BAM: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater celebrates its 50th anniversary with a “best of” show tonight at 7:30 p.m., tomorrow at 3 p.m. and Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Howard Gilman Opera House. 30 Lafayette St., Brooklyn; 718-636-4100.
LINCOLN CENTER: The New York City Ballet performs Christopher Wheeldon’s “Mercurial Manoeuvres,” Douglas Lee’s “Lifecasting” and Balanchine’s “Slaughter on Tenth Avenue” tonight at 8 and Sunday at 3 p.m. On Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. and Thursday at 8 p.m., the troupe performs Balanchine’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream.” David H. Koch Theater; 212-721-6500.