Judith Jamison has an awful lot of which to be proud. Under her leadership, begun in 1989 after the death of choreographer Alvin Ailey, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has become one of the ...

Alicia Graf Mack's office is filled with ghosts, the benevolent kind. She sits at an industrial metal desk once occupied by Alvin Ailey, the late dancer and choreographer who founded the dance company ...

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 ...

Having danced with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for an astounding 25 years, dancer Vernard J. Gilmore has been interviewed almost as many times as he's performed the company's signature work, ...

Artistic Director Alicia Graf Mack tells PEOPLE about ushering in the next chapter for Ailey The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater celebrated its Opening Night Gala on Dec. 3 The Christmas mainstay ...

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Alicia Graf Mack, the new artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, about her vision for the company where she once served as principal dancer. Pegged to ...

Brown was putting the finishing touches on “The Call,” which is to have its premiere Dec. 4 as part of the Ailey company’s 60th-anniversary season. “The Love,” a Malian song with a slow, hypnotizing ...

Dorchester teen Nasya Baine dreams of dancing for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater one day; her mom goes to great lengths to help her get there By now, Natalya Baine and her daughter Nasya have ...

Say the name Alvin Ailey and images of lithe ebony bodies come to mind. His choreography inspired via simple gestures — a male lead stretching his arms to the sky, a voluminous skirt fluttering ...

The official celebration weekend begins on Friday, April 4 at 7pm with a free 20th Anniversary Community Workshop led by Director of Ailey Extension and former Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater ...

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will perform four shows at the Detroit Opera House between March 14-16. The performances will feature multiple world premieres, including "Sacred Songs," a ...