Dizzy Gillespie's brilliant music sets the tone for this sizzling, sensuous ballet celebrating four decades of his work. Choreographed in 1992 by Billy Wilson, The Winter in Lisbon pays tribute to Mr. Gillespie as the consummate jazz musician, evoking an atmosphere in which the dancers challenge, tease and romance against a backdrop of rhythm and color. "A joyful dance that gives an emotional lift" raved the Associated Press.

For the December 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 (matinee and evening) performances, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis will join the Ailey company in a live music collaboration.

Listen to Company member Renee Robinson talk about dancing in The Winter in Lisbon

This work was made possible, in part, with commissioning funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency, and support from The Harkness Foundation for Dance and the National Endowment for the Arts.