Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

My favorite national dance company, this visceral, electrifying group fully realizes the primal potency of jazz, vibrantly and vividly unfolds classical compositions, and boldly rediscovers gospel’s fervor and urgency. I see them every time I go to New York. —Franklin Ashley, theater professor, College of Charleston

Gaillard Auditorium: May 23 & 24. $80-$15.