Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, beloved as one of the world’s most popular dance companies, will return to Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts for a two-week 15-performance engagement at the David H. Koch Theater June 8th – 19th, 2016.
Led by Artistic Director Robert Battle, the dancers will perform in a diverse repertory, including the world premieres of Deep, by acclaimed Italian choreographer Mauro Bigonzetti, and Untitled America: Second Movement, the second work in a three-part suite by MacArthur “Genius” Kyle Abraham.
The season also includes new productions of Vespers, Ulysses Dove’s breathtaking ballet for six women, and The Hunt, Robert Battle’s thrilling work for six men, as part of over a dozen works featured on five different programs.
New Company members Ashley Mayeux and Solomon Dumas, and returning dancer Constance Stamatiou join in time for this diverse season of over a dozen works on five different programs.
The 2016 Lincoln Center engagement opens on Wednesday, June 8th at 7pm with The Ailey Spirit Gala benefit. Actor Anthony Anderson of black-ish and Barbershop: The Next Cut and journalist Roland S. Martin of TV One and the Tom Joyner Morning Show will serve as Honorary Chairs.
The benefit will raise vital funds to support scholarships for talented students of The Ailey School and Ailey’s extensive Arts In Education & Community Programs. Along with the world-renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the one-night-only Ailey Spirit Gala will include performances by the rising stars of Ailey II, gifted young dancers from The Ailey School, and blossoming students from Ailey Camp.
A soirée on the promenade follows the performance, and tickets are available online at alvinailey.org/ailey-spirit-gala or by calling 212-405-9031.
