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Alicia Graf Mack (@aliciagrafmack) remembers the first time she understood what it meant to be a dancer. She wasn't on a stage or in a studio, but in the living room of her childhood home in Columbia, Md.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
ESSENCE - A New Chapter Begins At The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
On December 3, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater opened its 2025–26 holiday season at New York City Center with a gala that marked a turning point for the company. The five-week engagement—running through January 4—signals the first full season under Artistic Director Alicia Graf Mack, and a moment where the heralded repertory leans into what audiences expect from Ailey, while expanding its vision for the next generation.
WABC 7 - The Tamron Hall Show - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Performs on Tamron Hall
Artistic Director, Alicia Graf Mack speaks with Tamron Hall about the New York City Center Center season, from December 3 – January 4, 2026. Ailey dancers, Isabel Wallace-Green, Solomon Dumas, and Hannah Richardson perform “Wade in the Water,” from Alvin Ailey’s Revelations.
Inc. - How Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Presents a Master Class in Branding
Last week, for only the fourth time in its nearly 70-year history, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater company began its new season under the leadership of a different Artistic Director: Alicia Graf Mack.
Fox 5 - Good Day New York - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater begins highly anticipated New York City Center season
Artistic Director, Alicia Graf Mack speaks to Good Day New York about her inaugural season with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at New York City Center. Ailey dancer, Yannick Lebrun performs Alvin Ailey’s A Song for You, in anticipation of the season.
VOGUE - Alvin Ailey’s Opening Night Gala Ushered in a New Chapter
On Wednesday evening, hundreds of dance-lovers and patrons of the arts made their way to the New York City Center theater on West 55th Street for the Alvin Ailey Opening Night Gala—helping to kick off Alicia Graf Mack’s inaugural season as artistic director in style.
El Diario - Latin rhythms are part of the new season of Alvin Ailey
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre kicked off its annual season at New York City Center, the first under the leadership of Alicia Graf Mack, which will run from this week until January 2026. And while this historically African American company has always been a symbol of excellence in modern dance, its present is deeply marked by the presence and talent of Latino artists who find here a home for their identity and their movement. Among them are Afro-Brazilian dancer Leonardo Brito and AILEY Extension mambo instructor Katherine Jiménez, two voices that represent the cultural and spiritual expansion of Alvin Ailey's legacy.
VOGUE - The Curtain Rises for Alicia Graf Mack, Ailey’s New Artistic Director
On a recent Monday evening at the Manhattan headquarters of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, rehearsal for Revelations had the camaraderie of a reunion. A drum set rumbled in the corner. Vocalists settled into their chairs, sheet music and iPads in hand. The late choreographer’s canonical 1960 work, set to song-sermons and gospel, is typically performed with live music at the start of the company’s annual residency at New York City Center, and the artists were finally back in one room to prepare for opening night on December 3. The musical director cued the spiritual “Wade in the Water”—an evocation of Ailey’s boyhood baptism in a church pond in rural Texas—and the dancers began a procession with undulating torsos. “Rocka My Soul” brought out a flurry of yellow rattan fans, in homage to humid Sunday services, which sent a palpable breeze to the observers seated in front-row folding chairs.
The New York Times - From Ailey, A New Work That's Old-School
The goddess of love drifts in on waves and wind. When the choreographer Maija García was invited to make her first work for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, this was the first image that came to mind. Then, a colleague directed her to “Black Gods, Green Islands,” a collection of Afro-Caribbean folklore written by Geoffrey Holder, the Trinidad-born artist, actor and dancer. The final story, “Goddess,” opens with almost the same image as the one in García’s vision. Taking this as a sign, she chose “Goddess” to adapt into dance.
NY 1 - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Welcomes New Artistic Director for Winter Season
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s highly anticipated season at New York City Center is from December 3 – January 4, 2026. This year highlights the inaugural season of Artistic Director and former Ailey dancer, Alicia Graf Mack.