Visiting Presenter
Alonzo King LINES Ballet
7 PM Prelude · Interview hosted by Molly Puryear
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Stunning dancers with impeccable technique and powerful visual works are what make Alonzo King LINES Ballet so special. Like none other, Alonzo King creates an unforgettable dialogue between movement and music. Frequent collaborator Jason Moran, a MacArthur Fellow and artistic director for Jazz at the Kennedy Center says, “Alonzo has a way of hearing. His choreography becomes melodic content.” Rich themes built with a focused commitment to cultural collaboration, crazy beautiful and glorious on stage, this is a must-see LIVE performance experience!
PIE JESU from GRACE
OVER MY HEAD from WRITING GROUND
EXCERPT from THE RADIUS OF CONVERGENCE
EXCERPT from RASA
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“The most sophisticated modernism in classical dance. The number of ballet choreographers who live – and create – solely in the present are so few that one of his distinction must be accounted the artistic equivalent of a shooting star.”
— Los Angeles Times
