Alonzo King LINES Ballet (AKLB)
General information
NameAlonzo King LINES Ballet (AKLB)
Previous names
  • LINES Ballet
Year founded1982
Founders
Founding choreographers
Principal venue
Websitehttps://www.linesballet.org
Senior staff
Chief ExecutiveRobert Rosenwasser
Artistic staff
Artistic DirectorAlonzo King
Ballet Master in ChiefLaura O’Malley
Other
Official schoolAlonzo King LINES Ballet Training Program
Associated schoolsAlonzo 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)

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.[1][2]

Background

LINES Ballet performs its home season at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco[3] 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.[4][5] 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.[6][7]

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.[8]

Dancers

LINES Ballet founder Alonzo King with dancer Laurel Keen, 2014

The listing of dancers currently performing with Alonzo King LINES Ballet as of Spring 2022:[9]

Notable former dancers

Repertoire

A listing of current and former Alonzo King LINES Ballet programs and collaborative works:[10][11]

Collaborators

A listing of current and former Alonzo King LINES Ballet program collaborators:[12]

Composers, Dancers, Musicians, Performers, and Artists

Visual Artists

External links

References

  1. ^ Jessica Yang (October 12, 2017). "Through sound and shape: Alonzo King LINES Ballet performance". The Phoenix. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  2. ^ Valerie Gladstone (January 22, 2010). "Meet: The message is in the MOVEMENT - Alonzo King's dances reflect a world of influences". Boston.com. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  3. ^ Andrew Gilbert (May 2, 2017). "Choreographer Alonzo King sets new work to crisis of vanishing words". The Mercury News. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  4. ^ "San Francisco-based ballet company comes to Weis Center". Williamsport Sun-Gazette. October 5, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  5. ^ Natasha Rogai (September 4, 2017). "Arts review: The Propelled Heart – Lisa Fischer shines with Alonzo King Lines Ballet from Frisco". South China Morning Post. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  6. ^ Krystyna Keller (October 6, 2017). "Review: World-renowned ballet presents moving art". The Lafayette. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  7. ^ "Alonzo King LINES Ballet unites with Grammy Award-winning vocalist Lisa Fischer and multi-instrumentalist JC Maillard in San Francisco". New Music USA. February 4, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  8. ^ Allan Ulrich (May 5, 2017). "Lines Ballet uses language of dance to keep language alive". SF Gate. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  9. ^ "Dancers". Alonzo King LINES Ballet. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  10. ^ "Repertoire". Alonzo King LINES Ballet. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  11. ^ "Choreography". Alonzo King LINES Ballet. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  12. ^ "Artists". Alonzo King LINES Ballet. Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2017.


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