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Performer: Alvin Ailey

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MadridAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater

© Andrew Eccles
Teatro Real: Sala Principal, Wed 14 Oct at 19:30
Ellington, Traditional
Alvin Ailey; Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater; Ves Harper; Jane Greenwood; Chenault Spence; Christina Giannini
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MadridAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater

© Andrew Eccles
Teatro Real: Sala Principal, Oct 15, 17 mat, 18
Bach, Various, Mahler, Ravel, Traditional
Alvin Ailey; Medhi Walerski; Judith Jamison; Lar Lubovitch; Jamar Roberts; Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater; Unknown; Valentina Scaglia; Nicole Pearce
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MadridAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater

© Andrew Eccles
Teatro Real: Sala Principal, Oct 16, 17
Ellington, Russell, Various, Traditional
Alvin Ailey; Ronald K Brown; Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater; Ves Harper; Jane Greenwood; Chenault Spence; Christina Giannini
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LondonAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater – New Works

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Sadler's Wells Theatre, Sep 15, 17, 19
Bach, Various, Mahler, Ravel, Traditional
Medhi Walerski; Judith Jamison; Lar Lubovitch; Jamar Roberts; Alvin Ailey; Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
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LondonAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater – Legacy

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Sadler's Wells Theatre, Sep 16, 17 mat, 18, 19 mat
Ellington, Russell, Various, Traditional
Alvin Ailey; Ronald K Brown; Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
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ZurichAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater

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Theatre 11, Sep 23, 25, 26 mat, 27
Ellington, Russell, Various, Traditional
Alvin Ailey; Ronald K Brown; Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
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Ailey II dancers shine in ambitious mixed bill at the Joyce Theater

Ailey II in Chalvar Monteiro’s Berry Dreamin’ © Christopher Duggan
Carla Escoda, 18 Mar
In their penultimate stop on a US tour, Ailey's second company produced exceptional performances in an Ailey classic and four handsome new works. 
****1
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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Atlanta: simply spellbinding

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Ronald K. Brown’s Grace © Danica Paulos
Rebecca Ehrhardt, 15 Feb
At the start of an ambitious cross-country tour, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is transcendent at Atlanta's historic Fox Theatre.
*****
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AAADT at New York City Center: a deliriously happy audience

AAADT's Dandara Veiga and Donnie Duncan Jr in Medhi Walerski's Blink of an Eye © Christopher Duggan
Ivy Lin, 04 Dec
Alvin Ailey American Dancer Theater is in magnificent form for its New York City Center season. Never overselling, simply moving magically.
*****
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Alvin Ailey Gala is fun but somewhat unadventurous

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Ailey's Cry © Danica Paulos
Ivy Lin, 04 Dec
There is no modern dance troupe as likeable as the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Their dancers are warm, exciting and beautiful to watch and they never fail to please audiences.
****1
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Circling Ailey

Ailey II's Jordyn White in Alvin Ailey's Streams © Natasha Moustache
Carla Escoda, 20 Nov
A superb, though brief, performance by the Ailey II troupe, puzzlingly marooned in a theater away from a fabulous collection of art that situates Alvin Ailey in the American cultural landscape.
***11
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Ailey 2: collective talent that augurs well for the future of dance

Ailey 2 in Alvin Ailey's Revelations © Nir Arieli
Graham Watts, 06 Oct
The next generation of dance in a varied and entertaining mixed programme.
****1
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