OutLINES for a Global Ballet Aesthetic
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2008
Abstract
For many years Alonzo King and his company, Alonzo King's LINES Ballet, have worked with artists from around the world to present non-Western traditions alongside provocative ballet choreography. Arguing that LINES has forged a uniquely global identity through strategies of syncretism, this essay explores King's process and choreography in five ballets: Lila, The People of the Forest, Koto, Before the Blues, and Long River, High Sky. King's ballets encourage cross-cultural dialogue about identity, spirituality, and human interconnectedness.
Original Publication Citation
“OutLINES for a Global Ballet Aesthetic.” Dance Chronicle, Vol. 31, no. 3, Ballet Worldwide, Ballet in a Global World. Fall 2008: 370-411.
Digital Commons @ LMU & LLS Citation
Nunes Jensen, Jill, "OutLINES for a Global Ballet Aesthetic" (2008). Dance Faculty Works. 14.
https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/dance_fac/14
