In a long, brilliant career, Dudley Williams worked with such artists as Martha Graham, Talley Beatty, and Donald McKayle. Most significantly, he was a member of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for more than forty years. Although Williams retired from that company in 2005, some months before his 67th birthday, he still teaches at the Ailey School. He also makes guest appearances as a teacher at the Martha Graham School. “[Dudley Williams is] amazing—an inspiration to everybody, a real poet with movement.” –Alvin Ailey from Revelations: The Autobiography of Alvin Ailey.
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Malpaso Dance Company from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm22Edges of Ailey from 10:30 am to 6:00 pm
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Malpaso Dance Company from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Roundz Of Flame 2025 Legacy 2 from 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Roundz Of Flame 2025 Legacy 2 from 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Malpaso Dance Company from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm26Edges of Ailey from 10:30 am to 6:00 pm
Malpaso Dance Company from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
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Compagnie Hervé KOUBI from 7:30 pm to 9:30 am30Edges of Ailey from 10:30 am to 6:00 pm
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Compagnie Hervé KOUBI from 7:30 pm to 9:30 amToday’s Events
- Edges of AileyEdges of AileyTime: 10:30 am - 6:00 pm
This dynamic showcase—described as an “extravaganza” by curator Adrienne Edwards—brings together visual art, live performance, music, a range of archival materials, and a multi-screen video installation drawn from recordings of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) repertory to explore the full range of Ailey’s personal and creative life. - Malpaso Dance CompanyMalpaso Dance CompanyTime: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
The Havana-based Malpaso Dance Company returns for its tenth engagement at The Joyce. Since its founding in 2012 by Daile Carrazana, Osnel Delgado, and Fernando Sáez, the company remains committed to nurturing new voices in Cuban choreography. Joyce Theater
175 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10011
- Edges of AileyEdges of AileyTime: 10:30 am - 6:00 pm
Upcoming Events
- January 23, 2025
- Edges of AileyEdges of AileyTime: 10:30 am - 6:00 pm
This dynamic showcase—described as an “extravaganza” by curator Adrienne Edwards—brings together visual art, live performance, music, a range of archival materials, and a multi-screen video installation drawn from recordings of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) repertory to explore the full range of Ailey’s personal and creative life. - Malpaso Dance CompanyMalpaso Dance CompanyTime: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
The Havana-based Malpaso Dance Company returns for its tenth engagement at The Joyce. Since its founding in 2012 by Daile Carrazana, Osnel Delgado, and Fernando Sáez, the company remains committed to nurturing new voices in Cuban choreography. Joyce Theater
175 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10011
- Edges of AileyEdges of AileyTime: 10:30 am - 6:00 pm
- January 24, 2025
- Edges of AileyEdges of AileyTime: 10:30 am - 6:00 pm
This dynamic showcase—described as an “extravaganza” by curator Adrienne Edwards—brings together visual art, live performance, music, a range of archival materials, and a multi-screen video installation drawn from recordings of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) repertory to explore the full range of Ailey’s personal and creative life. - Malpaso Dance CompanyMalpaso Dance CompanyTime: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
The Havana-based Malpaso Dance Company returns for its tenth engagement at The Joyce. Since its founding in 2012 by Daile Carrazana, Osnel Delgado, and Fernando Sáez, the company remains committed to nurturing new voices in Cuban choreography. Joyce Theater
175 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10011
- Edges of AileyEdges of AileyTime: 10:30 am - 6:00 pm
- January 25, 2025
- Edges of AileyEdges of AileyTime: 10:30 am - 6:00 pm
This dynamic showcase—described as an “extravaganza” by curator Adrienne Edwards—brings together visual art, live performance, music, a range of archival materials, and a multi-screen video installation drawn from recordings of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) repertory to explore the full range of Ailey’s personal and creative life. - Malpaso Dance CompanyMalpaso Dance CompanyTime: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
A thrilling evening of Cuban dance featuring premiere works by bold choreographers, accompanied by live music from the Alma String Quartet and Aldo López-Gavilán and Ilmar Gavilán, this program brings “stirring new ideas about movement, dance, and the intermingling of social and individual relationships” (CVNC). Joyce Theater
175 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10011 - Roundz Of Flame 2025 Legacy 2Roundz Of Flame 2025 Legacy 2Time: 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm
All Style Of Dance: Breaking, Krump, Litefeet, Afrobeat, Popping, Jookin, Jousr, Vogue, Jerz Club
8legx vs Twin, Dre Don vs Sniper, Law vs Spydey, Balance vs Pollo, Luna vs Flow, Chang vs Smooth,
J Moves vs Strizzy, Phu vs Lonnie, E-Skillz vs Flexx, Jay Lite vs Isyrel
Tag Team Edition: Simba & Luddy vs Phu & Trizzy, Lady Krafts & Crazy Clash vs Jubilee & Fenixx
Judges Panel: E Solo, Aries, Rhythmchild University Settlement Speyer Hall
184 Eldridge Street Manhattan, NY
4 PM - 10 PM
Entry: $15, After 6PM: $20
Kids Free Entry - Roundz Of Flame 2025 Legacy 2Roundz Of Flame 2025 Legacy 2Time: 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm
All Style Of Dance: Breaking, Krump, Litefeet, Afrobeat, Popping, Jookin, Jousr, Vogue, Jerz Club
8legx vs Twin, Dre Don vs Sniper, Law vs Spydey, Balance vs Pollo, Luna vs Flow, Chang vs Smooth,
J Moves vs Strizzy, Phu vs Lonnie, E-Skillz vs Flexx, Jay Lite vs Isyrel
Tag Team Edition: Simba & Luddy vs Phu & Trizzy, Lady Krafts & Crazy Clash vs Jubilee & Fenixx
Judges Panel: E Solo, Aries, Rhythmchild University Settlement Speyer Hall
184 Eldridge Street Manhattan, NY
4 PM - 10 PM
Entry: $15, After 6PM: $20
Kids Free Entry - Malpaso Dance CompanyMalpaso Dance CompanyTime: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
The Havana-based Malpaso Dance Company returns for its tenth engagement at The Joyce. Since its founding in 2012 by Daile Carrazana, Osnel Delgado, and Fernando Sáez, the company remains committed to nurturing new voices in Cuban choreography. Joyce Theater
175 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10011
- Edges of AileyEdges of AileyTime: 10:30 am - 6:00 pm
- January 26, 2025
- Edges of AileyEdges of AileyTime: 10:30 am - 6:00 pm
This dynamic showcase—described as an “extravaganza” by curator Adrienne Edwards—brings together visual art, live performance, music, a range of archival materials, and a multi-screen video installation drawn from recordings of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) repertory to explore the full range of Ailey’s personal and creative life. - Malpaso Dance CompanyMalpaso Dance CompanyTime: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
A thrilling evening of Cuban dance featuring premiere works by bold choreographers, accompanied by live music from the Alma String Quartet and Aldo López-Gavilán and Ilmar Gavilán, this program brings “stirring new ideas about movement, dance, and the intermingling of social and individual relationships” (CVNC). Joyce Theater
175 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10011 - Malpaso Dance CompanyMalpaso Dance CompanyTime: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
The Havana-based Malpaso Dance Company returns for its tenth engagement at The Joyce. Since its founding in 2012 by Daile Carrazana, Osnel Delgado, and Fernando Sáez, the company remains committed to nurturing new voices in Cuban choreography. Joyce Theater
175 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10011
- Edges of AileyEdges of AileyTime: 10:30 am - 6:00 pm
- January 27, 2025
- Dance of the Village EldersDance of the Village EldersTime: 10:30 am - 11:30 am
A dance and fitness class for seniors taught by Walter Rutledge Nereid Older Adult Center 720 Nereid Ave, Bronx, NY 10466 - Edges of AileyEdges of AileyTime: 10:30 am - 6:00 pm
This dynamic showcase—described as an “extravaganza” by curator Adrienne Edwards—brings together visual art, live performance, music, a range of archival materials, and a multi-screen video installation drawn from recordings of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) repertory to explore the full range of Ailey’s personal and creative life.
- Dance of the Village EldersDance of the Village EldersTime: 10:30 am - 11:30 am
- January 28, 2025
- Edges of AileyEdges of AileyTime: 10:30 am - 6:00 pm
This dynamic showcase—described as an “extravaganza” by curator Adrienne Edwards—brings together visual art, live performance, music, a range of archival materials, and a multi-screen video installation drawn from recordings of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) repertory to explore the full range of Ailey’s personal and creative life.
- Edges of AileyEdges of AileyTime: 10:30 am - 6:00 pm
- January 29, 2025
- Edges of AileyEdges of AileyTime: 10:30 am - 6:00 pm
This dynamic showcase—described as an “extravaganza” by curator Adrienne Edwards—brings together visual art, live performance, music, a range of archival materials, and a multi-screen video installation drawn from recordings of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) repertory to explore the full range of Ailey’s personal and creative life. - Compagnie Hervé KOUBICompagnie Hervé KOUBITime: 7:30 pm - 9:30 am
Compagnie Hervé KOUBI performs What The Day Owes To The Night, a gravity-defying work blending capoeira, martial arts, and contemporary dance. Inspired by Algerian author Yasmina Khadra’s novel, What The Day Owes To The Night traces Koubi’s own personal lineage as a French-Algerian choreographer. Joyce Theater
175 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10011
- Edges of AileyEdges of AileyTime: 10:30 am - 6:00 pm
- January 23, 2025
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