LINES Ballet in Northridge

Join our LINES Ballet company dancers in Northridge, CA performing at The Soraya. Grounded on more than 40 years of thought-provoking dance, master choreographer Alonzo King’s unique artistic vision honors and advances the classical form—the linear, mathematical, and geometrical principles deeply rooted in the East-West continuum.

The Collective Agreement

Alonzo King’s acclaimed collaboration with lauded MacArthur Fellow composer Jason Moran takes on new life in a transformative re-envisioning by King, the LINES Ballet dancers, and extraordinary light installation artist Jim Campbell. This work was originally commissioned by San Francisco Ballet for the 2018 Unbound Festival and set on the National Ballet of Canada four years later, but the alchemy between King and the company dancers infuses it with new resonance. “When a ballet is done by other dancers, it still holds up as beautiful,” King says. “But when you have artists who are able to read your every gesture and absorb your consciousness, it is a completely different message.”

Ode to Alice Coltrane

King has been captivated by jazz legend Alice Coltrane for much of his life, and his 2024 creation to her music is not his first. For this recent piece, he chose Coltrane’s 1971 album, Journey in Satchidananda. King was drawn to Coltrane for the marrying of East and West in her music, teachings, and life, something that resonates with King in his own work.

Photography: Alonzo King LINES Ballet | Dancer: Josh Francique | © Chris Hardy