a dark skinned black woman leaps beofre a black background, one leg extended, one tucked under. Her arms, swept to her side, make a circle.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Boch Center Wang Theatre

Beauty, grace, strength: these are the hallmarks of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. For more than six decades, the magnificent Ailey dancers have inspired us, touched our hearts, and invited us to joyously clap along with them as they take their curtain calls in the beloved Revelations.  

The Ailey company honors the legacy of African American cultural touchstones and brings us a world of contemporary dance through new commissions. 

Under the leadership of new Artistic Director Alicia Graf Mack, the company embarks on its next era, guided as ever by Alvin Ailey's pioneering legacy. Ailey will continue to break new ground, pushing the bounds of what the human body can do and what the human spirit can achieve.

Top: Caroline T. Dartey. Photo by Andrew Eccles.

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“The influence and importance of the company, to both the dance world and the culture at large, are wide and multifaceted. ”

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Programs

More information about the works will be coming soon, but the schedule is set for this year's Ailey run!

The Holy Blues (Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Samantha Figgins, Chalvar Monteiro, 2025)
intermission
Blink of an Eye (Medhi Walerski, 2025)
pause
A Song for You (Alvin Ailey, 1972)
intermission
Revelations (Alvin Ailey, 1960)

This performance includes the use of theatrical haze.

Grace (Ronald K. Brown, 1999)
intermission
Difference Between (Matthew Neenan, 2025)
pause
A Case of You (Judith Jamison, 2004)
intermission
Revelations (Alvin Ailey, 1960)

This performance includes the use of theatrical haze.

Grace (Ronald K. Brown, 1999)
intermission
Difference Between (Matthew Neenan, 2025)
pause
A Case of You (Judith Jamison, 2004)
intermission
Revelations (Alvin Ailey, 1960)

This performance includes the use of theatrical haze.

The Holy Blues (Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Samantha Figgins, Chalvar Monteiro, 2025)
intermission
Blink of an Eye (Medhi Walerski, 2025)
pause
A Song for You (Alvin Ailey, 1972)
intermission
Revelations (Alvin Ailey, 1960)

This performance includes the use of theatrical haze.

The Holy Blues (Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Samantha Figgins, Chalvar Monteiro, 2025)
intermission
Blink of an Eye (Medhi Walerski, 2025)
pause
A Song for You (Alvin Ailey, 1972)
intermission
Revelations (Alvin Ailey, 1960)

This performance includes the use of theatrical haze.

Boch Center Wang Theater

The 2025/26 Dance Series is generously supported by
Leslie & Howard Appleby, Crescendo Donor Advised Fund,
and Royal Little Family Foundation
.


These performances are made possible in part by support from Vivo Performing Arts' Amy & Joshua Boger Innovation Fund.

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