WORLD MUSIC/CRASHarts PRESENTS

Alonzo King LINES Ballet

Performing the Boston premieres of Signs and Wonders and Dust and Light
Boston Debut

“LINES Ballet consistently serves up stunningly soul-laid-bare dancing.”  - San Francisco Chronicle

Described by The New Yorker as being “hyperkinetic” and “exceptional,” Alonzo King’s celebrated LINES Ballet of San Francisco performs exhilarating works that meld classical Western ballet with a diverse set of cultural traditions. Their Boston debut features Signs and Wonders, a work that examines the relationship between contemporary ballet and African musical traditions with indigenous drumming and vocals from a myriad of African tribes, and Dust and Light, an intimate piece setting off the rich variations of Arcangelo Corelli’s baroque music against Francis Poulenc’s otherworldly sacred choral odes.

Free pre-performance talk with dance critic Debra Cash 45 minutes prior to each performance.

Free post-performance Q&A on Friday, January 22.

Signs and Wonders was made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts’ American Masterpieces: Dance initiative, administered by the New England Foundation for the Arts.