September 25, 2026
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Francesca Harper Artistic Director Sylvia Waters Artistic Director Emerita Alvin Ailey Founder Company Members Kamani Abu, Jada Ammons, Christian Butts, Julie Colotroc, Daijia Monaé, Vic E. Davis, Jaydin Javier De Jesús, Michelle Osanya, Jalyn Postadan, Dominic A. Roberts, Adanna Smalls, Eric J. Vidaña Shay Bland Rehearsal Director Apprentices Keilani Barcarse, Timothée Calabrese, Ami-Maxine Hill, Reese Wheeler Alicia Graf Mack Daria L. and Eric J. Wallach Artistic Director, AILEY Bennett Rink Executive Director, AILEY Ailey II gratefully acknowledges the generous support provided by The Glorya Kaufman Dance Foundation. Ailey II is supported, in part, by an anonymous Foundation and TD Charitable Foundation. The taking of photographs and the use of recording equipment of any kind during performances is strictly prohibited. Programming and casting subject to change.
COMPANY STORY Ailey II - The Next Generation of Dance - is AILEY's second company. Founded in 1974 as the Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble, Ailey II has advanced Alvin Ailey’s vision by giving early-career dancers the vital experience of transitioning from training as a student to becoming a professional dancer. Ailey II dancers bring their technical mastery and emotional depth to works by the most daring established and emerging choreographers. Just as Mr. Ailey envisioned, the company continues to expand the audience for dance through global touring and community-based performances. Sylvia Waters, the company’s first artistic director, was personally chosen by Mr. Ailey and led the company for 38 seasons. In September 2021, Francesca Harper became artistic director. Ms. Harper—a former student at The Ailey School who has choreographed for both AILEY companies—guides Ailey II with her unique perspective, paying homage to Mr. Ailey’s legacy while taking the company in bold, new directions. Under Ms. Harper’s direction, Ailey II is forging a new path for modern dance—one that’s inclusive, experimental, and transformative.
THE PROGRAM OPEN DOOR (2015) Choreography by Ronald K. Brown and Arcell Cabuag Restaging Assistants: Micah Sherard and Amina Vargas-Garcia Music by Luis Demetrio, Arturo O’Farrill, Tito Puente Costumes by Keiko Voltaire Lighting by Al Crawford Adanna Smalls, Vic E. Davis, Christian Butts, Eric J. Vidaña, Kamani Abu, Dominic A. Roberts, Julie Colotroc, Jalyn Postadan, Ami-Maxine Hill, Daijia Monaé The creation of Open Door was supported by commissioning funds from New York City Center. Generous support was provided by The Jaharis Family Foundation, Tracy Elise Poole, and The Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey - Sara & Bill Morgan New Works Endowment Fund. “La Puerta” by Luis Demetrio, performed by Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra. “All of the Americas” is the 2nd movement of “Afro Latin Jazz Suite” by Arturo O’Farrill, performed by Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra. “Vaca Frita” by Arturo O’Farrill, performed by Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra. “Picadillo” written by Tito Puente, Peer Music. Performed by Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra © 2008 ZOHO Music L.L.C.
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Program (continued) IN THE MOMENT (2026) Choreography by Francesca Harper Associate Artist: Jermaine Spivey Rehearsal Assistant: Eriko Iisaku Music and sound by Johannes Goldbach* Costume design by Jon Taylor Lighting design by Aja M. Jackson The Seeker: Kamani Abu The Shadow: Eric J. Vidaña The Ancestor: Jaydin Javier De Jesús The Oracle: Jada Ammons The Beloved: Adanna Smalls The Witness: Daijia Monaé The Listener: Jalyn Postadan The Alchemist: Christian Butts * “Walk On By” written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David courtesy of Universal Music Group and BMG Rights Management. “House Operator” by Johannes Goldbach. “What Makes You Feel Loved” by Aja Monet and Lonnie Holley. “Exit 1” by Laurie Torres. “Black Joy” by Aja Monet.
-- INTERMISSION -NIGHT CREATURE (1974) Choreography by Alvin Ailey Restaged by Clifton Brown Music by Duke Ellington Costume design by Jane Greenwood Lighting by Chenault Spence “Night creatures, unlike stars, do not come OUT at night – they come ON, each thinking that before the night is out he or she will be the star.” -Duke Ellington Movement 1 Jada Ammons, Vic E. Davis & Company Movement 2 Jada Ammons, Vic E. Davis, Jalyn Postadan, Daijia Monaé, Julie Colotroc, Adanna Smalls, Dominic A. Roberts, Christian Butts, Kamani Abu, Jaydin Javier De Jesús Movement 3 Jada Ammons, Vic E. Davis & Company This production was made possible, in part, by a grant from Ford Foundation and with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts. Night Creature used by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.
FRANCESCA HARPER, Artistic Director Francesca Harper began her professional dance career with Dance Theatre of Harlem. She was also a member of Ballett Frankfurt from 1991-1999 under the direction of William Forsythe, and she has performed on Broadway in productions including Fosse, All Shook Up, The Color Purple, Sweet Charity, and Sophisticated Ladies, and was nominated for Best Actress in a Musical by Broadway. com for her role as Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill. Ms. Harper created her first play, 50 minutes with Harriet and Phillis, produced by Anna Deavere Smith, with her aunt, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Margo Jefferson, and Paul Miller, a.k.a DJ Spooky. In 2014, she debuted her critically acclaimed one-woman show, The Look of Feeling, as a writer, actor, dancer, and vocalist. She is also the writer, producer, composer, and narrator of the documentary film To Lillian (2021). Ms. Harper has choreographed works for companies including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey II, Dance Theater of Harlem, Hubbard Street II, and Tanz Graz, as well as The Francesca Harper Project, which she had founded in 2005. Her television and film credits include appearances on Boardwalk Empire, Late Night with David Letterman, and The Oprah Winfrey Show. She served as ballet consultant for the motion picture Black Swan and was featured in Zinnias – The Life of Clementine Hunter, directed by Robert Wilson. In 2013, Ms. Harper received a Living History Award during Black History Month from Long Island University and the Innovation and Technology Award for her choreography for Fashion Week with designer Louis Vuitton. She also served as co-director and choreographer for the musical Rose’s War and as movement director for Tommy Hilfiger and Zendaya for their fashion show at the Apollo Theater in 2019. Ms. Harper was the creator and directorial consultant for 16 world premiere virtual films. Her latest works include a new creation for Wendy Whelan, Associate Artistic Director of New York City Ballet, and poet Marc Bamuthi Joseph. Currently, Ms. Harper is engaged as Executive Producer with Sony Pictures on a series in development, and recently she received her Masters of Fine Arts degree from Goddard College. SYLVIA WATERS, Artistic Director Emerita, Ailey II Sylvia Waters was personally selected by Alvin Ailey in 1974 as Artistic Director of Ailey II and led the company for 38 years. She attended The Juilliard School, where she worked with Donald McKayle’s company, and with a young Hava Kohav –who later became an actress and Academy Award nominee— performing very often to widely populated audiences of the entire New York Dance community at the YMHA. After receiving her B.S. from Juilliard, she moved to Paris, where she appeared regularly on television. She toured in the European company of Black Nativity and worked with Michel Descombey, then director of the Paris Opera Ballet, as well as Milko Šparembleck. She also performed in Donald McKayle's European production of Black New World and worked with Maurice Béjart’s company performing in Brussels and at the Summer Olympics in Mexico City. In 1968, Ms. Waters joined Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and toured with the Company until assuming leadership of Ailey II. She has received honorary doctorates from the State University of New York at Oswego and The Juilliard School, and she has served as a panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts. Ms. Waters is a recipient of the Legacy Award as part of the 20th Annual IABD Festival, Syracuse University’s Women of Distinction Award, a Dance Magazine Award, and a “Bessie” Award. SHAY BLAND, Rehearsal Director Shay Bland is from Englewood, NJ. She began her formal dance training at The Ailey School in 2007 where she was a scholarship student in the Junior Division. She is a graduate of the Professional Performing Arts School (PPAS), and has danced with several companies including Ailey II, Elisa Monte Dance, Nimbus Dance Theater, Von Howard Project, Francesca Harper Project, Ray Mercer Collective, Kachal Dance, and The Metropolitan Opera Ballet. Ms. Bland has worked on projects on and off-Broadway including The Visitor (off-Broadway) as associate choreographer, and as assistant choreographer for the 13-time nominated Broadway show Hell’s Kitchen. She was also lead choreographer for Nebraska High School Theater Academy (NHSTA) in conjunction with Omaha Performing Arts. As an educator, Ms. Bland serves as a faculty member at Pace University, The Ailey School, Manhattan Youth Ballet, and Earl Mosley’s Institute of the Arts (EMIA).
AILEY II WHO'S WHO KAMANI ABU (New Castle, DE) began his dance training at the age of 16 at a local studio in his hometown. He also trained in the summer intensive at BalletX. He is a recent graduate of the Ailey/Fordham BFA in Dance program, and has worked with choreographers including Jennifer Archibald, Tracy Inman, Darshan Bhuller, Gregory Dawson, and Maleek Washington. In 2023, Abu performed in Geoffrey Holder’s Dougla with Dance Theatre of Harlem and in Alvin Ailey’s Memoria during Ailey’s New York City Center season. This is his second season with Ailey II. JADA AMMONS (Los Angeles, CA) began her dance training at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy. She earned her BFA in Dance from Point Park University in 2022 and graduated from The Ailey School’s Certificate Program in 2025. Ammons also trained in the School’s Summer Intensive where she was the recipient of the Oprah Winfrey Foundation Scholarship. She has performed works by choreographers Debbie Allen, Renee Robinson, Ray Mercer, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Christopher L. Huggins, Ronald K. Brown, Branndi Lewis, and Freddie Moore. This is Ammons’ second season with Ailey II. CHRISTIAN BUTTS (Atlanta, GA) began his dance training at Dancemakers of Atlanta under the direction of Lynise Heard and Denise Heard-Latimer. He also trained in the summer intensive programs at GALLIM School of Movement with Andrea Miller and A.I.M by Kyle Abraham. He has worked and performed pieces by Linda Celeste Sims and Glenn Allen Sims, Nattie Trogdon and Hollis Bartlett, Seán Curran, Michelle Thompson-Ulerich, and Kevin Wynn. In 2025, he graduated from SUNY Purchase receiving a BFA in Dance with a concentration in composition. This is his second season with Ailey II. JULIE COLOTROC (Marseille, France) began her dance training at Studio Sottile Dance School where she studied ballet and modern. She won several international competitions and joined Béjart Ballet School in Switzerland. Upon graduating, she joined The Lion King in Paris as an ensemble member. Colotroc also trained at The Ailey School as a scholarship student and was awarded The Joan Weill Ailey Spirit Award for the 2025-26 school year. She has performed works by choreographers including Alvin Ailey, Christopher L. Huggins, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Ronald K. Brown, Samantha Figgins, and Pedro Ruiz. This is Colotroc’s first season with Ailey II. VIC E. DAVIS (Atlanta, GA) is originally from Gaffney, South Carolina. He began his formal dance training at South Gwinnett High School in Atlanta, where he graduated with honors. He continued studying as a scholarship student at Gwinnett School of Dance, Northeast Atlanta Ballet, and Atlanta Dance Connection. Davis is currently a student at The Ailey School where he trains on scholarship and has performed works by choreographers including Christopher L. Huggins, Maleek Washington, and Clifford Williams. This is his first season with Ailey II. JAYDIN JAVIER DE JESÚS (West Hartford, CT) is a current senior in the Ailey/Fordham BFA in Dance program. He received his early dance training at Studio 860 and continued his studies at the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts high school. He has performed works by Alvin Ailey, Takehiro Ueyama, Martha Graham, Christopher L. Huggins, Pedro Ruiz, and Ray Mercer. This is De Jesús’ first season with Ailey II. DAIJIA MONAÉ (Dover, DE) began her formal dance training at age five at the Dance Conservatory in her hometown. She later pursued a BFA in Dance at LIU Post, where she received the Cara Gargano Scholarship and performed works by Lloyd Knight, Natalie Lomonte, and Yannick Lebrun. She continued her training at The Ailey School where she graduated from the Certificate program and worked with choreographers Branndi Nicole Lewis, Maleek Washington, and Jennifer Archibald. This is her first season with Ailey II. MICHELLE OSANYA (Ames, IA) began her dance training at Robert Thomas Dancenter. She also attended summer intensives with LINES Ballet, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, and TDA Prep with Preston Miller and Jacqueline Green. Osanya is currently a junior in the Ailey/Fordham BFA in Dance program and has performed works by Adam Barruch, Burr Johnson, Adrienne Hurd, and Judith Jamison. In 2024, Osanya performed in Harrison Guy’s Can We Know the Sound of Forgiveness at Carnegie Hall, and recently, she worked with choreographer Kyle Abraham and slowdanger at Springboard Danse. This is her first season with Ailey II.
JALYN POSTADAN (Jackson, NJ) is a graduate of the Ailey/Fordham BFA in Dance. She trained at Steps Youth Program, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and in summer programs at the Juilliard School and Jacob’s Pillow Contemporary Program. Postadan’s performance experience includes Complexions Contemporary Ballet Gala, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Chita Rivera Awards, and performing in Alvin Ailey’s Memoria during Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s 2024 New York City Center season. She also performed works by Ronald K. Brown, Juliano Nunes, Hope Boykin, Davidson Farias, and Jennifer Archibald. Postadan is a recipient of a New Jersey Governor’s Award. This is her first season with Ailey II. DOMINIC A. ROBERTS (Galloway, NJ) began his dance training at Atlantic County Institute of Technology. He is a graduate of the Ailey/Fordham BFA in Dance program, where he worked with choreographers Ronald K. Brown, Hope Boykin, and Keerati Jinakunwiphat, and performed in Alvin Ailey’s Memoria during Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s New York City Center seasons in 2024 and 2025. Roberts has danced with the Jacobs Pillow Contemporary Ensemble, performing works by Jessica Wright, Jennifer Archibald, and Crystal Pite. He also participated in Springboard Danse, where he performed works by Maxine Doyle and Majella Bess. This is Roberts’ first season with Ailey II. ADANNA SMALLS (Brooklyn, NY) began her formal dance training at the Abrons Arts Center/ Henry Street Settlement. A 2021 graduate of the Professional Performing Arts School with a concentration in dance, she went on to complete the Certificate Program at The Ailey School. That same year, she performed in Bird Lives! and Memoria during Ailey’s New York City Center season. Smalls had the opportunity to work with renowned choreographers including Clifton Brown, Norbert De La Cruz III, and Ronald K. Brown, and she previously served as an apprentice with Evidence, A Dance Company. This is her second season with Ailey II. ERIC J. VIDAÑA (Las Vegas, NV) is a graduate of the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts. He received his early dance training from The Nevada Ballet Theatre and continued studying at West Las Vegas Arts Center and Contemporary West Dance Theatre’s Conservatory, under the direction of Bernard Gaddis and Avree Walker. Vidaña furthered his dance education as a Scholarship student at The Ailey School. He has performed works by choreographers including Alvin Ailey, Hope Boykin, Donald Byrd, Michelle Manzanales, Tommie Waheed Evans, Milton Myers, Jeneane Huggins, Don Bellamy, Rennie Harris, Ronald K. Brown, and Christopher L. Huggins. This is his third season with Ailey II.
APPRENTICES KEILANI BARCARSE (San Diego, CA) began her dance training at City Ballet School of San Diego. She continued studying at Golden State Ballet Academy and at The San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts. Barcarse also competed in the Young American Grand Prix and the Universal Ballet Competition, and trained as a scholarship student at The Ailey School. She has performed works by choreographers Ronald K. Brown, Paul Taylor, and Norbert De La Cruz III, and danced in Alvin Ailey’s Memoria during Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s 2024 and 2025 New York City Center season. This is Barcarse’s first season as an apprentice with Ailey II. TIMOTHÉE CALABRESE (Lyon, France) began his dance training with his mother in Mexico City at the age of 10 while touring in a production of The Little Prince. In 2024, he graduated from Paris National Conservatory of Music and Dance. During his training, he performed works by Marius Petipa, Merce Cunningham, and Trisha Brown. Calabrese also trained at The Ailey School as a scholarship student where he worked with choreographers Clifford Williams and Christopher L. Huggins, and performed in Alvin Ailey’s Memoria during Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s 2025 New Yor City Center season. This is his first season as an apprentice with Ailey II. AMI-MAXINE HILL (Inglewood, CA) began dancing at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy, where she trained on a full scholarship. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Dance, graduating cum laude from the University of California, Riverside, before continuing her training at The Ailey School. After three years in The Ailey School's Certificate Program, she graduated in May 2026. Hill has worked with and performed works by artists including Maleek Washington, Branndi Lewis, Jennifer Archibald, Ronald K. Brown, Arcel Cabuag, Samantha Figgins, Christopher L. Huggins, and many others. This is her first season as an apprentice with Ailey II.
Apprentices (continued) REESE WHEELER (St. George, UT) began his dance training in fifth grade at Vista School under Rebekah Wainwright. He performed in dance productions alongside acclaimed choreographers and directors in regional theatre since the age of 14 at Tuacahn Amphitheater. Wheeler toured with singer/songwriter David Archuleta and with Odyssey Dance Theater’s production of Thriller. He is currently a Scholarship student at The Ailey School. This is Wheeler’s first season as an apprentice with Ailey II.
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ALVIN AILEY DANCE FOUNDATION Recipient of a National Medal of Arts Bennett Rink, Executive Director
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