Choreography Alonzo King  
Dance performance Alonzo King Lines Ballet

Alonzo King's latest creation is a collaboration between the dancers of LINES Ballet and a group of young classical singers from the San Francisco Opera. An intimate resonance between song and movement unfurls on stage, as the voices of the four singers (soprano, mezzo-soprano, counter tenor and baritone) rise up as one with the grace of the LINES dancers.

Source : Maison de la Danse programme

Credits

Chorégraphie Alonzo King interprètes I. Adler Fellows, II. Adler Fellows et la Compagnie, III. Compagnie, John Sheppard «In Manus Tuas» interprété par le Quartet
IV. Meredith Webster et David Harvey, Franz Schubert, « Fruhlingsglaube » D.686/ Op. 20 n° 2 interprété par Ryan Belongie, V. Laurel Keen, Johannes Brahms, « Dein Blaues Auge », Op. 59/8 interprété par Maya Lahyani, VI. Meredith Webster et la Compagnie, Franz Schubert, «Die Mainacht», D. 194 interprété par Austin Kness
VII. Yu Jin Kim et Keelan Whitmore, Reynaldo Hahn, «A Cloris» interprété par Sara Gartland, Vlll. Compagnie et Adler Fellows, Richard Strauss, «Allerseelen», Op. 10 n° 8 interprété par Sara Gartland, IX. David Harvey, George Frederic Handel, «Ombra Mai Fu» de Serse, HWV 40 interprété par Ryan Belongie, X. Ashley Jackson avec Chris Bordenave, Keelan Whitmore et Ricardo Zayas, George Frederic Handel, «Lascia Ch'io Pianga» de Rinaldo interprété par Maya Lahani, XI. Michael Montgomery,
Corey Scott-Gilbert, Keelan Whitmore, Ricardo Zayas et David Harvey, Johannes Brahms, «Von Ewiger Liebe», Op. 43 n° 1 interprété par Austin Kness, XII. Laurel Keen et David Harvey, Gabriel Fauré, « Pie Jesu » du Requiem, Op. 48 interprété par le Quartet (arrangé par Mark Morash) musiques enregistrées Handel, Strauss, Fauré, Brahms, John Sheppard, Reynaldo Hahn, Schubert les chanteurs membres du programme «Adler Fellow» de l'Opéra de San Francisco, sopranoSara Gartland mezzo-soprano Maya Layhani contre-ténor Ryan Belongie baryton Austin Kness accompagnateurAllen Perriello lumières Axel Morgenthaler scénographie Robert Rosenwasser costumes Robert Rosenwasser, Sandra Woodall confection des costumes Joan Raymond

Réalisation vidéo Charles Picq date du document vidéo 2010 production Maison de la Danse

Durée de l'œuvre 44 minutes

Updating : February 2011

Combining a classical technique with personal intervention, Alonzo King projects his performers in a nonstop dance translating into a staggering articulation of bodies. After a dancer's career at Alvin Ailey company and American Ballet Theatre, Alonzo King moved to San Francisco and in 1982 founded LINES Ballet which today is one of the most prestigious and exciting companies in North America. Highly recognized in the United States, he has worked regularly with opera, television and cinema. At the same time he is invited to work with the largest companies around the world. William Forsythe stated that "Alonzo King is one of the few, true Ballet Masters of our times."  Admirer of Balanchine, he creates bridges between tradition and modernity and developes an inventive, sensual and vibrant dance with impeccable classically trained dancers.  Through his collaborations with artists from different disciplines and cultures, he proposes a work that is always new and fed by cultural diversity. As a visionary choreographer, Alonzo King is renowned for his incredible ability to grip the audience with a real humanity and a deep sense of freedom. The company 's repertoire includes 13 pieces, especially Meyer (2013), Biophony (2015), Sand et Art Song (2016) et Figures of speech (2017).

Source : Le Trait d'Union

More information : linesballet.org

Artistic Direction: Alonzo King

Creation: 1982

Alonzo King LINES Ballet is a celebrated contemporary ballet company that has been guided since 1982 by the unique artistic vision of Alonzo King. Collaborating with noted composers, musicians, and visual artists from around the world, Alonzo King creates works that draw on a diverse set of deeply rooted cultural traditions, imbuing classical ballet with new expressive potential. Alonzo King understands ballet as a science – founded on universal, geometric principles of energy and evolution – and continues to develop a new language of movement from its classical forms and techniques. Alonzo King’s visionary choreography, brought to life by the extraordinary LINES Ballet dancers, is renowned for connecting audiences to a profound sense of shared humanity.
 

"The term LINES alludes to all that is visible in the phenomenal world. There is nothing that is made or formed without a line. Straight and Circle encompass all that we see. Whatever can be seen is formed by a line. In mathematics it is a straight or curved continuous extent of length without breadth. Lines are in our fingerprints, the shapes of our bodies, constellations, geometry. It implies genealogical connection, progeny and spoken word. It marks the starting point and finish. It addresses direction, communication, and design. A line of thought. A boundary or eternity. A melodic line. The equator. From vibration or dot to dot it is the visible organization of what we see." Alonzo King

Source: Alonzo King LINES Ballet 's website

More information : linesballet.org