A Proud Tradition

For many years, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has been a cornerstone of the Auditorium Theatre’s programming.  With a fluid, inventive, and challenging combination of masterful choreography, social commentary, and breathtaking dance, an Alvin Ailey production is a transcendent experience—and an exercise for the mind, the body, and the soul.

From March 6-15, 2015, Alvin Ailey will perform Chicago premieres and classic favorites on the Auditorium Theatre’s stage.  Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is composed of the finest, most capable dancers to be found throughout the world.  The grace with which they perform belies the complexity of their choreography, and it is no understatement to assert that the genius of Alvin Ailey forever changed our perception of American dance.  

The complicated, grueling choreography the Ailey dancers display reflects the intricate interplay between symbol and movement, story and sensation.  Prevailing themes in some of the company's most well-known pieces include:  the arduous journey from slavery to freedom, the scourge of inequality, the promise of hope, and the power with which our past continues to resonate.

But Alvin Ailey's artistry is not inaccessible.  On the contrary, its brilliant use of multiculturalism sets a tone of inclusion all communities can embrace, and the motifs contained within every Ailey performance express universal ideals from which we all can learn, regardless of ethnicity or cultural history.  We are honored to again welcome these consummate artists to our stage and we are thrilled that the Ailey dancers will once again provide a breathtaking conduit for contemplating the soul of a country...and the soul of humanity. 

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Ailey's Glenn Allen Sims by Andrew Eccles.