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Repertory

Jazz Island

COMPANIES

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

CHOREOGRAPHER

Maija García

WORLD PREMIERE

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: New York City Center, 2025

DIRECTOR

Maija García

ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE

Kafi Pierre

MUSIC

Etienne Charles

COSTUMES

Carlton Jones

LIGHTING & SCENIC DESIGN

Al Crawford

RUN TIME

25 minutes

In Maija García’s first work for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, a Caribbean folktale comes to life through ancestral rhythms and divine intervention. Inspired by Geoffrey Holder’s “Black Gods, Green Islands” and featuring an original score by Etienne Charles, this theatrical staging explores the spiritual dimensions of human drama and the connective force of love across the Afro-Caribbean diaspora. 

_{Adapted from}_{Black Gods, Green Islands}_{by Geoffrey Holder. Created in collaboration with the artists of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.}

Jazz Island by Maija García

Company of dancers on stage in low lighting

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Maija García's Jazz Island Photo by Paul Kolnik

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's Leonardo Brito in Maija García's Jazz Island Photo by Paul Kolnik

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's Caroline T. Dartey, Leonardo Brito, and Jessica Amber Pinkett in Maija García's Jazz Island Photo by Paul Kolnik

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's Caroline T. Dartey in Maija García's Jazz Island Photo by Paul Kolnik

Company of dancers on stage in low lighting with a moon in the background

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Maija García's Jazz Island Photo by Paul Kolnik

Three dancers on stage in low lighting with a moon in the background

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's Leonardo Brito, Hannah Alissa Richardson, and Donnie Duncan Jr. in Maija García's Jazz Island Photo by Paul Kolnik

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