Ailey II Press
The Rhetorical Review:
Ailey II—widely known as the “next generation” of Alvin Ailey dancers—channels technical excellence, emotional transparency, and fearless contemporary performance. Under Harper’s leadership, the company bridges Black expressive traditions, Forsythean experimentation, theatrical storytelling, and somatic awareness. Read more…
Front Row Reviewers:
The Company of Ailey II understands how much we need one another. These works, the exceptional craftsmanship of choreographers, dancers, and designers, circle the same truth: we do not get through this life alone. And we never have. Ailey II is, in its own way, a revelation. The Company is perfection in every movement. The performance reminds us, as we watch these dancers move through communion, rupture, longing, and joy, that the most significant revelations come not when we stand apart but when we choose (again and again) to move together. Read more…