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Mondavi Center Presents

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Tuesday, April 14 – Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Jackson Hall

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Celebrating over 65 years of unparalleled artistry, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre is one of the most acclaimed dance companies in the world.

From the beginning, Alvin Ailey envisioned a company dedicated to enriching the American modern dance heritage and preserving the uniqueness of the African American cultural experience.

Embarking on its next era under the leadership of new Artistic Director Alicia Graf Mack, the company continues to be guided by Alvin Ailey’s pioneering legacy. Expect daring new works that promise to propel dance in exhilarating new directions alongside timeless classics like the soul-stirring masterpiece, Revelations.  

 

Tuesday, April 14 Program

The Holy Blues 2025
Music: various artists
Choreography by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar (Urban Bush Women) and Ailey dancers Samantha Figgins and Chalvar Monteiro

Blink of an Eye 2025
Music: Johann Sebastian Bach, performed by Itzhak Perlman
Choreography by Medhi Walerski

A Case of You 2004
Music: Joni Mitchell, performed by Diana Krall
Choreography by Judith Jamison

Revelations 1960
Music: various artists
Choreography by Alvin Ailey

 

Wednesday, April 15 Program

Grace 1999
Music: various artists
Choreography by Ronald K. Brown

Difference Between 2025
Music by Heather Christian & the Arbornauts
Choreography by Matthew Neenan

Song of the Anchorite 2025
Music by Maurice Ravel, performed by Avishai Cohen, Yonathan Avishai, Barak Mori, & Ziv Ravitz
Choreography by Jamar Roberts

Revelations 1960
Music: various artists
Choreography by Alvin Ailey

Alicia Graf Mack
Artistic Director

Matthew Rushing
Associate Artistic Director

Main photo of Caroline T. Dartey

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  • Season Sponsor The Nancy and Hank Fisher Family Fund

    The Nancy and Hank Fisher Family Fund

  • UC Davis Inclusive Excellence

Individual support provided by

Randy Reynoso and Martin Camsey

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Members of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater with Artistic Director Alicia Graf Mack
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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's Miranda Quinn and Ashley Kaylynn Green dance against black backdrop. Photo by Andrew Eccles.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's Christopher R. Wilson and Isaiah Day in blue aganst black backdrop
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's Ashley Kaylynn Green in blue against blue backdrop.
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