Join Ailey Moves NYC!, a 10-day series of activities for all ages across the five boroughs. Enjoy performances, dance in classes and workshops led by Ailey’s Arts In Education and Ailey Extension teachers and musicians, meet current students from the acclaimed Ailey School, and watch the stirring documentary AILEY out in the open air. Ailey is thrilled to bring dance back to the people.

WHEN: July 29 | 7:00 PM – 11:30 PM
7:00 PM: Revelations Dance Workshop
8:30 PM: AILEY documentary film screening

WHERE: South Meadow at Snug Harbor
ADMISSION: Free | Registration requested here

7:00 PM: Revelations Dance Workshop

Celebrate Alvin Ailey’s signature work Revelations by joining other dance enthusiasts to learn excerpts from this masterpiece. All ages and experience levels are welcome. Don’t leave Staten Island without your souvenir fan, a signature prop from Revelations. Everyone can dance with Ailey! This engagement is part of Ailey Moves NYC! A Free Summer Dance Celebration for all (July 23-August 1).

Presented by Ailey Arts In Education & Community Programs in association with Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden.

8:30 PM: AILEY documentary film screening

Explore the life of the legendary choreographer Alvin Ailey, whose dances express the Black American experience with grace, strength, and beauty. This stirring film, directed by Jamila Wignot, features previously unheard audio interviews with Mr. Ailey, interviews with those close to him, and an intimate glimpse inside the Ailey studios today. This showing is part of Ailey Moves NYC! A Free Summer Dance Celebration for all (July 23-August 1).

Presented in association with Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden and Rooftop Films.

Snug Harbor arts programming is made possible through generous support from the Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.