Alonzo King LINES Ballet Education Programs

Alonzo King LINES Ballet Education Programs are connected to a celebrated contemporary ballet company that develops a new language of movement from classical forms and techniques. The programs are part of an organization that collaborates with noted composers, musicians, and visual artists from around the world and creates works that draw on a diverse set of deeply rooted cultural traditions. The company is renowned for connecting audiences to a profound sense of shared humanity and is described as a laboratory, an artists’ retreat, a school, and a community.

• Price: General Admission: $10.00

Alonzo King LINES Ballet has been guided since 1982 by the artistic vision of Alonzo King. The leadership team includes Alonzo King, whose artistic vision guides the company, Associate Artistic Director Adji Cissoko, and Managing Director Ruth Nott. The organization states that it nurtures dynamic artistry and the development of authentic, creative expression through dance, and that it is dedicated to exploring the possibilities of movement from a global perspective while renewing and transcending traditional ballet. It shares its vision of transformative, revelatory dance through performances and outreach activities worldwide and cultivates the gifts of developing dancers through LINES Dance Center and its Education Programs. One description notes that LINES is not just a ballet company, but a laboratory, an artists’ retreat, a school, a community, and a test of King’s notion of what dance and dancers can be.

Last updated April 30, 2026.