Judith Jamison

She was always a goddess of dance — even before her triumph in “Cry.” The Ailey star turned artistic director stretched like there was no tomorrow.

By Gia Kourlas

She became an international star as a member of the company and later directed it, guiding it out of debt and boosting its popularity.

By Brian Seibert

The winter season at City Center features premieres by Amy Hall Garner and Elizabeth Roxas-Dobrish, and a program honoring women who shaped the organization.

By Rachel Sherman

A guide to the best dance online this week, with a class to get your heart pumping (“dress cute, and stay on mute”).

By Siobhan Burke

Jacqueline Green has hit a new level this season, elevating premieres and shining in classic repertory.

By Gia Kourlas

Linda Celeste Sims, the Alvin Ailey dancer, talks about pouring her life experience into a riveting performance of “Cry.”

By Siobhan Burke

The company’s season opened with a new work that fizzled out. But it also featured a dance that, 30 years after its premiere, is still eye-opening.

By Gia Kourlas

With “Awakening,” Mr. Battle has made his first dance for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater since becoming its artistic director,

By Gia Kourlas

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is presenting the Dutch choreographer Hans van Manen’s “Polish Pieces” at the David H. Koch Theater.

By Brian Seibert

“Journey,” by the choreographer Joyce Trisler, returned to the repertory of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater after a 20-year absence.

By Alastair Macaulay