Alonzo King LINES Ballet is a celebrated contemporary ballet company that has been guided since 1982 by the unique artistic vision of Alonzo King. Collaborating with noted composers, musicians, and visual artists from around the world, Alonzo King creates works that draw on a diverse set of deeply rooted cultural traditions, imbuing classical ballet with new expressive potential. Alonzo King understands ballet as a science – founded on universal, geometric principles of energy and evolution – and continues to develop a new language of movement from its classical forms and techniques. Alonzo King’s visionary choreography, brought to life by the extraordinary LINES Ballet dancers, is renowned for connecting audiences to a profound sense of shared humanity.
“Alonzo King is one of the few bona fide visionaries in the ballet world today, and we are fortunate to have him and his LINES Ballet in San Francisco,” the San Francisco Chronicle proclaims. While the Company’s spring and fall home seasons bring new works of illuminating beauty to Bay Area audiences, LINES Ballet’s global tours allow us to share our vision of transformative, revelatory dance worldwide. LINES Ballet has been featured at venues such as the Venice Biennale, Monaco Dance Forum, Maison de la Dance, the Edinburgh Festival, Montpellier Danse, the Wolfsburg Festival, and the Holland Dance Festival.
Recent Press Releases
2013
2/19/13 – Alonzo King LINES Ballet presents its 30th Anniversary Spring Season, April 19-28, 2013
2012
7/27/12 – Alonzo King LINES Ballet Announces 30th Anniversary Year
2010
6/15/10 – Alonzo King LINES Ballet presents Scheherazade, October 14-24, 2010
2008
12/10/08 – Alonzo King travels to Ethiopia to the Arba Minch Festival, December 2008
9/30/08 – Guest artist Muriel Maffre joins Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet for its Fall home season
Pictured: Keelan Whitmore, Photo by Marty Sohl
