The AlvinAiley AmericanDanceTheatre wasformedin the 1950sandquicklyestablisheditselfas a leading exponent ofprogressivechoreographyandcontemporarydance.
Today it is home to several major companies, including the AlvinAileyAmericanDanceTheatre, the Paul Taylor Dance Company, the Eifman Ballet of Saint Petersburg, the Martha Graham Dance Company, and the New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players, as well as the Encores!