
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…
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Verwacht een warme, ontspannen menigte — levendig genoeg om te voelen, rustig genoeg om te praten. Het leent zich voor een rustige avond. Geen haast, geen agenda.
De prijzen zijn gematigd, en het Event opent Thu 20:00. Je vindt het in Vorst Nationaal/Forest National — de omliggende straten dragen dezelfde energie, dus de avond hoeft niet op één adres te eindigen.
Openingstijden, de sfeer, hoe je binnenkomt, wat lekker is op de kaart — vraag alles over Alvin Ailey - Program A.