DC native Samantha Figgins returns to the district for 11 performances with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at the Warner Theatre, the first stop on a 20 city US tour. While Figgins has performed ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...