Ailey II dancers shine in ambitious mixed bill at the Joyce Theater

Ailey II in Chalvar Monteiro’s Berry Dreamin’

Ailey II in Rena Butler’s In Session

Ailey II’s Jada Ammons and Darion Turner in Rena Butler's In Session

Xavier Logan, Eric J. Vidaña, Carley Cruzat Brooks in My’Kal Stromile’s Third Person Point of View

Xavier Logan and Xhosa Scott in Alvin Ailey's Streams

Xhosa Scott, Jordyn White and Christian Butts in Rena Butler’s In Session

By Carla Escoda, 23 March 2026

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“an arresting solo, impelled by a galvanic energy that seemed to shoot through her limbs”

Reviewed at Joyce Theater, New York City on 18 March 2026

Streams (Alvin Ailey)

Third Person Point of View (My'Kal Stromile)

In Session (Rena Butler)

Ailey II

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Atlanta: simply spellbinding

Rebecca Ehrhardt, 15th February

At the start of an ambitious cross-country tour, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is transcendent at Atlanta's historic Fox Theatre.

*****

AAADT at New York City Center: a deliriously happy audience

Ivy Lin, 4th December

Alvin Ailey American Dancer Theater is in magnificent form for its New York City Center season. Never overselling, simply moving magically.

*****

Alvin Ailey Gala is fun but somewhat unadventurous

Ivy Lin, 4th December

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

Circling Ailey

Carla Escoda, 20th November

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

Ailey 2: collective talent that augurs well for the future of dance

Graham Watts, 6th October

The next generation of dance in a varied and entertaining mixed programme.

****1

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: two vibrant, dynamic programmes

Graham Watts, 7th September

Alvin Ailey's company return to London's Sadler's Wells on top form, with well-loved revivals and fresh, new works.

****1

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Carla Escoda

Born in the Philippines, Carla trained as a ballet and modern dancer with the Alice Reyes Dance Company in Manila. She has lived and worked in Asia and the U.S. and has written about the arts for Bachtrack, KQED (the northern California public media broadcaster), Dance International, dance journal/hk, the Huffington Post, Dance Europe and ballettothepeople.

Ailey II dancers shine in ambitious mixed bill at New York's Joyce Theater