Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
In collaboration with Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey
Preview printed program here.
FRIDAY, MARCH 13 AT 7:30PM
CASTING
THE HOLY BLUES
Patrick Coker, James Gilmer, Ashley Kaylynn Green, Renaldo Maurice, Jessica Amber Pinkett, Miranda Quinn, Hannah Alissa Richardson, Christopher Taylor, Christopher R. Wilson
BLINK OF AN EYE
Caroline T. Dartey, Ashley Kaylynn Green, Jacquelin Harris, Hannah Alissa Richardson, Isaiah Day, Mason Evans, Jesse Obremski, Christopher R. Wilson
SONG OF THE ANCHORITE
Yannick Lebrun
REVELATIONS
I Been ’Buked
The Company
Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel
De’Anthony Vaughan, Jessica Amber Pinkett, Corrin Rachelle Mitchell
Fix Me, Jesus
Sarah Daley-Perdomo, Sebastian Garcia
Processional / Honor, Honor
Mason Evans, Miranda Quinn, Xavier Logan, Isaiah Day
Wade in the Water
Jacquelin Harris, Renaldo Maurice, Constance Stamatiou
I Wanna Be Ready
Yannick Lebrun
Sinner Man
James Gilmer, Isaiah Day, Patrick Coker
The Day is Past and Gone
The Company
You May Run On
The Company
Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham
The Company
2025-2026 Season Image of Caroline T. Dartey. Photo by Andrew Eccles
MUSIC & DANCE
Alvin Ailey is one of the most important choreographers in the history of modern dance. In 1958, at just 27 years old, he founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Ailey’s vision was of Black bodies unshackled and overflowing with feeling: Confidence…sorrow…joy…pride…beauty…possibility.
Strength, precision, and passion remain the hallmarks of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater more than 67 years after its inception. The company’s legendary dancers return to Kansas City with vibrant programs of new and classic works that showcase and synthesize a dazzling range of cultural influences, from spirituals and church hymns, jazz, R&B, and hip-hop, to African dance and classical ballet. Ailey’s monumental Revelations serves as a beacon through it all, and as former company dancer and keeper of the Ailey flame Sylvia Waters observes, “It’s a testament to Alvin’s understanding of humanity and the human spirit. That, yes, people experience despair, struggle, repression, oppression, but they have the resilience and strength to go forward.”
The company’s current season celebrates the life and legacy of Artistic Director Emerita Judith Jamison, who passed away on November 9, 2024. The company has a special place in our hearts too, as Series co-founder Richard Harriman brought the dance company to Kansas City in 1968 during their first tour and was a long-time friends of Alvin Ailey.
“Dance is for everybody. I believe that dance is from the people and that it should always be delivered back to the people.”
–Alvin Ailey
tickets are ALSO available as part of a Complete Series, MUSIC & DANCE, OR CHOOSE ANY 3 or more season SUBSCRIPTION.
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