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Places /Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

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A group of dancers in light-colored leotards poses together on a dark stage, with their arms outstretched in various directions. A woman in a dark dress stands centered behind them under a spotlight.

Five people of diverse backgrounds smile and dance energetically in a bright studio with city buildings visible through large windows. They wear colorful clothes and appear to be following a lively group choreography.

Exterior of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Building

Artistic Director Alicia Graf Mack with members of the Company. Photo: Andrew Eccles

Broadway & Performing Arts

Midtown West

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

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405 W. 55th St., Manhattan, NY, 10019

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Alvin Ailey changed the perception of American dance when he founded his groundbreaking company in 1958. Today the organization offers performances by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Ailey II, training at The Ailey School, and education and community programs that use the American modern dance tradition and beauty of the African American heritage and other cultures to enlighten, unite, and inspire all. With “real classes for real people,” the Ailey Extension program makes dance and fitness accessible to all online and in-studio at Ailey’s home—the Joan Weill Center for Dance—New York’s largest building dedicated to dance.

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405 W. 55th St. Manhattan, NY, 10019

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Wheelchair Accessible

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Music

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Dance

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