gala and opening weekend.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater And BAM Announce June 5—8 Program

February 6, 2025/Brooklyn, NY— The company that shattered every boundary of American dance returns to Brooklyn with another unforgettable spring program that includes a world premiere from renowned choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar in collaboration with Samantha Figgins and Chalvar Monteiro. Zollar recently completed 40 years at the helm of Urban Bush Women, and is AILEY's 2025 Artist in Residence. Also featured is Elisa Monte’s Treading, a mesmerizing duet set to music by Steve Reich, Ronald K. Brown’s Grace, a spellbinding dance journey to the promised land, and Alvin Ailey’s visceral classic Revelations. This program is part of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's 2024—2025 season celebrating the life and legacy of Artistic Director Emerita, Judith Jamison.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Returns To Atlanta's Fox Theatre February 12-16

ATLANTA – updated January 14, 2025 – Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, one of the world’s most popular dance companies and America’s cultural ambassador to the world, returns to the Fox Theatre, February 12-16 for six exciting performances during a season celebrating Legacy in Motion and the life of beloved Artistic Director Emerita Judith Jamison (1943 – 2024). The 2025 Atlanta engagement will feature season world premieres by choreographers for whom Alvin Ailey paved the way - Sacred Songs by Interim Artistic Director Matthew Rushing, Finding Free by Hope Boykin, Many Angels by Lar Lubovitch, and Al-Andalus Blues by Jamar Roberts. The season will also include the 25th anniversary staging of Ronald K. Brown’s rapturous blockbuster Grace and a new production of Elisa Monte’s mesmerizing Treading. The finale of all programs will be Alvin Ailey's soul-stirring, must-see masterpiece, Revelations, which has captivated audiences globally since 1960.

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The New York Times - Recalling the Creation of Grace

She is transcendent and glowing: a mysterious woman in white. Standing center stage in a bandeau top with a strip of transparent fabric hanging down her front, and wide, loose pants, she remains still and rooted. This dancer, the mother god of Ronald K. Brown’s Grace, anchors the stage with a quiet strength as the sound of Duke Ellington’s “Come Sunday” builds, calling her body — and with it her costume, its fabric swelling and dipping like waves — to action.