Ailey 2, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this season with its next generation of dance, is back in the UK for the first time in over a decade.
Twelve young dancers will appear in works by William Forsythe, Alvin Ailey, Robert Battle and the company’s new artistic director, Francesca Harper. The tour will run from 19 September to 28 October, beginning at the Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury.
The company’s new artistic director Francesca Harper has put together a repertoire featuring four works: excerpts from her own Freedom Series and William Forsythe’s Enemy in the Figure along with The Hunt, choreographed by Robert Battle, artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and Revelations, Alvin Ailey’s 1960 work and a signature piece of all the Ailey companies.