Press Coverage

March 24, 2026

Los Angeles Times - Alvin Ailey Dance Theater brings storied history to L.A.

For nearly 70 years, the famed Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has been showcasing Black talent and culture through dance. The troupe, which features Afro Latino talent and dance elements, is bringing its robust program to L.A. this week. Founder Alvin Ailey’s technical approach to dance combined modern dance, ballet and jazz — among other dance forms — in an attempt to blur the traditional boundaries of the dance world.

March 16, 2026

Dance Europe - Miranda Quinn - Ailey Dancer

Dancer with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Miranda Quinn, a Dancer of the Year nominee, shares her story with Joanna Priwieziencew.

March 5, 2026

HuffPost - Hearing Loss Couldn’t Stop Samantha Figgins from Mesmerizing the Masses

Something about the way the dancers’ bodies moved made me feel weak. Not in a “coming down with the flu” way, but instead as if I was suddenly softening like candle wax. I looked around at faces similarly entranced. There was something so vulnerable about how the dancers moved to the music, with an intuition that gently chipped away at the world sitting on our collective shoulders. During a December performance in New York, I watched Alvin Ailey dancers perform a piece called “Difference Between,” which was all at once energizing and melancholic. I had no idea what the choreography meant to convey — I’m, after all, not a “dance person” — but I was somehow seeing and hearing moments of longing and fear, and later in the piece, a reckoning with a beautiful new beginning.

February 25, 2026

Metro Philadelphia - Sebastian Garcia returns home in breakout season with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Sebastian Garcia is celebrating his first season as a member of the world-renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. When the company returns to Philadelphia this weekend, audiences will see Garcia stepping onto a stage that feels like familiar ground. The Bronx native — who once trained at Philadelphia’s Rock School for Dance Education under the direction of Bo and Stephanie Spassoff — began his formal training at the Harlem School of the Arts and continued at the ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School. His dedication to the craft also led to him receiving the En Avant Award, which allowed him to work with choreographers including Jessica Lang and Alexei Ratmansky. Previously, Garcia has danced for the Black Iris Project and has worked on Broadway projects with the Lyric Opera of Chicago and at Carnegie Hall. Now, as he takes on two key roles in 'Revelations', as well as world premieres of new works 'Difference Between' and 'Jazz Island,' Garcia’s return to Philadelphia marks a new chapter — and a bold new era under Artistic Director Alicia Graf Mack — with the influential dance company.

February 12, 2026

ATL Live - Alvin Ailey Returns to the Fox Theatre

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Alicia Graf Mack and Caroline T. Dartey join ATL Live in-studio discuss their journey in the company and this weekend’s engagement at the Fox Theatre. Watch segment here (5 minutes): https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2026/02/13/alvin-ailey-returns-fox-theatre/

February 12, 2026

CBS News - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater brings 'Revelations,' new works to Atlanta's Fox Theatre

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will perform at the famed Fox Theatre Thursday through Sunday. Georgia native Christopher R. Wilson can still remember the first time he saw a performance. Segment: https://www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news/alvin-ailey-american-dance-theater-revelations-atlanta-fox-theatre/

February 11, 2026

WABE - Alvin Ailey's latest performances come to Atlanta under new artistic director

As the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater opens a five-day run at the Fox Theatre, its new artistic director, Alicia Graf Mack, is carrying the torch handed to her by the late Judith Jamison — an icon in the industry.

February 7, 2026

WLCK - Alicia Graf Mack Talks Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre and Portrait of Ailey Documentary

Alvin Ailey’s name is synonymous with dance. A documentary, Portrait of Ailey, has been produced and provides a much larger context for Ailey’s life. I was honored to moderate a panel discussion at the Center for Civil and Human Rights at a screening of the documentary. Artistic Director Alicia Graf Mack joined me for a discussion about dance, Alvin Ailey, and the legacy she has been entrusted with. Mack shared how her love of dance came about, speaking about a videotape of Judith Jameson performing “Cry,” which let her know that she could be a dancer. With her parents' support, she began to learn “the language of dance.” She remembers seeing Alvin Ailey on stage and speaks about how all humans dance. She eventually joined the Alvin Ailey Dance Company under the tutelage of Judith Jameson.

February 6, 2026

NBC 4 - ‘Authenticity, identity and truth': Alvin Ailey dance company opens new tour in DC

Artistic Director, Alicia Graf Mack, and Ailey dancer, Jessica Amber Pinkett speak with NBC 4 Washington D.C. about the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s current engagement at the Warner Theatre until Sunday, February 8.

February 6, 2026

Dancing in the District - Ashayla Byrd x Ashley Green of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Ashayla Byrd sits down with Ashley Green of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to Washington, DC, at the historic Warner Theatre! They will be performing through February 8th.