• Source: Alonzo King

      • Alonzo King, born in Georgia to civil-rights activists Slater King and Valencia King Nelson, is an American dancer and choreographer based in San Francisco. King grew up in Georgia and California, and, as an adult, decided his contribution would be teaching and choreography. In 1982, having established himself as a well-respected teacher, he founded Alonzo King LINES Ballet. Believing that everyone has the potential to grow through dance, seven years later he opened what was then known as the San Francisco Dance Center, offering classes for both professionals and the community.
      Alonzo holds Honorary Doctorate Degrees from The Juilliard School, California Institute of the Arts, and Dominican University of California.


      Alonzo King LINES Ballet


      In 1982, upon relocating back to California, King founded Alonzo King LINES Ballet, which premiered at the San Francisco State's McKenna Theater. Sharing his choreography around the world, LINES Ballet performs bi-annual home seasons at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, and also maintains an international touring schedule including a recent set of performances in Hong Kong of The Propelled Heart in September 2017.


      Awards and recognition


      King is the recipient of numerous awards including an NEA choreographic fellowship, San Francisco Mayor's Award, a Jacob's Pillow Creativity Award, and Kennedy Center Master of Choreography which was awarded in 2005. In 2020, he was one of five honorees of the Dance Magazine Awards.
      In addition to his work for LINES Ballet, King's choreography is also in the repertoire of other dance companies including The Royal Swedish Ballet, Ballet Frankfurt, Ballet Béjart, Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, Joffrey Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Hong Kong Ballet, North Carolina Dance Theatre, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago.


      Selected works


      2013: Meyer
      2012: AZIMUTH, Constellation
      2011: Resin, Figures of Thought
      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: Following the Subtle Current Upstream, Soothing the Enemy, Riley, Tango, In to Get Out
      1999: Shostakovich String Quartet
      1998: Hovering Slightly Above Ground, Who Dressed You Like a Foreigner?, Tarab, Long Straight Line, Map, Land Forms
      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, Toccata 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


      References




      External links



      LINES Ballet – The Propelled Heart featuring Lisa Fischer
      King's LINES Ballet – Scheherazade
      King TED Talk – Stop defining yourself by what you see
      Archival footage of Alonzo King LINES Ballet performing King's Migration in 2008 at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival.

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