Ailey II, the celebrated second company to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, returns to the Joyce Theater on April 9-14.
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Sign up for our acclaimed free newsletter Editorially Black with the top Racial Equity stories of the day to your inbox! Ailey II, the celebrated second company to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, returns to the Joyce Theater on April 9-14, fresh on the heels of a successful world tour with a program that celebrates its 50th anniversary.
Founded in 1974, the company embodies Alvin Ailey’s pioneering mission to establish an extended cultural community that provides dance performances, training, and community programs for all people. Under the leadership of , who served as artistic director for 38 seasons, Ailey II flourished into one of the most popular modern dance companies, providing a bridge between and the professional dance world.
Harper, in a recent interview, referred to this season’s celebration as “legacy framing the future,” which embodies her love for and longstanding relationship with the Ailey family, a bond that creates an aura she hopes envelops Ailey II audiences. “For me this program celebrating the 50th embodies our luminaries—Mr. Ailey, who I knew as a young person and have very vivid memories of, and Miss Jamison and Ms. Waters, who are both mentors—while also showing the new voices, Baye and Asa.
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