As lockdown eases ballet is getting out of streaming from living rooms and into the big wide world - Jann Parry looks at six happenings/films involving dancers from Dance Theatre of Harlem, New York City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Alonzo King LINES Ballet & The Royal Ballet
Tag - Alonzo King LINES Ballet
★★★★✰ A double-bill of compelling contemporary movement, the centerpiece of the performance was Azoth, a new collaboration between Artistic Director Alonzo King, tenor saxophonist Charles Lloyd and composer/pianist Jason Moran.
★★★★✰ For those dance fans who are also music devotees, this bill is a must see.
★★★★✰ If Helgi Tomasson was hoping that Unbound: A Festival of New Works would generate heated debate on the state of ballet today, his wish has already been fulfilled just one night into the massive festival...
The Propelled Heart is a full-immersion experience, a wading into the waters of dance as a spiritual practice.
...for the world premiere of Biophony, King collaborated with the entire natural world....
A popular visitor to Cannes, the company was welcomed with a packed house for their new Triple Bill...
Quite by accident I ended up seeing LINES Ballet’s fall season twice. A good thing I did, too.