Alvin Ailey

As Stars Rest, Alvin Ailey Displays Its Deep Bench

Alvin Ailey’s Clifton Brown in <i>Reflections in D</i>.
Andrew Eccles
Alvin Ailey’s Clifton Brown in Reflections in D.

The story at Alvin Ailey is always the same: the dancers. But having been away during the opening weeks of the company’s annual City Center lovefest, just ended, I have a new take on them. Seeing a number of second- and third-cast performances, I was more exposed than critics usually are to the company’s depth of talent.  read more »

A Fresh Breeze at Ailey; New Faces in Nutcracker

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater perform Twyla Tharp
Paul Kolnik
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater perform Twyla Tharp

Forget that great tree at Rockefeller Center: We dance-lovers know it must be Christmas because Alvi  read more »

Ailey’s Astonishing Women, Ballets Russes Remembered

Alvin Ailey
Nick Ruechel
Alvin Ailey

You didn’t need a crystal ball to guess that the annual five-week Alvin Ailey season at the Ci  read more »

Ailey's Astonishing Women, Ballets Russes Remembered

You didn’t need a crystal ball to guess that the annual five-week Alvin Ailey season at the City C  read more »

Crowd-Pleasing Alvin Ailey, High-Minded Merce Cunningham

Santa's on his way, and that means the Alvin Ailey crew have checked in at the City Center for their  read more »

Alvin Ailey's Success Story: Dancers Who Can Do Anything

We have no more successful dance company today than the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and afte  read more »