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Ailey II

Tue Mar 17 - Sun Mar 22

Limited Availability

Due to high demand, tickets for these performances may have limited availability. If you are not seeing any availability online, we encourage you to contact The Joyce Box Office during operating hours for assistance.

The Box Office is open Monday through Friday from 12pm–6pm. On performance days, the Box Office remains open through curtain time; however, advance sales stop one hour prior to the curtain, including matinee curtains. You can reach us at 212-242-0800 or visit us in person at 175 Eighth Avenue at 19th Street.

Ailey II—the next generation of dance—has brought its technical mastery and emotional depth to works by the most daring established and emerging choreographers since its 1974 inception. This spring, the company brings its “off-the-charts energy” (The New Yorker) to The Joyce during its New York season, performing new works including Renée I. McDonald’s intense Likes vs Life, Rena Butler’s athletically powered In Session, My’Kal Stromile’s endearing Third Person Point of View, and Chalvar Monteiro’s Berry Dreamin', set to the music of the late Chuck Berry. The company will also perform Alvin Ailey’s beloved classic, Streams. 

Ailey II embodies Alvin Ailey’s pioneering mission to establish an extended cultural community, providing dance performances, training, and programming for all.

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Curtain Chat: Wed, Mar 18

 

Run Time

New Works Program: 2 hours, including two intermissions

Legacy / Future Program: 90 minutes, including one intermission 

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Ailey II in Chalvar Monteiro's Berry Dreamin'. Photo by NIr Arieli.
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Ailey II in Rena Butler's In Session. Photo by Nir Arieli.
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Ailey II in My'Kal Stromile's Third Person Point of View. Photo by Nir Arieli.
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Ailey II in Rena Butler's In Session. Photo by Nir Arieli.
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Dancers Jada Ammons and Kamani Abu in Renée I. McDonald's Likes vs Life. Photo by Nir Arieli
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Ailey II in Chalvar Monteiro's Berry Dreamin'. Photo by Nir Arieli.
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Dancer Jordyn White in Alvin Ailey's Streams. Photo by Danica Paulos.
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Dancers Meredith Brown and Kamani Abu in Alvin Ailey's Streams. Photo by Nir Arieli.
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Ailey II in My'Kal Stromile's Third Person Point of View. Photo by Nir Arieli
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Ailey II in Renée I. McDonald's Likes vs Life. Photo by Nir Arieli.
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Program

Program Dates Repertoire
New Works Tue, Mar 17 at 7:30pm
Thu, Mar 19 at 7:30pm
Sat, Mar 21 at 2pm and 7:30pm
Sun, Mar 22 at 7:30pm 

Berry Dreamin'
by Chalvar Monteiro (2025)

Third Person Point of View 
by My’Kal Stromile (2025)

Likes vs Life 
by Renée I. McDonald (2025)

In Session
by Rena Butler (2025)  
Legacy / Future Wed, Mar 18 at 7:30pm
Fri, Mar 20 at 7:30pm
Sun, Mar 22 at 2pm

Streams
by Alvin Ailey (1970)

Third Person Point of View
by My’Kal Stromile (2025)

In Session
by Rena Butler (2025)

 

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