Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s New York City Center Season December 4, 2024 – January 5, 2025
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, New York City Center’s Principal Dance Company and America’s cultural ambassador to the world, returns to the New York City Center stage for its annual, five-week holiday engagement, December 4 – January 5, celebrating Legacy in Motion. Featuring the world premieres of Sacred Songs by Interim Artistic Director Matthew Rushing, Finding Free by Hope Boykin, Many Angels by Lar Lubovitch, and Al-Andalus Blues by Jamar Roberts. The season also includes the 25th anniversary staging of Ronald K. Brown’s rapturous blockbuster Grace and a new production of Elisa Monte’s mesmerizing Treading. Live music will be presented at select performances of Finding Free, Sacred Songs, and Alvin Ailey’s soul-stirring masterpiece Revelations.
Performance Times:
Opening Night Gala (December 4) 7pm (note earlier curtain time)
Tuesday – Sunday evenings 7:30pm
Wednesday matinee (Dec. 18) 2pm
Saturday Family matinees 2pm
Sunday matinees 2pm
New Year’s Eve matinee 2pm