Update as of Thursday, April 16, 2020

Throughout our 62-year history, the Ailey organization has brought people together through dance. The health and safety of our patrons, artists, students, and employees is our paramount concern, and so Ailey is suspending our upcoming activities in light of the current public health crisis.

We hope to reschedule as much as possible; please check this webpage regularly for updates. In the meantime, we invite you to stay connected online through "Ailey All Access," our new digital content initiative, where you can view full-length performance videos, dancer-created content, online dance and fitness classes, and more:

Ailey All Access

We remain committed to doing everything we can to continue serving our community while supporting our dedicated dancers, instructors, and staff who are all part of preserving Alvin Ailey’s legacy. We hope you will join us in these efforts by making a donation:

Still We Dance

We greatly appreciate your continued support and understanding during this time.

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

The following performances by the Ailey company on its U.S. tour are cancelled:

• Dallas, March 13 & 14
• Los Angeles, March 18–22
• Palm Desert, March 25
• Las Vegas, March 27 & 28
• Berkeley, March 31–April 5
• Seattle, April 18 & 19
• San Antonio, April 22
• Houston, April 24 & 25
• Amherst, April 28
• Boston, April 30–May 3
• Pittsburgh, May 5
• Newark, May 8–May 10

If you have tickets for a cancelled Ailey performance, please contact the sales outlet from which you purchased your ticket to learn what their event cancellation policies are.

Ailey II

Ailey II’s New York season, scheduled for March 25–April 5, was cancelled. If you purchased tickets for Ailey II’s New York season:

• We ask you to consider donating the value of your Ailey II ticket as a tax-deductible contribution to Ailey. As a non-profit, we depend on the generosity of our patrons to stay in business. Email aileyIIboxoffice@alvinailey.org to let us know that you wish to donate your ticket(s) as a contribution. Please include your name, contact phone number, the number of Ailey II tickets you’ve purchased, and their face value. We will send you an email confirmation of your contribution for your tax records.
• Otherwise, you can request a refund by calling OvationTix customer service at (866) 811-4111.

Ailey II's May 1 & 2 performances in Kansas City, MO have been cancelled.

We hope to reschedule this performance for later this year and will announce any new dates as soon as possible. If you have tickets for this performance, please contact the sales outlet from which you purchased your ticket to learn what their event cancellation policies are.

Please check back on this webpage for updates on any additional postponements or cancellations of other upcoming performances by Ailey II.

The Ailey School

The Ailey School’s Junior Division is currently closed, in alignment with the closure of New York City's public schools.

The Ailey School’s Professional Division will not offer on-site classes for the remainder of the spring term. Instead, Professional Division students will continue their classes online to fulfill their remaining program requirements.

The School will continue to send email updates to current parents and students, and information will also be posted here:

• Professional Division: https://www.theaileyschool.edu/students-parents/professional-division-resources
• Junior Division: https://www.theaileyschool.edu/students-parents/junior-division-resources

The Ailey School's in-person auditions for the 2020-2021 academic year have been cancelled. Students have the option of auditioning by video. Please refer to the instructions below:

Video Audition Instructions

The Professional Division and Junior Division 2020 Summer Intensives have been cancelled. If you have already made a tuition and/or housing payment, you will be fully refunded within two to four weeks. Card payments will be returned in the same method the original payment was received. E-check payments will be refunded by mailed check. Please email bursar@alvinailey.org after May 7 if you have not received your refund.

Ailey Extension

Extension classes have temporarily moved online. A daily schedule of live classes as well as recorded class sessions can be found here:

Ailey Extension - Keep Dancing

All Extension class cards will be paused while are studios are closed and adjustments will be made upon the student’s next visit. Kids & Teens classes will be rescheduled upon reopening.

Please email aileyextension@alvinailey.org with any concerns.

Ailey Studio & Theater Rentals

If you have rented studio or theater space from Ailey and wish to cancel your event, please email Alaric Hahn, Director of Studio & Theater Operations, at ahahn@alvinailey.org or Kris Carr, Associate Director of Studio Operations at kcarr@alvinailey.org.

Good Sources of Information:

• NYC Department of Health: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/health/health-topics/coronavirus.page
• New York State Department of Health: https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/coronavirus/
• Centers for Disease Control (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
• World Health Organization (WHO): https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019