Rentals

Studios 5C and 5D and Studios 6C and 6D can be combined to allow for large events. These combined 5th floor or 6th floor studios can hold up to 225 guests. Once combined, the rooms are priced as 2 studios (see pricing).

Theater and Event Cancellation Policy:
- Up to 60 business days prior to rental: 100%
- Between 59 and 30 business days prior to rental: 50% refund
- 29 business days or less prior to rental: NO refund

Studio and Showing Cancellation Policy:
- Up to 11 business days prior to rental: 100% refund
- Between 10 and 6 business days prior to rental: 50% refund
- 5 business days or less prior to rental: NO refund

• AILEY has 24-hour security on site seven days a week.
• AILEY will deny entry to the space if a guest’s reservation is not paid in full.
• When renting the Ailey Studios and Ailey Citigroup Theater, clients must provide a certificate of insurance.
• Smoking is not permitted anywhere in or around the building.
• Alcohol may not be sold on premises.
• Rosin is not permitted in the building.
• No flame of any kind, including incense, is permitted in the building.
• Photography and videography are not permitted anywhere in the building without prior written permission.
• Food and beverages are not permitted in the studios or the theater.
• When renting space at the Ailey Studios, access to the building is permitted 15 minutes prior to your reservation, no exceptions.
• AILEY does not provide any props for performances or rehearsals including tables and chairs. Dancing and performing on Ailey tables and chairs is not permitted.
• No climbing on permanent wall barres or pianos allowed.
• Crew must be allowed a one-hour break after four hours of work (or after five hours by arrangement). Crew must be allowed a 15-minute break after two hours of work in a four-hour call, and a 20-minute break after 2.5 hours of work in a five-hour call.
• Tech schedules must be submitted no later than 10 days in advance of performance.
• A stage manager and house manager must be present for ALL performances. The stage manager should plan to call the show from the back of the house or backstage position.
• Box office may not open until two hours before curtain.
• Any issues with labor (adding a meal penalty, changing tech schedule, adding a four-hour call) must be taken up directly with the theater manager.
• The Ailey Studios and the Ailey Citigroup Theater are not responsible for lost or stolen items.

In the event of an emergency, the following is a list of procedures and information you should know. Please take time to review the following for your safety:

• If the fire alarm sounds in the building, report immediately to the lobby of the floor that you are on (the area in front of the passenger elevators). We have a fire safety director on duty at all times, who will instruct everyone from the Fire Command System. You will hear an announcement if it is a false alarm.
• You or an Ailey staff member should call the fire command station to receive instructions from the fire safety director by picking up the red phone and pushing the button on handset to speak.
• If an evacuation is necessary, the fire safety director will tell you which stairway to use (labeled A or B). It is very important to follow instructions. Otherwise, you may walk into an unsafe condition or impede the evacuation of other floors.
• You must evacuate as directed and meet friends or family outside of the building. Ailey staff will handle the evacuation of all studios.
• Please address any questions to Head of Security Reynold Manigault upon entrance to the building.