Alonzo King LINES Ballet Education Programs

Alonzo King LINES Ballet Education Programs are connected to Alonzo King LINES Ballet, a celebrated contemporary ballet company. 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 education programs are linked to LINES Dance Center and are included in the organization’s broader Education Programs.

• Price: Spring Showcase 2017 General Admission: $10.00

Alonzo King LINES Ballet has been guided since 1982 by the artistic vision of Alonzo King. The artistic leadership includes Alonzo King and Associate Artistic Director Adji Cissoko. The company understands ballet as a science founded on universal, geometric principles of energy and evolution and develops a new language of movement from classical forms and techniques.

The mission of Alonzo King LINES Ballet is to nurture dynamic artistry and the development of authentic, creative expression through dance. The organization is dedicated to exploring the possibilities of movement from a global perspective and to 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.

The company’s visionary choreography is renowned for connecting audiences to a profound sense of shared humanity. One description of LINES states that it is not just a ballet company, but also a laboratory, an artists’ retreat, a school, a community, and a test of Alonzo King’s notion of what dance and dancers can be.

Last updated July 29, 2026.