Washington, DC Gala Benefit

Please Credit Photo: Artistic Director Alicia Graf Mack with AILEY's 2026 DC Gala Co and Vice Chairs. Photo © Tony Powell

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December 19, 2025

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Returns To The Warner Theatre In Washington, DC, January 30-February 8, Launching 2026 U.S. Tour During Inaugural Season Led By Artistic Director Alicia Graf Mack

WASHINGTON, DC — December 19, 2025 — Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, one of the world’s most popular dance companies, launches its 20-city United States tour in Washington, DC with eleven inspiring performances from January 30 – February 8, 2026, where it will be promoted by Live Nation at the historic Warner Theatre, known for over a century as DC’s monument to entertainment. Audiences will be treated to a variety of world premieres, new works and classics from the Ailey repertory that have inspired and uplifted fans for decades—including the touchstone of inspiration, Revelations, a must-see masterpiece of American dance.

November 06, 2025

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Washington, Dc Gala Benefit Celebrating Inaugural Season Led By Artistic Director Alicia Graf Mack

(WASHINGTON, DC) November 6, 2025 – On Wednesday, February 4, 2026, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will host its Washington, DC Gala Benefit, celebrating the inaugural season led by Artistic Director Alicia Graf Mack. The black-tie benefit is the centerpiece of an expansive 11-performance engagement from January 30-February 8, promoted by Live Nation, and launches a coast-to-coast US tour. Following a 7:00pm performance by Ailey’s extraordinary dancers at the historic Warner Theatre, known for over a century as DC’s monument to entertainment, prominent figures in entertainment, business, philanthropy, and politics will gather for a soirée at Columbia Square Atrium.

October 02, 2024

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s 25th Anniversary Washington, DC Gala Benefit Returns To The John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts

(WASHINGTON, DC) January 17, 2025 – On Wednesday, February 5, 2025, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will host its 25th annual Washington, D.C. Gala Benefit during the week-long engagement at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (February 4 – 9) that is part of a coast-to-coast U.S. Tour celebrating Legacy in Motion and the life of Artistic Director Emerita Judith Jamison (1943 – 2024). A highlight of the cultural calendar and Black History Month, the 7:30pm performance on the Opera House Stage features Ailey’s extraordinary dancers in season world premieres of Matthew Rushing’s Sacred Songs and Lar Lubovitch’s Many Angels, as well as a special excerpt of Alvin Ailey’s Cry, the tour de-force solo made famous by Judith Jamison, and the must-see masterpiece Revelations. Afterwards, in the Nation’s Gallery, prominent figures in entertainment, business, philanthropy, and politics will gather for dinner and dancing.

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December 29, 2025

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.

April 01, 2025

Washington Life Magazine - Alvin Ailey's 25th Annual Gala

Talent and Vision: With a repertoire that features nearly 300 pieces by over 100 choreographers, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has graced stages in more than 70 nations across six continents and has been celebrated as a "Vital American Cultural Ambassador to the World" and Ailey did not disappoint the packed Kennedy Center Opera House audience during an extraordinary one-night-only gala performance, followed by an evening soiree at the Nations Gallery.

March 01, 2025

Modern Luxury DC - On The Scene: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Gala

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's 25th annual Washington, DC Gala Benefit took center stage during the Company's week-long engagement at The Kennedy Center, celebrating Black History Month with an evening of artistry and impact. A standout on the DC social calendar, the gala drew nearly 500 guests and raised over $1.2 million to support Ailey's regional initiatives, including new productions, youth education programs and scholarships for local students to train at The Ailey School in New York City.