![Ailey performers in red costumes with their arms raised surround a male dancer in a white suit posing in the center.](https://calperformances.org/wp-content/uploads/press-kits/2023-24/dance/Ailey-image-No-3_1920x900-300x141.jpg)
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Caption: Cal Performances presents Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, April 2-7, 2024, in Zellerbach Hall.
(credit: Dario Calmese)
![Two dancers from the Alvin Ailey American Dance company pose close to each other with elaborate red and white feather headpieces in their hair.](https://calperformances.org/wp-content/uploads/press-kits/2023-24/dance/Ailey-image-No-2_1920x900-300x141.jpg)
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Caption: Cal Performances presents Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, April 2-7, 2024, in Zellerbach Hall.
(credit: Dario Calmese)
![An Alvin Ailey American Dance performer in a cream costume, playing the saxophone with his leg lifted in an attitude.](https://calperformances.org/wp-content/uploads/press-kits/2023-24/dance/Ailey-Image-No-4_1920x900-300x141.jpg)
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Caption: Cal Performances presents Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, April 2-7, 2024, in Zellerbach Hall.
(credit: Dario Calmese)
![Executive Director Bennett Rink wearing glasses, a suit, and tie against a cityscape background.](https://calperformances.org/wp-content/uploads/press-kits/2023-24/gala/cal-performances-bennett-rink-by-paul-kolnik-1-240x300.jpg)
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Caption: Cal Performances presents Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, April 2-7, 2024, in Zellerbach Hall.
Pictured: Bennett Rink, Executive Director, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Honoree, Cal Performances' 2024 Gala, Thursday, April 4, 2024
Pictured: Bennett Rink, Executive Director, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Honoree, Cal Performances' 2024 Gala, Thursday, April 4, 2024
(credit: Paul Kolnick)
![Photo of artist Matthew Rushing in a light blue suit and white undershirt.](https://calperformances.org/wp-content/uploads/press-kits/2023-24/gala/cal-performances-matthew-rushing-by-andrew-eccles-300x169.jpg)
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Caption: Cal Performances presents Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, April 2-7, 2024, in Zellerbach Hall.
Pictured: Matthew Rushing, Associate Artistic Director, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Honoree Cal Performances' 2024 Gala, Thursday, April 4, 2024
Pictured: Matthew Rushing, Associate Artistic Director, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Honoree Cal Performances' 2024 Gala, Thursday, April 4, 2024
(credit: Andrew Eccles)
![Tanya Holland smiling in a garden of flowers.](https://calperformances.org/wp-content/uploads/press-kits/2023-24/gala/cal-performances-tanya-holland-by-aubrie-pick-200x300.jpg)
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Caption: Cal Performances presents Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, April 2-7, 2024, in Zellerbach Hall.
Pictured: Tanya Holland, Guest Chef, Cal Performances' 2024 Gala, Thursday, April 4, 2024
Pictured: Tanya Holland, Guest Chef, Cal Performances' 2024 Gala, Thursday, April 4, 2024
(credit: Aubrie Pick)
![A monocrhome photo of the honorable Willie L Brown, who wears a fedora and a striped suit while smiling charmingly at the camera.](https://calperformances.org/wp-content/uploads/press-kits/2023-24/gala/cal-performances-the-honorable-willie-l-brown-2-300x300.jpg)
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Caption: Cal Performances presents Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, April 2-7, 2024, in Zellerbach Hall.
Pictured: The Honorable Willie L. Brown, Honorary Chair, Cal Performances' 2024 Gala, Thursday, April 4, 2024
Pictured: The Honorable Willie L. Brown, Honorary Chair, Cal Performances' 2024 Gala, Thursday, April 4, 2024