New York, NY
The Ailey School 2024-25 Performances
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Location
- The Joan Weill Center for Dance
- 405 W 55th Street
- New York, NY
All performances take place at the Ailey Citigroup Theater except for BFA Senior Choreography Concerts and Junior Division Spring Concerts. Check performances for location details.
Join us at the Ailey Citigroup Theater for exciting performances featuring students in all divisions of The Ailey School. Students in the Professional Division, Junior Division, and Professional Performing Arts School perform works choreographed by our esteemed faculty and by renowned guest choreographers who are selected by The Ailey School Directors Tracy Inman and Melanie Person. Student-choreographed work is also featured in some concerts.
In addition to our annual winter, spring, and summer performances, our two performance groups—the Ailey Student Performance Group (ASPG) and the Ailey/Fordham Student Dancers (AFSD)—perform in concerts that are a part of their program curriculum. Our performances give students valuable performing experience, while preparing them for the professional dance world beyond our studios.
Past choreographers have included Ronald K. Brown, Adam Barruch, Darshan Singh Bhuller, Sonia Dawkins, Amy Hall Garner, Adriene Hurd, Ray Mercer, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Brice Mousset, Fredrick Earl Mosley, and Avree Walker.
Note: Most performances and rehearsals take place in our studios and at the Ailey Citigroup Theater. Junior Division concerts take place off-site at Hostos Community College.
2024-2025 Performance Dates
BFA Senior Solo Concert
Solos performed by students in the Class of 2025 of the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program.
Program A: Monday, April 7, 2025 at 7pm
Program B: Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 6pm
Program C: Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 8pm
BFA Senior Concert
Concert featuring students from the Ailey/Fordham BFA Class of 2025 with choreography by PeiJu Chien-Pott, Annie Rigney and Clifton Williams.
Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 7:30pm
Friday, April 11, 2025 at 7:30pm
First Steps & Bounding Boys Presentations
Sunday, May 4, 2025 at 10:30am, 12:30pm, 2:30pm, & 4:30pm
Certificate Graduation Performance
Friday, May 9, 2025 at 7pm
Junior Division Spring Concert
Friday, May 16, 2025 at 7:30pm
Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 4:30pm
Sunday, May 18, 2025 at 12:30pm & 4:30pm
Professional Division Spring Concert
Concert featuring students from The Ailey School's Professional Division with choreography by Darshan Singh Bhuller, Christopher Huggins, Pedro Ruiz, and work by Judith Jamison, restaged by Renee Robinson.
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 7pm
Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 7pm
Friday, May 23, 2025 at 7pm
Professional Performing Arts School (PPAS) Spring Concert
Friday, May 30, 2025 at 7:30pm
Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 3pm & 7:30pm
Junior Division Summer Sizzler
Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 4:30pm & 7:30pm
Friday, July 18, 2025 at 4:30pm & 7:30pm
Professional Division Summer Sizzler
Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 4:30pm & 7:30pm
Friday, July 25, 2025 at 4:30pm & 7:30pm
Schedule
Tickets
$30 for adults
$20 for students/children
Students are considered anyone with a valid student ID. There is an online processing fee of $3.25/adult ticket and $2.25/student ticket. Tickets increase by $5 at the door.
Online
Tickets are available to purchase at OvationTix for all Ailey School performances except the BFA Senior Choreography Concerts (available at the door), Ailey/Fordham BFA in Dance Concert (available through Fordham’s website) and the Professional Performing Arts School (PPAS) Spring Concert (ticket link available at a later date).
On sale ticket dates will be announced closer to each performance. Tickets typically go on sale 4 weeks prior to each concert series.
If you are experiencing trouble with the ticket site, please contact Kaitlyn Miller at [email protected].
There is a service fee for each ticket.
At the Box Office
Tickets are sold at the Box Office on a first-come, first-serve basis and are subject to availability. The Box Office opens 45 minutes prior to the start of each performance on the PE Level. Prices increase by $5 at the door and only credit/debit cards are accepted. No cash.
All sales are final. There are no refunds or exchanges for tickets.
Getting Here
Please visit this page for directions to the Ailey Citigroup Theater and the Ailey Studio Theater.
Theater Guidelines
- The theater will open approximately 30 minutes prior to the start of each performance.
- There is no food or drink allowed inside the theater.
- There is absolutely no photography or videography allowed during the performances.
- All guests must present their e-tickets prior to entering the theater (can be shown on a smart phone or printed out).
- Please meet your guests outside the Ailey building following the end of each performance. (The PE Level closes following the end of each performance).