Alonzo King on Sephardic Music October 6, 2011

Alonzo King, artistic director of Lines Ballet, kicks off the company’s fall season with a discussion about the world premiere of his new ballet, set to the music of the Sephardic tradition including music by tabla master Zakir Hussein. Emerging from a vivid and tangled intercultural history that spans continents, centuries, languages, and faiths, Sephardic music is the living testimony of the encounter between Judaism and the communities where the Sephardic diaspora settled. Among the musical pieces in King's new ballet are songs from Turkey, Morocco, Spain, and Yemen, including children’s and religious songs. Video excerpts of the full piece will be shown.

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