Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Joins Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

On Wednesday, December 15th Ailey kicks off a week-long dedication to America's two greatest art forms - Jazz and modern dance. Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis will join Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in live musical performances highlighting the works of legendary composers, Duke Ellington and Dizzy Gillespie. Watch as the Company's remarkable artistry brings these spellbinding sounds to life in Alvin Ailey's renowned work, Three Black Kings and the captivating ballet, The Winter In Lisbon by Billy Wilson. The week's performances will also include repertory favorites such as Artistic Director Designate, Robert Battle's In/Side and works by Ulysses Dove and Hans van Manen.

Program A: Three Black Kings, Episodes, In/Side, The Winter in Lisbon
DEC 15, 17, 19 mat

Program B: Three Black Kings, Solo, Vespers, The Winter in Lisbon
DEC 16, 18 eve, 19 eve

THREE BLACK KINGS
AILEY/JAZZ - NEW PRODUCTION
As part of the Ailey/Jazz program, experience Three Black Kings, the last major work composed by the great Duke Ellington fused with Alvin Ailey's breathtaking choreography, in its entirety for the first time in over 30 years! This season's restaging of Three Black Kings is a momentous occasion, made even more special by live musical accompaniment by Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Join in an exclusive opportunity to see this classic ballet as it's never been seen before!

AAADT's Glenn Allen Sims, Jamar Roberts and Clifton Brown
in Alvin Ailey's Three Black Kings. Photo by Paul Kolnik

THE CELEBRATION CONTINUES WITH FINAL THREE PERFORMANCES OF
REVELATIONS WITH CAST OF 50 DANCERS

In a joyful nod to each year of Revelations' life, audiences will witness the ballet with a cast of 50 for the first-time ever! Dancers will fill the stage and spill into the aisles as promising students from The Ailey School and talented young dancers from Ailey II enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to dance alongside members of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater during the final performances of the season on December 11th mat, December 12th mat and December 18th mat.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in the company curtain call following Alvin Ailey's Revelations. Photo by Andrew Eccles from Ailey Ascending: A Portrait in Motion. (Chronicle Books, 2008).

UPCOMING HIGHLIGHTS: Ailey's New York performances, which have become a joyous holiday tradition, continue through January 2, 2011. The season features the renowned dancers of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in over 20 ballets by 13 choreographers including world premieres, new productions and special performances. Upcoming repertory highlights include:

AAADT's Briana Reed in The Evolution Of A Secured Feminine. Photo by Paul Kolnik

THE EVOLUTION OF A SECURED FEMININE
WORLD PREMIERE ON DEC 14TH
Choreographer Camille A. Brown explores femininity through the scope of a character struggling to find balance between self-doubt and self-expression in this witty, female solo set to the music of Ella Fitzgerald, Betty Carter and Nancy Wilson. With taut gestures and fast footwork set to jazz, the candid journey becomes a forceful expression of the limitless gifts of being a woman while finding joy in the spontaneity of life.

VOTE AILEY!

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is proud to announce its selection as a charity candidate in Members Project, a partnership between American Express and TakePart. Supporters and fans can vote for the organization to become one of five charities to share a total of $1,000,000 in funding from American Express by visiting http://www.takepart.com/membersproject and voting for Ailey in the arts category once a week until February 20th, 2010.

If selected as a winner, funding will assist the Ailey organization in extending its ability to reach a wider global audience, expanding education programs for underserved youth and providing scholarships for talented young dancers. Visit http://www.alvinailey.org/voteailey for more information on how your online vote can help Ailey bring dance to the people!