Alonzo King LINES Ballet


The Alonzo King LINES Ballet 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.

Background

LINES Ballet performs its home season at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco 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. LINES Ballet, which celebrated its 35th Anniversary season in 2017, features a diverse line up of dancers from countries including Germany, Canada, South Korea, and The United States; and presents programs that exemplify the company's artistic vision to renew and transcend traditional ballet with cross-genre collaborations. In October 2017, Muriel Maffre, a former principal dancer for the San Francisco Ballet, was named the company’s chief executive officer.

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.

Dancers

The listing of dancers currently performing with Alonzo King LINES Ballet as of Spring 2019:
A listing of current and former Alonzo King LINES Ballet programs and collaborative works:
A listing of current and former Alonzo King LINES Ballet program collaborators:

Composers, Dancers, Musicians, Performers, and Artists