It may be cold outside, but things are hotter than ever at the Ailey Extension! Join us for a weekend-long celebration of love and culture with a series of special events: Celebrating Brazilian Carnaval and two Valentine’s Zumba® Dance Parties on Saturday, February 13th, and Valentine’s Day Salsa on Sunday, February 14th.
In his fifth season as Artistic Director, Miami native Robert Battle leads Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in five performances at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County from Thursday, February 18 through Sunday, February 21, 2016. The highly-anticipated Miami engagement is the only South Florida stop on a 20-city North American Tour by Ailey, regarded as one of the world's most celebrated dance companies.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to the Fabulous Fox Theatre February 10 -14, 2016 for six inspired performances featuring new productions of Ailey classics and premieres by some of America’s most celebrated dance-makers. Alvin Ailey’s perennial crowd pleaser Revelations will provide the inspiring finale of all programs.
Following a five-week New York holiday season that brought audiences to their feet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will share its inspiring artistry with audiences during a 20-city North American tour starting February 2nd in Washington, D.C., traveling to major cities including Atlanta, Miami, Chicago, Boston, Seattle, and ending in Newark on May 8th. Beloved as one of the world’s most popular dance companies, Alvin Ailey’s pioneering legacy of uplifting, uniting, and celebrating the human spirit lives on as Ailey’s extraordinary dancers bring a wide array of premieres, new productions, and classics to life.
(New York) November 30, 2015—Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performances inspire audiences around the world, and New Yorkers have a unique opportunity to join in the dance this holiday season. The Ailey Extension and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater announce the return of “Ticket to Dance” in conjunction with Ailey’s New York City Center season (December 2 - January 3).
(New York – November 10, 2015) Artistic Director Robert Battle invites audiences of all ages to The Family Matinee series – performances on Saturdays at 2pm featuring a rousing Revelations finale, followed by Q & A with Ailey’s acclaimed dancers. Young readers can learn how Robert was first inspired by Revelations through Simon & Schuster’s new picture book biography MY STORY, MY DANCE, available for purchase at every performance.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, recognized as a vital “American Cultural Ambassador” to the world and New York City Center’s Principal Dance Company, returns to the New York City Center stage for the 45th consecutive year from December 2, 2015 – January 3, 2016. Led by Robert Battle in his fifth season, Ailey’s renowned artists will bring to life an expansive repertory of two dozen works by some of America’s most celebrated dance-makers during this exciting annual season, which has become a joyous holiday tradition.
Four outstanding works by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, one of the world’s leading modern dance companies, will come to the big screen on Thursday, October 22 at 7:00 pm (local time) as the second installment of Lincoln Center at the Movies: Great American Dance. Designated by a U.S. Congressional resolution as a vital American “Cultural Ambassador to the World,” the Company will perform its beloved signature work, Revelations, the American dance masterpiece created by founder Alvin Ailey.
This Friday, Ailey II will embark on a 26-city US tour running through March 13th. The tour will take the stellar 12 member ensemble to Towson, MD; Memphis, TN; Pittsburgh, PA; Albuquerque, NM; New Orleans, LA; and Durham, NC among many others.
Tonight marks the beginning of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s return to South Africa nearly two decades after historic residencies in post-apartheid South Africa in 1997 and 1998, following the lifting of the international cultural boycott. Recognized by U.S. Congressional Resolution as a vital American “Cultural Ambassador to the World,” Ailey will perform in Johannesburg at Teatro at Montecasino from September 3 – 13 and – for the first time – Cape Town at Opera House, Artscape from September 16 – 20.