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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Chicago is like a phoenix rising from the ashes — then taking us to church with ‘Mass’ and ‘Revelations’

One of the highlights of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Tuesday performance at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts happened offstage. At the second intermission, I heard a young girl say to her mom, “Do we have to leave?”

At Ailey's spring gala, different kinds of hope Jamar Roberts performing his own piece, “In Memory,” a tribute to John Lewis. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater via The New York Times. by Brian Seibert (NYT NEWS SERVICE) .- Uplift is what people expect from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. And so it is no surprise that for its spring gala — this spring of all springs — the company focused explicitly on themes of hope, promise and the future. What’s pledged is delivered, with much of the roteness that comes with reliability. But the Ailey company’s official hope doesn’t entirely ecli...

The gala features five new pieces, including one by Jamar Roberts, whose recent work confirms his importance.

The disappointment comes only when you miss the raucous live ovation and realize that, on a screen, there will be no encores.