Alonzo King LINES Ballet 30th Anniversary Spring Season April 19, 2013

Apr 19, 8pm, Apr 20, 6pm, Apr 21 5pm, Apr 24, 7:30pm, Apr 25, 7:30pm, Apr 26, 8pm, Apr 27, 8pm, Apr 28 5pm

Alonzo King LINES Ballet's 30th Anniversary Spring season boasts a dream collaboration between visionary choreographer Alonzo King and venerated double bassist and composer Edgar Meyer. Hailed by The New Yorker as "...the most remarkable virtuoso in the relatively unchronicled history of his instrument," Meyer draws audiences from all music corners - including classical, bluegrass, newgrass and jazz, and was a 2013 Grammy Award recipient for Best Folk Album along with YoYo Ma.

Meyer and his musicians will perform live for every performance.

Alonzo King also welcomes Academy Award winner Jim Doyle, one of the world's leading creators of water feature designs. Doyle, along with lighting designer Axel Morgenthaler, will create an elemental environment of liquid and light to accompany King's work.

Capping off the anniversary program and 30 years of remarkable collaborations, LINES Ballet will perform a trilogy of excerpts from three decades of dance including the highly praised 1994 piece Ocean with recorded music by Pharoah Sanders and a commissioned score by El Hamideen.
30th ANNIVERSARY SPRING SEASON SPECIAL EVENTS

Friday April 19 Opening Night
Saturday April 20 Gala Event
Sunday April 21 Post-performance Q&A with Edgar Meyer and Alonzo King
Wednesday April 24 Pre-performance Talk with Edgar Meyer and Alonzo King
Thursday April 25 All ticket sales benefit the Women's HIV Program at UCSF

Official Website: http://linesballet.org/