Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts

In 1958, African American choreographer Alvin Ailey first performed with a group of young modern dancers at New York’s 92nd Street Young Men’s Hebrew Association. His work as a dancer and an activist popularized modern dance and transformed the way the African American population participated in 20th-century concert dance. Ailey’s masterpiece Revelations is the best known and most often seen modern dance performance and juxtaposes deep grief with profound joy. This Spring, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to the Segerstrom Center for the Arts for a limited Spring engagement.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater began as a group of 7 dancers in New York, headed by Ailey, who served as the director, choreographer, and principal dancer. The company gained popularity and toured the globe. In 1969, Ailey established the school that is now named after him and has since become anaccredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Dance (NASD).

During this exclusive Southern California engagement, the Company will dance new programs featuring five, never-before-seen works. Several of these programs are set to music by Jazz legends including Members Don’t Get Weary set to the music of John Coltrane, Victoria, set to the music of Michael Gordon, and Mass set to the music of John Mackey. Ella featuring the music of Ella Fitzgerald and In/Side set to the music of Nina Simone are two works new to the Segerstrom Center for the Arts. Additional programming includes Ailey classics The Golden Section set to the music of David Byrne, Stack-Up featuring the music of Earth, Wind & Fire, Grover Washington, Jr., Fearless Four and Alphonze Mouzon, and the American Masterpiece Revelations.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Tickets and Showtimes

There will be three different programs that will perform at the center from April 19th through 22nd, 2018. Tickets for the performances start at $29 and can be purchased online at SCFTA.org, via phone (714.556.2787), or in person at the box office (600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA).

Thursday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 22 at 1:00 p.m.
Members Don’t Get Weary by Jamar Roberts
The Golden Section by Twyla Tharp
In/Side by Robert Battle
Revelations by Alvin Ailey

Friday, April 20 and Saturday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Stack-Up by Talley Beatty
Victoria by Gustavo Ramirez Sansano
Ella by Robert Battle
Revelations by Alvin Ailey

Saturday, April 21 at 2:00 p.m.
The Winter in Lisbon by Billy Wilson
Mass by Robert Battle
Ella by Robert Battle
Revelations by Alvin Ailey

Images: Paul Kolnik, Teresa Wood, Gert Krautbauer, and Chrisopher Duggan

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