The Company of Ailey II: Top row (l to r): Darion Turner, Xavier Logan; middle row standing (l to r): Eric J. Vidana, Jordyn White, Christian Butts, Shay Bland, Rehearsal Director, Francesca Harper, Artistic Director, Xhosa Scott, Meredith Brown, Jada Ammons; middle row kneeling (l to r): Kamani Abu, Adanna Smalls; bottom row (l to r): Carley Cruzat Brooks, Jennifer M. Gerken.
The Company of Ailey II: Top row (l to r): Darion Turner, Xavier Logan; middle row standing (l to r): Eric J. Vidana, Jordyn White, Christian Butts, Shay Bland, Rehearsal Director, Francesca Harper, Artistic Director, Xhosa Scott, Meredith Brown, Jada Ammons; middle row kneeling (l to r): Kamani Abu, Adanna Smalls; bottom row (l to r): Carley Cruzat Brooks, Jennifer M. Gerken. ( Photo by Nir Arieli)

The universally renowned second company of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater— Ailey II—highlighting the country’s best early-career dance talent, returns to The Joyce Theater, March 17-22 with two programs and four world premieres.

Ailey II: The Future Is Now

06 Mar 2026 | 04:59
City Arts

For more than five decades, Ailey II, the second company of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, has merged the spirit and energy of the country’s best early-career dance talent with the passion and artistry of today’s most outstanding choreographers.

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