Our Destination Dance partners remain committed to providing outlets for creativity and a platform for using the arts to connect, inspire and heal. The following is an overview of current and ongoing partner activities.

Upcoming Events

October 2021:

• Oct 3: Witness a free screening of Jamila Wignot’s documentary AILEY.
• Oct 8: The National Center for Civil and Human Rights and the Ailey company are partnering for International Day of the Girl, an interactive event to encourage young women to join in the dance and share their unique voices.
• Oct 10: Super Sunday Celebration of Dance, an intergenerational community workshop at the High Museum of Art led by Ailey Arts In Education & Community Programs is free for all visitors.
• Oct 17: Experience an evening of dance and culture presented by AREA Connection at the Westside Cultural Arts Center: Black Tapestry: A Perspective of Our Interwoven BLACKNESS!
• Oct 24: Ailey Arts In Education & Community Programs provides an elite artistic experience for young dancers at Moving in the Spirit: A Space to Soar Celebration!
• Oct 24: Taught by Ailey Master Teacher Nasha Thomas, Dance Canvas offers an Artist-to-Artist workshop in partnership with Moving in the Spirit at the new Arts Center at Edgewood/Candler.
• Oct 30: Dance with and learn from prominent instructors from Ailey for a unique master class experience in an Ailey Atlanta Workshop, presented by AREA Atlanta in Partnership with Destination Dance.

Ongoing Programs

Virtually connect with streamed videos of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performances and more on Ailey All Access.

Ailey Extension is excited to offer online classes in our virtual studios. All classes and workshops are open to students of all ages, no matter your experience level, and are accessible from wherever you are located. Learn more about the Extension and view the daily schedule of available classes.

Dance Canvas and Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre have partnered to create CATALYST, a new program designed to identify young Black ballet students who are on a professional track and provide them with support, resources, professional mentors in the field, career placement, and dance training. Learn more.

Past Events

March 2021:

• Mar 19: Atlanta Ballet presented Silver Linings

February 2021:

• Feb 19–21: Ailey Experience Atlanta online

December 2020:

• Atlanta Ballet presented The Nutcracker 2020 Experience, which featured alternative ways to experience the magic of The Nutcracker during the holiday season

October 2020:

• Oct 4–10: The City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs virtually presented the 2020 ELEVATE public art festival

August 2020:

• Aug 1: Reigning Victory aired their annual production of Messengers live on Zoom
• Aug 19: Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University offered Feed Your Senses livestream performances from the Rialto Stage

July 2020:

• July 15: Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University offered Feed Your Senses livestream performances from the Rialto Stage

June 2020:

• June 8–Aug 7: High Museum of Art held a summer camp for youth in grades 1–8.
• June 18–July 25: Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education offered streaming classes via Zoom