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
Shawn Cusseaux, Sarah Daley-Perdomo, Isaiah Day, Solomon Dumas, Jacquelin Harris, Xavier Mack, Renaldo Maurice, Kali Marie Oliver, Christopher R. Wilson
Blink of an Eye
Music: Johann Sebastian Bach, performed by Itzhak Perlman
Choreography by Medhi Walerski
Sarah Daley-Perdomo, Jacquelin Harris, Miranda Quinn, Constance Stamatiou,
Shawn Cusseaux, James Gilmer, Xavier Mack, Christopher Taylor
A Case of You 2004
Music: Joni Mitchell, performed by Diana Krall
Choreography by Judith Jamison
Caroline T. Dartey, Christopher Taylor
Revelations 1960
Music: various artists
Choreography by Alvin Ailey
PILGRIM OF SORROW
I Been 'Buked
The Company
Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
De’Anthony Vaughan, Deidre Rogan, Kali Marie Oliver
Fix Me, Jesus
Constance Stamatiou, Sebastian Garcia
TAKE ME TO THE WATER
Processional/Honor, Honor
Mason Evans, Alisha Rena Peek, Christopher Taylor, James Gilmer
Wade in the Water
Hannah Alissa Richardson, Renaldo Maurice, Isabel Wallace-Green
I Wanna Be Ready
Christopher R. Wilson
MOVE, MEMBERS, MOVE
Sinner Man
Shawn Cusseaux, James Gilmer, Xavier Logan
The Day is Past and Gone
The Company
You May Run On
The Company
Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham
The Company
Wednesday, April 15 Program
Grace 1999
Music: various artists
Choreography by Ronald K. Brown
Hannah Alissa Richardson, Patrick Coker, Sarah Daley-Perdomo, Alisha Rena Peek, Kali Marie Oliver, Deidre Rogan, De’Anthony Vaughan, Sebastian Garcia, Solomon Dumas, Xavier Mack, Jesse Obremski
Difference Between 2025
Music by Heather Christian & the Arbornauts
Choreography by Matthew Neenan
Patrick Coker, Shawn Cusseaux, Caroline T. Dartey, Ashley Kaylynn Green, Jacquelin Harris, Jesse Obremski, Christopher R. Wilson
Song of the Anchorite 2025
Music by Maurice Ravel, performed by Avishai Cohen, Yonathan Avishai, Barak Mori, & Ziv Ravitz
Choreography by Jamar Roberts
Isaiah Day
Revelations 1960
Music: various artists
Choreography by Alvin Ailey
PILGRIM OF SORROW
I Been 'Buked
The Company
Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
Shawn Cusseaux, Alisha Rena Peek, Isabel Wallace-Green
Fix Me, Jesus
Sarah Daley-Perdomo, James Gilmer
TAKE ME TO THE WATER
Processional/Honor, Honor
Deidre Rogan, Isaiah Day, Sebastian Garcia, Xavier Mack
Wade in the Water
Ashley Kaylynn Green, Christopher R. Wilson, Caroline T. Dartey
I Wanna Be Ready
Yannick Lebrun
MOVE, MEMBERS, MOVE
Sinner Man
De’Anthony Vaughan, Isaiah Day, Xavier Logan
The Day is Past and Gone
The Company
You May Run On
The Company
Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham
The Company
Alicia Graf Mack
Artistic Director
Matthew Rushing
Associate Artistic Director
Run time is approximately 2 hours, including intermissions.