Segerstrom Center for the Arts Presents ALONZO KING LINES BALLET — Preview
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WHEN:
Saturday, January 20 at 7:30 p.m.
WHERE:
Segerstrom Hall
600 Town Center Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
TICKETS:
Starting at $29
For tickets and more information, visit the Segerstrom Center for the Arts page.
A spokesperson describes the event as follows:
“…The musical landscape will span a range of traditions, including blues, Italian baroque, pop, and jazz, as well as music from Jewish, Christian, Muslim, and Tibetan Buddhist influences. Following the Subtle Current Upstream (2000) originally commissioned by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, is described by King as a ‘piece about how to return to joy’ and features a score by tabla master Zakir Hussain and South African singer Miriam Makeba. King’s ethereal Dust and Light (2009) is set to concerti by prolific Baroque composer Arcangelo Corelli and religious chants by Francis Poulenc.
Writing Ground (2010), originally commissioned by the Monaco Dance Forum, draws inspiration from a poem by award-winning writer Colum McCann. King’s 2013 work Resin is set to music by Jordi Savall and various Sephardic field recordings. Suite Etta (1997) pays homage to the musical legacy of Etta James and Child of Sky and Earth (2021), a solo originally choreographed for NYC Ballet principal dancer Tiler Peck, and commissioned by the Kennedy Center, features a score by jazz pianist Jason Moran and vocals by Gregory Porter…”
Photo: Courtesy of Segerstrom Center for the Arts.
