Alonzo King LINES Ballet
{{Short description|American contemporary ballet company}}
{{Infobox ballet company
| name = Alonzo King LINES Ballet (AKLB)
| logo = Image:AKLB-icon-gold-black-364x364.jpg
| previous_names = {{unbulleted list
| LINES Ballet
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| founded = 1982
| founders = {{unbulleted list
| Robert Rosenwasser
| Pam Hagen
}}
| founding_choreographers = {{unbulleted list
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| venue = {{unbulleted list
| Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
}}
| website = https://www.linesballet.org
| chief_executive = Robert Rosenwasser
| director =
| artistic_director = Alonzo King
| company_manager =
| ballet_master_in_chief = Laura O’Malley
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|official_school = Alonzo King LINES Ballet Training Program
| associated_schools = Alonzo King LINES Ballet BFA at Dominican University of California
Alonzo King LINES Ballet Summer Program
Alonzo King LINES Ballet Discovery
Project LINES Community Programs (HeART with LINES, Kids @LINES, Teens @LINES) {{unbulleted list
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The Alonzo King LINES Ballet (AKLB) is an American contemporary ballet company based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The ballet company, founded by choreographer Alonzo King, premiered at San Francisco State University's McKenna Theatre in 1982.{{cite web|url=http://swarthmorephoenix.com/2017/10/12/through-sound-and-shape-alonzo-king-lines-ballet-performance/ |author= Jessica Yang |work= The Phoenix |title=Through sound and shape: Alonzo King LINES Ballet performance |date= October 12, 2017 |access-date= October 24, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://archive.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2010/01/22/for_choreographer_alonzo_king_the_message_is_in_the_movement/
|author= Valerie Gladstone |work= Boston.com |title=Meet: The message is in the MOVEMENT - Alonzo King’s dances reflect a world of influences |date= January 22, 2010 |access-date= October 24, 2017}}
Background
LINES Ballet performs its home season at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco{{cite web|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/05/02/alonzo-king-lines-ballet-presents-figures-of-speech/|author= Andrew Gilbert |work= The Mercury News |title=Choreographer Alonzo King sets new work to crisis of vanishing words |date= May 2, 2017 |access-date= October 24, 2017}} while also maintaining an international touring schedule that includes featured performances at venues such as Venice Biennale in Venice, Théâtre National de Chaillot in Paris, and The Kwai Tsing Theatre in Hong Kong.{{cite web|url=http://content.sungazette.com/life/showcase/2017/10/san-francisco-based-ballet-company-comes-to-weis-center/ |work= Williamsport Sun-Gazette |title=San Francisco-based ballet company comes to Weis Center |date= October 5, 2017 |access-date= October 31, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.scmp.com/culture/arts-entertainment/article/2109657/arts-review-propelled-heart-lisa-fischer-shines-alonzo |author= Natasha Rogai |work= South China Morning Post |title=Arts review: The Propelled Heart – Lisa Fischer shines with Alonzo King Lines Ballet from Frisco |date= September 4, 2017 |access-date= October 24, 2017}} LINES Ballet, which celebrated its 40th-anniversary season in 2022, features a diverse lineup of dancers from countries including Germany, Canada, France, Mexico, and The United States; and presents programs that exemplify the company's artistic vision to renew and transcend traditional ballet with cross-genre collaborations.{{cite web|url=https://www.lafayettestudentnews.com/blog/2017/10/06/review-world-renowned-ballet-presents-moving-art/ |author= Krystyna Keller |work= The Lafayette |title=Review: World-renowned ballet presents moving art |date= October 6, 2017 |access-date= October 31, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.lafayettestudentnews.com/blog/2017/10/06/review-world-renowned-ballet-presents-moving-art/ |work= New Music USA |title=Alonzo King LINES Ballet unites with Grammy Award-winning vocalist Lisa Fischer and multi-instrumentalist JC Maillard in San Francisco |date= February 4, 2016 |access-date= October 31, 2017}}
Collaboration
Since its inception, LINES Ballet founder Alonzo King has collaborated with artists of various backgrounds including composers, musicians, vocalists, and visual artists to develop new ballet programs for the company.{{cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Lines-Ballet-uses-language-of-dance-to-keep-11124216.php |author= Allan Ulrich |work= SF Gate |title=Lines Ballet uses language of dance to keep language alive |date= May 5, 2017 |access-date= November 1, 2017}}
Dancers
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The listing of dancers currently performing with Alonzo King LINES Ballet as of Spring 2022:{{cite web | url = https://www.linesballet.org/company/dancers/| title = Dancers| publisher = Alonzo King LINES Ballet | access-date = June 10, 2019}}
- Babatunji Johnson
- Adji Cissoko
- Madeline DeVries
- Lorris Eichinger
- Shuaib Elhassan
- James Gowan
- Ilaria Guerra
- Maya Harr
- Tatum Quiñónez
- Michael Montgomery
- Alvaro Montelongo
- Marusya Madubuko
- Joshua Francique
=Notable former dancers=
- Aesha Ash
- Drew Jacoby
- Laurel Keen
- Maurya Kerr
- Meredith Webster
- Courtney Henry
- Summer Lee Rhatigan
Repertoire
A listing of current and former Alonzo King LINES Ballet programs and collaborative works:{{cite web | url = https://www.linesballet.org/company/repertoire/ | title = Repertoire | publisher = Alonzo King LINES Ballet | access-date = May 31, 2017}}{{cite web | url = https://linesballet.org/company/alonzo-king/choreography/ | title = Choreography | publisher = Alonzo King LINES Ballet | access-date = May 31, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171107055441/https://linesballet.org/company/alonzo-king/choreography/ | archive-date = November 7, 2017 | url-status = dead }}
- 2022: Deep River
- 2019: Pole Star & The Personal Element & AZOTH
- 2018: Sutra & Common Ground
- 2017: Figures of Speech
- 2016: Art Songs & SAND
- 2015: The Propelled Heart & Biophony
- 2014: Shostakovich & The Steady Heart
- 2013: Concerto for Two Violins, Meyer, & AZIMUTH
- 2012: Constellation
- 2011: Resin, Figures of Thought, & Triangle of the Squinches
- 2010: Writing Ground & Wheel in the Middle of the Field
- 2009: Scheherazade, Refraction, & Dust and Light
- 2008: The Radius of Convergence, The Steady Articulation of Perseverance
- 2007: Rasa, Irregular Pearl, & Long River, High Sky
- 2006: Sky Clad & Migration
- 2005: The Moroccan Project, Handel, Salt, Odd Fellow, & Satoh
- 2004: Before the Blues, Rite of Spring, Baker Fix, Coleman Hawkins, & The Patience of Aridity, Waiting for Petrichor
- 2003: Heart Song & Syzmanski's Vibraphone Quartet
- 2002: Road, Splash, & Koto
- 2001: The People of the Forest & The Heart's Natural Inclination
- 2000: Soothing the Enemy, Riley, Tango, & In to Get Out
- 1999: Shostakovich String Quartet
- 1998: Who Dressed You Like a Foreigner?, Tarab, & Long Straight Line
- 1997: String Trio, Suite Etta, Three Stops On the Way Home, & Handel Trio
- 1996: Klang, Sacred Text, Handel Pas de Deux, & Ground
- 1995: Signs and Wonders, Rock, & String Quartet
- 1994: Poulenc Pas de Deux, Ocean, & Along the Path
- 1993: Bach Cello Suite, Compelling Geological Evidence, & Pavane
- 1992: Gurdjieff Piano Music
- 1991: Song of the Aka & Cante
- 1990: Without Wax & Toccatta in D Minor
- 1989: Lila & Fallen Angel
- 1988: Awake in the Dream, Ligeti Variations, & Reoccurrence
- 1987: Rain Dreaming & Granados Pas de Deux
- 1986: Prayer & Stealing Light
- 1983: Ictus
- 1982: Danse Poulenc, Christine, & Sonata for Three Dancers
Collaborators
A listing of current and former Alonzo King LINES Ballet program collaborators:{{cite web | url = https://linesballet.org/company/about/artists/ | title = Artists | publisher = Alonzo King LINES Ballet | access-date = October 31, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170816015244/https://www.linesballet.org/company/about/artists/ | archive-date = August 16, 2017 | url-status = dead }}
=Composers, Dancers, Musicians, Performers, and Artists=
- Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ - Composer, Musician
- Kronos Quartet - String Quartet
- Zakir Hussain and Sabir Khan - Musicians
- Bob Holman - Poet
- Lisa Fischer - Vocalist
- Charles Lloyd - Musician
- El Hamideen - Musician
- Jean-Cristophe (JC) Maillard - Composer, Arranger, Musician
- San Francisco Opera Adler Fellows - Vocalists
- Melody of China - Music Ensemble
- BaAka Nzamba Lela - Musician
- Maya Lahyani - Vocalist
- Miguel Frasconi - Composer
- Hamza El Din - Composer
- Mickey Hart - Musician
- Zakir Hussain - Musician
- Miya Masaoka - Composer, Musician
- Jason Moran - Musician
- San Francisco's Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra - Music Ensemble
- Edgar Meyer - Musician
- Bernice Johnson Reagon - Composer, Vocalist
- Rita Sahai - Vocalist, Musician
- Pharoah Sanders - Musician
- Somei Satoh - Composer
- Leslie Stuck - Composer
- Paweł Szymański - Composer
- Danny Glover - Actor
- Jim McKee - Sound Designer
- Richard Blackford - Composer
- Bernie Krause - Musician, Bioacoustician
- Arturo Fernandez - Choreographer, Dancer, Ballet Master
- Meredith Webster - Choreographer, Dancer, Ballet Master
=Visual Artists=
- Christopher Haas - Architect
- Irene Pijoan - Visual Artist
- Raymond Saunders - Visual Artist
- Alain Lortie - Lighting Designer
- Axel Morgenthaler - Lighting Designer
- Lisa J. Pinkham - Lighting Designer
- David Finn - Lighting Designer
- James F. Ingalls - Lighting Design
- Colleen Quen - Costume Designer
- Robert Wierzel - Lighting Designer
- Sandra Woodall - Costume Designer
- Jim Campbell - Visual Artist
- Jim Doyle - Water Specialist
- Dikayl Rimmasch - Photographer
- Marty Sohl - Photographer
- Angela Sterling - Photographer
- RJ Muna - Photographer
- Franck Thibault - Photographer
- Quinn Wharton -Photographer
- Austin Forbord - Videographer
- Jamie Lyons - Photographer/Videographer
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.linesballet.org}}
- [https://selbyartistsmgmt.com/ Selby/Artists MGMT – Artist Representation]
- [https://vimeo.com/220899966/ Alonzo King LINES Ballet]
- [https://vimeo.com/80495612/ Tracing Lines with Alonzo KING]
- [https://vimeo.com/131832774/ Alonzo King LINES Ballet BFA at Dominican University of California]
- [https://vimeo.com/224127487/ Alonzo King LINES Ballet at Aspen Ideas Festival]
- [https://danceinteractive.jacobspillow.org/alonzo-kings-lines-ballet/migration/ Alonzo King LINES Ballet performing King's Migration at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival]
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