Alvin Ailey - Program A

at Vorst Nationaal/Forest National, Antwerp

Alvin Ailey - Program A is at Vorst Nationaal/Forest National in Antwerp on Thursday 1 October 2026 at 20:00.

Date: Thu 1 Oct · 20:00
Promoter: STAGE MAGIC

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Vorst Nationaal/Forest National, Avenue Victor Rousseau 208, 1190 · Get directions

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What to expect

Alvin Ailey - Program A is a show at Vorst Nationaal/Forest National, 33 km from the centre of Antwerp. It is a good pick for a night at the theatre. If you want to make a night of it, 2 other events are on in Antwerp the same day.

About the event

Following their triumphant 2024 season, the legendary New York modern dance company Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to enchant Europe with two brand-new programs. Blending heritage and creation, this is the unmissable dance event of the 2026 fall season.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's return to Brussels stands as one of the major choreographic events of 2026. The prestigious New York company returns to the Forest National stage with a renewed artistic offering that is both bold and deeply moving.

For this new Parisian series, the troupe unveils two different programs. Program A, "Ailey Legacy", celebrates the company's heritage through emblematic works that have shaped its identity. "Night Creature", choreographed by Alvin Ailey in 1975 to Duke Ellington's sophisticated jazz score, immerses the audience in a vibrant nocturnal world where bouncing allegros blend with Graham-esque contractions. "Grace", a major creation by Ronald K.

Brown in 1999, unfolds luminous spirituality by fusing modern dance vocabulary with movements from the African diaspora. This piece, which has become essential to the Ailey repertoire, traces the journey of a goddess who comes to spread grace on earth, sublimated by Duke Ellington's music.

Program B, "New Works", ventures into contemporary creation with works never before presented in Belgium. Medhi Walerski's "Blink of an Eye" set to Bach opens this unprecedented choreographic journey. "A Case of You", a sensual duet created by the legendary Judith Jamison to Diana Krall's interpretation of Joni Mitchell's classic, explores the fragilities of romantic connection. "Many Angels" by Lar Lubovitch, set to the Adagietto from Mahler's "Symphony No. 5", gracefully questions a metaphysical enigma.

Finally, "Song of the Anchorite" by Jamar Roberts, former resident choreographer, boldly reinterprets Alvin Ailey's "Hermit Songs" in a contemporary meditation on passion and devotion. The common thread of both programs, "Revelations" r