LENFEST EVENT: Ailey II: The Next Generation of Dance

35TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Ailey II: The Next Generation of Dance

Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 7 p.m.
Keller Theatre/Lenfest Hall/Lenfest Center

Tickets are required. General Public: $35 ; Senior: $32; W&L Faculty & Staff: $29; W&L Student: FREE with ID; Student: $8 Taxes and processing fees included in ticket pricing. 

Past Meets Present when Ailey II returns for Lenfest's 35th Anniversary.

Ailey II performed at W&L Lenfest Center for Lenfest's 20th Anniversary Celebration in May 2, 2011 and Ailey performed at Lenfest's very first season in 1991.

Join Alvin Ailey II as the extraordinary dancers ignite the stage featuring electrifying new works and cherished audience favorites.

Ailey II is universally renowned for merging the spirit and energy of the country's finest early-career dance talent with the passion and creative vision of today's outstanding and emerging choreographers.

For over 50 years, Ailey II—"The Next Generation of Dance"—has merged the spirit and energy of the country's finest early-career dance talent with the passion and creative vision of today's most outstanding and emerging choreographers.

Founded by Alvin Ailey in 1974, this universally renowned company embodies his pioneering mission to establish an extended cultural community that provides dance performances, training and community programs for all people.

Ailey II's Jada Ammons. Photo by Nir Arieli.

Performance sponsored in part by the Class of ’64.

Ticket Information

Showtimes: Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.

Where: Keller Theatre, Lenfest Hall

Tickets are required. General Public: $35 ; Senior: $32; W&L Faculty & Staff: $29; W&L Student: FREE with ID; Student: $8