Ailey in Kansas City, MO

Join Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, MO as the extraordinary dancers ignite the stage in two 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 four premieres from the company: Medhi Walerski’s Blink of an Eye, Fredrick Earl Mosley’s Embrace, Jamar Roberts’ Song of the Anchorite (a reimagining of Alvin Ailey’s Hermit Songs), and The Holy Blues by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Samantha Figgins, and Chalvar Monteiro. The season also features Ronald K. Brown’s blockbuster Grace and Alvin Ailey’s masterpiece Revelations, the ultimate anthem to resilience and joy.

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

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