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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

First Preview: Nov 21, 2017

Opening Date: Nov 29, 2017

Closing Date: Dec 31, 2017

Running Time: 02:00

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
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Playing @

New York City Center - Mainstage

131 West 55th St New York, NY 10019

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For five weeks this winter at New York City Center, the Ailey company brings you dance that reveals our deepest humanity and our capacity to endure.

Each performance offers a different selection from our expansive repertory, and most culminate with Mr. Ailey’s inspiring Revelations – the world’s most popular work of modern dance.  In addition to 18 returning audience favorites, you can experience 6 premieres & new productions:

Mass by Robert Battle
The idea for this mesmerizing dance came to Battle at a choral concert where he became absorbed by how the singers moved as a unit. In response, he created an endlessly inventive work that deconstructs the choir, giving physical life to John Mackey’s haunting percussion score.
 
Stack-Up by Talley Beatty
A throbbing 1970s soundtrack that includes Grover Washington Jr. and Earth, Wind & Fire drives the sizzling pyrotechnics of this work set against an urban backdrop on “a hot summer night when passions are strong and tempers are fierce. The choreography is spectacular.” (New York Times)
 
Members Don't Get Weary by Jamar Roberts
In his first work for the Company – using music by jazz legend John Coltrane – the veteran Company member and recent “Bessie” Award winner inspires audiences to transcend our current social landscape by dancing away the blues.
 
Victoria by Gustavo Ramirez Sansano
Renowned for an audacious, athletic style that’s a natural fit for Ailey, Sansano has named his premiere – Spanish for "victory" – as a tribute to the triumph of good over evil. The large ensemble work is set to "Rewriting Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony" by award-winning composer Michael Gordon.
 
The Golden Section by Twyla Tharp

Tony Award winner Tharp’s exuberant ballet is full of breathtaking leaps and finely-honed partnering. Set to a new wave rock score by David Byrne, it offers “dancing of astonishing beauty and power” (The New Yorker).
 
Shelter by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar
The Ailey dancers bring unbridled power to Zollar’s gripping portrait of homelessness that confronts the toll of poverty and neglect on the body and soul. The original score incorporates drumming by Junior “Gabu” Wedderburn and spoken word by Hattie Gossett & Laurie Carlos.
Age Guidance

Age Guidance: 10

Show Notes

Show Notes: 1 Intermission

Performance Schedule:

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Full-price tickets

$15 - $159

Lottery & Rush

$15 STUDENT TICKETS - Available from 12 noon until curtain time on the day of performance except on Nov 29, Nov 30, and Dec 31 mat and eve. Subject to availability; may not be purchased online or by phone. A valid student ID must be presented at the Box Office.  Limit one ID per person; one ticket per ID.

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Accessibility:

Directions Bus

M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6, M7, M10, M20, M31, M57, M104

Directions Subway

N/Q/R/W to 57th Street/7th Avenue (accessible station); F to 57th Street/6th Avenue; D/E to 7th Avenue/53rd Street; A/B/C/D/1 to 59th Street at Columbus Circle (accessible station); C to 50th Street/8th Avenue (accessible station—downtown only); 1 to 50th Street/7th Avenue

Assisted Listening System

Wireless FM assistive listening devices are available free of charge with the presentation of either a driver's license or credit card. Assistive listening devices are available on the table next to the House Manager's lectern on the right side of the Orchestra lobby.

Elevator\Escalator

Wheelchair accessible; located near the House Manager's lectern on the right side of the Orchestra lobby.

Parking

1345 Garage: 126 West 55th Street (212.710.8230, 212.977.7636); GMC Parking: 211 West 56th Street (800.836.6666)

Wheelchair Info

New York City Center’s Mainstage, Stage I, Stage II and Studio 5 spaces are all wheelchair accessible. Seats for patrons with disabilities are available online, by phone, and at the box office. Please advise us at the time of ticket purchase of your particular needs. Locations are available on the left and right side of the Orchestra and in row G of the Mezzanine.

Box Office

The box office is in the lobby. It is wheelchair accessible.

Restroom

New York City Center's mainstage restrooms are located on all seating levels. Restrooms for persons in wheelchairs are located on the left side of the lobby of the Orchestra level. On the Grand Tier/Mezzanine level they are to the left of the concessions and coat check area.

Water Fountain

Orchestra & Mezzanine levels. Both are wheelchair accessible.

Seating

The seats in our theater range from 19”-22” wide and are 18” deep. There are armrests on all. They are all joined together, no space between. Some ends have armrests that can fold up for ADA access when wheelchair or walker patrons want to transfer or slide in. Please contact info@nycitycenter.org in advance of your visit if you require accommodations to your seats.

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Public Transportation

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By Subway:

N/Q/R/W to 57th Street/7th Avenue (accessible station); F to 57th Street/6th Avenue; D/E to 7th Avenue/53rd Street; A/B/C/D/1 to 59th Street at Columbus Circle (accessible station); C to 50th Street/8th Avenue (accessible station—downtown only); 1 to 50th Street/7th Avenue

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By Bus:

M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6, M7, M10, M20, M31, M57, M104