NBC 6 Miami - Breathtaking Dance: Ailey II at the Arsht Center
Ailey II’s Jordyn White and Xavier Logan discuss the second company’s upcoming engagement at The Arsht Center in Miami, Florida on Friday, January 9, 2026.
Danza International - The Spirit of Ailey and the Horton Technique
The legacy left by Alvin Ailey extends far beyond the two world-renowned companies that bear his name. It lives on in a school of excellence dedicated to spreading a style.
Lighting & Sound America - Island Gods
Cuban-American choreographer Maija Garcia made her debut with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater this fall with "Jazz Island." Based on a folktale from the book "Black Gods, Green Islands," by actor-director-designer and all-around polymath Geoffery Holder, it features Erzulie, Afro-Caribbean goddess of love, intervening in the affairs of young Bashiba, who is engaged, unhappily, to a young traveling man. Supplying the jazz in "Jazz Island" is a score by Trinidadian composer and trumpeter Etienne Charles.
Blavity - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Company Members On Expanding Its Legacy With Afro-Latino And Afro-Caribbean Dance
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s holiday season is underway at New York City Center through Jan. 4. This season marks more than just another year of the artistic phenomenon that uses dance as a catalyst for spiritual and cultural expression. It also marks the dawn of a new chapter under the guidance of Artistic Director Alicia Graf Mack, whose inaugural season embraces both the company’s foundational Black roots and its evolving commitment to diversity, now including the Afro-Latino diaspora.
DC Modern Luxury - Music in Motion
Alicia Graf Mack (@aliciagrafmack) remembers the first time she understood what it meant to be a dancer. She wasn't on a stage or in a studio, but in the living room of her childhood home in Columbia, Md.
ESSENCE - A New Chapter Begins At The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
On December 3, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater opened its 2025–26 holiday season at New York City Center with a gala that marked a turning point for the company. The five-week engagement—running through January 4—signals the first full season under Artistic Director Alicia Graf Mack, and a moment where the heralded repertory leans into what audiences expect from Ailey, while expanding its vision for the next generation.
The Miami Times - Ailey II Ascending
World class dance company brings elite young dancer and three premieres to the Arsht Center.
WABC 7 - The Tamron Hall Show - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Performs on Tamron Hall
Artistic Director, Alicia Graf Mack speaks with Tamron Hall about the New York City Center Center season, from December 3 – January 4, 2026. Ailey dancers, Isabel Wallace-Green, Solomon Dumas, and Hannah Richardson perform “Wade in the Water,” from Alvin Ailey’s Revelations.
Inc. - How Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Presents a Master Class in Branding
Last week, for only the fourth time in its nearly 70-year history, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater company began its new season under the leadership of a different Artistic Director: Alicia Graf Mack.
Fox 5 - Good Day New York - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater begins highly anticipated New York City Center season
Artistic Director, Alicia Graf Mack speaks to Good Day New York about her inaugural season with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at New York City Center. Ailey dancer, Yannick Lebrun performs Alvin Ailey’s A Song for You, in anticipation of the season.