Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet comes to Fayetteville

(Fayetteville, AR) Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet leaps into Artosphere with a bold new dance featuring the natural soundscapes of Bernie Krause and composer Rickard Blackford. Krause has spent over forty years travelling the globe with microphones tuned to the earth and its creatures. His recordings of over 15,000 species immortalize entire ecosystems. LINES Ballet thrives on collaboration; pairing music and sounds from all over the globe with extraordinary dancers who will dazzle and inspire audiences.

According to King’s website, “Alonzo King has been called a visionary choreographer, who is altering the way we look at ballet. King calls his works ‘thought structures’ created by the manipulation of energies that exist in matter through laws, which govern the shapes and movement directions of everything that exists.”

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 ballet company performs in Fayetteville Tuesday, June 16, 7pm, in Baum Walker Hall at the Walton Arts Center. Tickets for the performance range from $10-$25, and are available online at www.waltonartscenter.org.

As the premier performing arts provider in the region, Walton Arts Center provides individuals and families multiple ways to explore their creativity and investigate the arts. Led by touring artists who perform on Walton Arts Center’s stages, these events integrate the arts into the Northwest Arkansas community.  Workshops and master classes are opportunities for students and individuals to work directly with artists—enriching experiences for both artist and patron.

In accordance with this commitment to the community, Alonzo King LINES Ballet is offering Masterclasses on Wednesday, June 17, at the Walton Arts Center. Classes offered are:

• 1pm - Beginning Ballet for Youth with Michael Montgomery
• 1pm - Intermediate Ballet for Youth with Meredith Webster
• 3pm - Beginning Ballet 14yrs - Adult with Michael Montgomery 
• 3pm - Intermediate-Advanced Ballet 14 years - Adult with Meredith Webster 

All workshops are $10. To register for the classes go to www.waltonartscenter.org, click on “Tickets and Events” and scroll down to the listings for Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet. Both the concert, and the workshops are listed and include an opportunity to purchase tickets online.

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