Alicia Graf Mack

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - She’s ready to move Alvin Ailey boldly forward

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - She’s ready to move Alvin Ailey boldly forward

On a recent Tuesday afternoon, just hours after arriving in Atlanta, Alicia Graf Mack gathered with about 30 dancers from Spelman College for an Alvin Ailey master class. After greeting the students by name, Graf Mack began leading a series of movements, placing a hand on her chest and breathing in deeply. To a heavy drumbeat, the dancers fell into plies before lifting and lengthening the bodies upward. As they moved, Graf Mack reminded them the work of dance, even during warmup, is akin to storytelling. This moment of grounding, teaching and connecting is perhaps an early indication of what we can expect from Graf Mack in her role as the new artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, which makes its annual appearance at the Fox Theatre from Feb 11-15.

DC Modern Luxury - Music in Motion

DC Modern Luxury - Music in Motion

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.

ESSENCE - A New Chapter Begins At The 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.

VOGUE - Alvin Ailey’s Opening Night Gala Ushered in a New Chapter

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.

VOGUE - The Curtain Rises for Alicia Graf Mack, Ailey’s New Artistic Director

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.

WABC7 - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's new artistic director calls role a full-circle moment

WABC7 - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's new artistic director calls role a full-circle moment

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's holiday performances begin in about three weeks, with a new artistic director leading the way. Alicia Graf Mack fills the giant shoes of the late great Judith Jamison. Mack was once a principal dancer under Jamison. She talked to Eyewitness News about her new role, which she calls a full-circle moment, and her vision for the future of the treasured theater.

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