Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater dancers in brown, all reaching away from the group
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Chicago, IL

Ailey in Chicago, IL

Apr 24 - 26

Location

  • Auditorium Theatre
  • 50 East Ida B Wells Drive
  • Chicago, IL
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Join Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, IL as the extraordinary dancers ignite the stage in four performances featuring electrifying new works and cherished audience favorites. The company’s first major performance season helmed by Artistic Director Alicia Graf Mack is not to be missed!

Experience five premieres that will delight and surprise you: Jamar Roberts’ Song of the Anchorite, Maija García’s Jazz Island, Fredrick Earl Mosley’s Embrace, Matthew Neenan’s Difference Between, and Medhi Walerski’s Blink of an Eye. The season also features treasures from the company’s repertory—including Alvin Ailey’s Revelations, the ultimate anthem to resilience and joy that has moved and uplifted fans for decades. 

The inaugural season helmed by Ms. Graf Mack in collaboration with Associate Artistic Director Matthew Rushing takes audiences in exhilarating new directions, inspiring returning fans and first-timers alike.

Full programming to be announced. 


Programs, casting, and prices are subject to change without notice.

Sponsors

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 2026 Global Tour Sponsor


NEA logo in color with Freedom 250 Flag

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's 2026 US Tour is supported, in part, by the National Endowment for the Arts

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