Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Ailey Ascending

Artistic director Robert Battle continues to present classics while introducing new choreography to the repertory of the venerable company, which celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. Offerings during its monthlong residency at City Center include a new production of Battle's Juba and premieres by Rennie Harris, Ronald K. Brown, Wayne McGregor and Jessica Lang—plus, of course, Alvin Ailey's 1960 signature classic, Revelations, which concludes most of the programs.