New York, NY
The Ailey School 2024-25 Performances
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Location
- The Joan Weill Center for Dance
- 405 W 55th Street
- New York, NY
All performances take place at the Ailey Citigroup Theater except for BFA Senior Choreography Concerts and Junior Division Spring Concerts. Check performances for location details.
Join us at the Ailey Citigroup Theater for exciting performances featuring students in all divisions of The Ailey School. Students in the Professional Division, Junior Division, and Professional Performing Arts School perform works choreographed by our esteemed faculty and by renowned guest choreographers who are selected by The Ailey School Directors Tracy Inman and Melanie Person. Student-choreographed work is also featured in some concerts.
In addition to our annual winter, spring, and summer performances, our two performance groups—the Ailey Student Performance Group (ASPG) and the Ailey/Fordham Student Dancers (AFSD)—perform in concerts that are a part of their program curriculum. Our performances give students valuable performing experience, while preparing them for the professional dance world beyond our studios.
Past choreographers have included Ronald K. Brown, Adam Barruch, Darshan Singh Bhuller, Sonia Dawkins, Amy Hall Garner, Adriene Hurd, Ray Mercer, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Brice Mousset, Fredrick Earl Mosley, and Avree Walker.
Note: Most performances and rehearsals take place in our studios and at the Ailey Citigroup Theater. Junior Division concerts take place off-site at Hostos Community College.
2024-2025 Performance Dates
BFA Senior Choreography Concerts
Program A: Wednesday, October 29, 2024 at 7pm & 8:30pm
- Sink or Swim by Kaitlyn Lindquist
Bonded by Madison Mazovec
Overcoming by Sabrina-Marie Ramsey
An Echo of Joy by Ali-Asha Polson
Through Your Lens by Dylan Washington
Did We Wait Too Long? by Avery Berlowski
Let Me by Brianna Jimenez
Sliding Doors by Kasey Orava
Spirit of the Fête by Kimberly Whitehall
Program B: Thursday, October 30. 2024 at 7pm & 8:30pm
- Body Language by Darian DalCortivo
No Desire by Naima Masia
Desiderium by Emelyn Urdahl
Who Are You? Who Am I? by Lauren Mobley
Echoes of Her Essence by Naia Neal
Just Another Thing by Grace Blackmar
growing apart together by Ailey MacDavid
Unless by Zoe Ridgell
Program C: Friday, October 31, 2024 at 7pm & 8:30pm
- Folk and Form (Balancing Heritage) by Berisha Fareau
Yet to Come by Lysa Douglas
The Lights of Night Life by Jaron Givens
The Art of Becoming by KeliCharles Thomas
Le Dernier by Maylissa Jean
enterhood by Ava Stanton
Don’t Blink by Tonei Silver
Is This All There Is? by Taegan Smith
Firerflies by Paige Finley
BFA Fall Concert
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 7:30pm
Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 7:30pm
Friday, November 8, 2024 at 7:30pm
January Explosion
Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 7:30pm
Friday, January 24, 2025 at 7:30pm
Ailey/Fordham BFA in Dance Benefit Concert
Monday, March 3, 2025 at 7:00pm
BFA Senior Solo Concert
Program A: Monday, April 7, 2025 at 7:00pm
Program B: Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 6:30pm
Program C: Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 8:30pm
BFA Senior Concert
Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 7:30pm
Friday, April 11, 2025 at 7:30pm
First Steps & Bounding Boys Presentations
Sunday, May 4, 2025 – Times TBD
Certificate Graduation Performance
Friday, May 9, 2025 at 7:00pm
Junior Division Spring Concert
Saturday, May 17, 2025 - Times TBD
Sunday, May 18, 2025 – Times TBD
Professional Division Spring Concert
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 7:00pm
Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 7:00pm
Friday, May 24, 2025 at 7:00pm
Professional Performing Arts School (PPAS) Spring Concert
Friday, May 30, 2025 at 7:30pm
Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 3:00pm & 7:30pm
Schedule
Tickets
$30 for adults
$20 for students/children
Students are considered anyone with a valid student ID. There is an online processing fee of $3.25/adult ticket and $2.25/student ticket. Tickets increase by $5 at the door.
Online
Tickets are available to purchase at OvationTix for all Ailey School performances except the BFA Senior Choreography Concerts (available at the door), Ailey/Fordham BFA in Dance Concert (available through Fordham’s website) and the Professional Performing Arts School (PPAS) Spring Concert (ticket link available at a later date).
On sale ticket dates will be announced closer to each performance. Tickets typically go on sale 4 weeks prior to each concert series.
If you are experiencing trouble with the ticket site, please contact Kaitlyn Miller at [email protected].
There is a service fee for each ticket.
At the Box Office
Tickets are sold at the Box Office on a first-come, first-serve basis and are subject to availability. The Box Office opens 45 minutes prior to the start of each performance on the PE Level. Prices increase by $5 at the door and only credit/debit cards are accepted. No cash.
All sales are final. There are no refunds or exchanges for tickets.
Getting Here
Please visit this page for directions to the Ailey Citigroup Theater and the Ailey Studio Theater.
Theater Guidelines
- All tickets are general admission (except for the Junior Division Spring Concert).
- The theater will open approximately 30 minutes prior to the start of each performance.
- There is no food or drink allowed inside the theater.
- There is absolutely no photography or videography allowed during the performances.
- All guests must present their e-tickets prior to entering the theater (can be shown on a smart phone or printed out).
- Please meet your guests outside the Ailey building following the end of each performance. (The PE Level closes following the end of each performance).