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Connecting with audiences is at the heart of the Ailey experience, so Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s much-anticipated return to their home stage is a reason to rejoice. Revel in the passion these dancers bring to each program, the skill and artistry no shutdown can diminish, and the palpable joy of live performance as the Company presents a 3-week season featuring premieres by Robert Battle, celebrating his 10th season as Artistic Director, and Resident Choreographer Jamar Roberts, whose acclaimed work explores these turbulent times. The season also includes returning favorites by Aszure Barton, Rennie Harris, and Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, plus classics by Mr. Ailey including the tour-de-force Cry (celebrating its 50th anniversary) and the beloved Revelations, a universal anthem of resilience that resounds anew in 2021.

Premieres

• Artistic Director Robert Battle’s For Four captures the pent-up energy of a world cooped up during the pandemic, expressing the drive to perform and the electricity of dancers coming together to create.   

• Resident Choreographer Jamar Roberts’ Holding Space is about healing and the quest for sustainable pathways towards wholeness. 

New Productions

• Alvin Ailey’s Pas de Duke is a modern dance translation of a classical pas de deux that captures the sassy sophistication of Duke Ellington’s jazz music. 

• Alvin Ailey’s Reflections in D is a strong yet serene solo that highlights the power and grace of the male dancer. 

• Alvin Ailey’s The River is a sweeping full-company work that suggests tumbling rapids and meandering streams on a journey to the sea, set to Duke Ellington’s first symphonic score written for dance. 

• Artistic Director Robert Battle’s Unfold is a sensuous, swirling duet that evokes the tenderness and ecstasy in Gustave Charpentier’s aria “Depuis Le Jour” sung by the incomparable Leontyne Price.

Season Schedule

December 1, 2021, 7:00pm — OPENING NIGHT GALA — 2021 Opening Night Gala, Revelations

December 2, 2021, 7:30pm — Lazarus

December 3, 2021, 8:00pm — NEW WORKS — For Four, Holding Space, Revelations

December 4, 2021, 8:00pm — 50 YEARS OF CRY — Blues Suite, Cry, Revelations

December 5, 2021, 3:00pm — Shelter, BUSK, Revelations

Includes a free post-performance Q&A with the dancers.

December 7, 2021, 7:30pm — BATTLE 10TH ANNIVERSARY — Mass, Ella, In/Side, For Four, Unfold, Takademe, Love Stories finale

December 8, 2021, 7:30pm — ALL AILEY — Memoria, Reflections in D, Revelations

December 9, 2021, 7:30pm — NEW WORKS — You Are The Golden Hour That Would Soon Evanesce, For Four, Holding Space, Revelations

December 10, 2021, 8:00pm — AILEY & ELLINGTON — The River, Pas de Duke, Reflections in D, Revelations

December 11, 2021, 8:00pm — BATTLE 10TH ANNIVERSARY — Mass, Ella, In/Side, For Four, Unfold, Takademe, Love Stories finale

December 12, 2021, 3:00pm — ALL AILEY — Memoria, Reflections in D, Revelations

Includes a free post-performance Q&A with the dancers.

December 14, 2021, 7:30pm —AILEY & ELLINGTON — The River, Pas de Duke, Reflections in D, Revelations

December 15, 2021, 7:30pm — 50 YEARS OF CRY — Blues Suite, Cry, Revelations

December 16, 2021, 7:30pm — Lazarus

December 17, 2021, 8:00pm — BATTLE 10TH ANNIVERSARY — Mass, Ella, In/Side, For Four, Unfold, Takademe, Love Stories finale

December 18, 2021, 8:00pm — Shelter, BUSK, Revelations

December 19, 2021, 3:00pm — SEASON FINALE — Season Highlights, Revelations

Includes a free post-performance Q&A with the dancers.

Programs, casting, and prices are subject to change without notice.

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NOTE: The box office will be closed on Thursday, Nov 25 for Thanksgiving. 

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*A $2.50 facility fee will be added to each ticket, including those purchased at the box office.

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Groups of 10+ save BIG. Gather 10 or more of your family, friends, or colleagues to see Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater return to New York City Center this December and enjoy amazing benefits. Save up to 20% on tickets and pay no services fees.

Contact us for details and assistance planning your group visit by email groupsales@alvinailey.org or by calling 212-405-9082.

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Friends of Alvin Ailey

By joining the Friends of Alvin Ailey, you are supporting Ailey’s return to live performance while enjoying special member perks throughout the year. Members who contribute $150+ receive 40% off select seats to see Ailey at New York City Center*.

With a membership gift of $800+, you will have access to join the Ailey family in the VIP Lounge during intermission throughout the New York City Center engagement.

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Ailey Partners 

With a membership gift of $1,750+, you will have access to purchase Ailey’s house seats during our New York City Center and Lincoln Center engagements, as well as in tour cities across the country. House seats are the best seats in the house and are reserved exclusively for Ailey’s Partners. With the purchase of a house seat, you will also receive an invitation to join the Ailey family in the VIP Lounge during intermission. 

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*Friends of Alvin Ailey 40% savings apply to tickets regularly priced $55-$139 that are purchased between 12pm Oct 12 and 9pm Nov 22, 2021. Limit 6 tickets per performance. Valid for all performances. Not valid for the Opening Night Gala post-performance event. Standard service and facility fees apply.

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Use the Student Discount

$15 student tickets are available from 12 noon until curtain time on the day of performance (excluding the Dec 1, Opening Night Gala post-performance event). Subject to availability; may not be purchased online or by phone. A valid student ID must be presented at the Box Office. Limit one ID per person; one ticket per ID. Restrictions may apply.

Use the Young New York Discount

Are you between the ages of 21-35? Then you qualify for Young New York (YNY) discount, a 50% savings off seats $75+ for all performances (excluding the Dec 1, Opening Night Gala post-performance event). Use the code MODERN at checkout.

*Limit 6 tickets per purchase. Purchasers must be between the ages of 21-35 as of Dec 1, 2021; guests can be any age. All tickets must be picked up at the box office where age will be verified. Offer valid from 10/12/21 - 12/19/21. Discount cannot be combined with other discounts. No retroactive discounts. All seats subject to availability. Regular service fees apply. No refunds or exchanges.

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If you attended the BAAND Together Dance Festival and received a code for 20% off tickets $55+ please purchase your tickets here, select your dates and seats, and enter the promotional code included in your email in the promo code box.

*Limit 6 tickets. Valid Oct 12- Nov 12. Not valid with any other promotion. Tickets are subject to standard fees.

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Become an Ailey Super Fan and save 20% on tickets and enjoy reduced handling fees when you order two or more performances at the same time. Discount will be automatically applied when you order a series of performances online, by phone, or in person at the New York City Center box office.

*This offer does not apply to $29 tickets, American Express® Seating and American Express® Preferred Seating Premium Packages, or the Dec 1, 7pm Gala performance. No retroactive discounts. Discount applies to performances purchased together in one order. Cannot be combined with any other discount.

December 1, 2021 at 7:00pm

The Opening Night Gala kicks off Ailey’s three-week season at New York City Center. The gala features our incredible dancers in a one-night-only performance followed by a festive dinner dance at the Ziegfeld Ballroom.

All proceeds benefit the creation of new works, scholarships to The Ailey School, and Ailey’s educational programs for children.

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Opening Night Gala

The opening night gala performance features our incredible dancers in a one-night-only performance concluding with Alvin Ailey’s timeless masterpiece Revelations. 

• Wednesday, Dec 1 at 7pm (early curtain)

Premiere Nights

Be among the first to see these premieres and new productions: 

• Robert Battle’s For Four on Friday, Dec 3 at 8pm

• Jamar Roberts’ Holding Space on Friday, Dec 3 at 8pm

• Robert Battle’s Unfold on Tuesday, Dec 7 at 7:30pm 

• Alvin Ailey’s Reflections in D on Wednesday, Dec 8 at 7:30pm 

• Alvin Ailey’s The River and Pas de Duke on Friday, Dec 10 at 8pm

50 Years of Cry

• Saturday, Dec 4 at 8pm 

• Wednesday, Dec 15 at 7:30pm 

Sunday Matinees

Includes a free post-performance Q&A with the dancers:

• Sunday, Dec 5 at 3pm

• Sunday, Dec 12 at 3pm

• Sunday, Dec 19 at 3pm

Battle 10th Anniversary Program

• Tuesday, Dec 7 at 7:30pm 

• Saturday, Dec 11 at 8pm 

• Friday, December 17 at 8pm  

All Ailey Program 

• Wednesday, Dec 8 at 7:30pm 

• Sunday, Dec 12 at 3pm 

Ailey & Ellington Program 

• Friday, Dec 10 at 8pm 

• Tuesday, Dec 14 at 7:30pm 

Special Season Finale 

• Sunday, Dec 19 at 3pm