Alonzo King LINES Ballet
Scheherazade
Gala Celebration Opening Night, October 14
Fall Season, October 14-24

Following a stunning premiere for the opening of the Monaco Dance Forum Festival in December 2009, LINES Ballet brings you Scheherazade—a timeless tale interpreted through Alonzo King’s uniquely artistic lens.

Scheherazade is a re-envisioning of the ancient collection of Persian, Sanskrit, and Arabic stories of 1,001 Nights. The exquisite dancers of LINES Ballet present a vision of the intimate transformative potential these stories possess: the way that we are offered a chance to listen to a voice that can change our lives, the power of art to illuminate all the chambers of our hearts. The new score by tabla master Zakir Hussain re-interprets the original music by Rimsky-Korsakov, incorporating traditional Persian as well as Western instruments. Commissioned by the Monaco Dance Forum to inaugurate the Centenary of the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo, Alonzo King LINES Ballet’s Scheherazade honors Diaghilev’s spirit of cutting-edge artistic collaboration, immersing audiences in a luminescent and richly textured world.

Alonzo King's ballets were truly worthy of a king…Everything was extremely beautiful: it was an evening of celebration, and an evening of dreams at the Monaco Dance Forum! —Monaco-Matin

The ballet's sensual music, combined with the set composed of colored, ever-changing veils, created a fascinating, sensual atmosphere, within which the dancers glided with the passionate, fluid, energetic gestures that are the hallmark of Mr. King's choreography. —The Channel Riviera

Read Alonzo’s blog from Monaco.
View Photos from December 2009, Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Scheherazade in Monaco.

For more information on the Gala celebration.

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Novellus Theater

Novellus Theater at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts:

Thursday	October 14	7 pm	Fall Season Gala
Friday	October 15	8 pm
Saturday	October 16	8 pm
Sunday	October 17	5 pm	Family Day at 4 pm
Wednesday	October 20	7:30 pm	Post-performance Q&A with Alonzo King
Thursday	October 21	7:30 pm
Friday	October 22	8 pm
Saturday	October 23	8 pm
Sunday	October 24	5 pm

Special Season Events:

October 14: Fall 2010 Season Gala

October 15: Post-performance Donor Reception

October 17: Family Day at 4 pm

October 20: Post-performance Q&A with Alonzo King

For Fall Tickets:

Tickets available for purchase with Yerba Buena Center for the Arts online
or by phone 415.978.2787

For Group Tickets:

Groups of 10 or more enjoy savings of 20%
Order directly through Alonzo King LINES Ballet by calling
415.863.3040 x283

linesballet.org

Novellus Theater at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
700 Howard Street at 3rd Street, San Francisco



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