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ALONZO KING LINES BALLET
PRELUDE 7 PM
Interview hosted by Molly Puryear
ALONZO KING LINES BALLET
THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2022 · 8 PM
CIVIC THEATRE
FOUR HEART TESTAMENTS
PIE JESU from GRACE OVER MY HEAD from WRITING GROUND EXCERPT from THE RADIUS OF CONVERGENCE EXCERPT from RASA
INTERMISSION
AZOTH
Alonzo King, Artistic Director & Co-Founder Robert Rosenwasser, Executive Director & Co-Founder
La Jolla Music Society’s 2021-22 Season is supported by The Conrad Prebys Foundation, The City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture, Banc of California, The Lodge at Torrey Pines, ProtoStar Foundation, Vail Memorial Fund, ResMed Foundation, Bright Events Rentals, Ace Parking, Brenda Baker and Steve Baum, Raffaella and John Belanich, Gordon Brodfuehrer, Mary Ellen Clark, Joy Frieman, Joan and Irwin Jacobs, Dorothea Laub, Jeanette Stevens, Debra Turner, Bebe and Marvin Zigman.
THE COMPANY
Babatunji, Adji Cissoko, Madeline DeVries, Lorris Eichinger, Shuaib Elhassan, James Gowan, Ilaria Guerra, Maya Harr, Marusya Madubuko, Alvaro Montelongo, Michael Montgomery, Tatum Quiñónez
PIE JESU from GRACE
Première: February 7, 2020 Music: Gabriel Fauré, Pie Jesu Dancers: Shuaib Elhassan, Adji Cissoko, Ilaria Guerra, Michael Montgomery OVER MY HEAD from WRITING GROUND
Première: July 12, 2010 Music: Traditional, Over My Head; Performed by Kathleen Battle Dancer: Madeline DeVries
EXCERPT from THE RADIUS OF CONVERGENCE
Première: October 17, 2008 Music: Edgar Meyer with Pharoah Sanders Dancers: Shuaib Elhassan, Lorris Eichinger, Babatunji, Alvaro Montelongo, Michael Montgomery
EXCERPT from RASA
Première: November 7, 2007 Music Composed by Zakir Hussain Music Performed by Zakir Hussain and Kala Ramnath Dancers: Babtunji, Madeline DeVries, Lorris Eichinger, Shuaib Elhassan, Ilaria Guerra, Maya Harr, Alvaro Montelongo, Michael Montgomery
INTERMISSION
AZOTH
Première: October 1, 2019 Choreography: Alonzo King Music: Charles Lloyd and Jason Moran Image Technology: Jim Campbell Lighting Design: Jim French Costume Design: Robert Rosenwasser Sound Design: Philip Perkins Dancers: I. Adji Cissoko, Madeline DeVries, Lorris Eichinger, Michael Montgomery II. Company III. Shuaib Elhassan IV. Company V. Madeline DeVries, Shuaib Elhassan, James Gowan, Ilaria Guerra, Maya Harr, Michael Mongtomery VI. Lorris Eichinger with Company VII. Adji Cissoko, Madeline DeVries, Ilaria Guerra VIII. Lorris Eichinger, Shuaib Elhassan, Maya Harr, James Gowan, Michael Montgomery IX. Company X. Adji Cissoko, Michael Montgomery
The concept of transmuting lead into gold is a symbol of the actual work of alchemy.The idea was to transform the base metals, the Earth, into pure metals. Symbolically speaking, the Earth is humankind.To transmute the lead into gold refers to transforming the mind and the heart into spiritual gold.
Azoth was believed to be the essential agent of transformation in alchemy. It is the name given by ancient alchemists to mercury, the animating spirit hidden in all matter that makes transmutation possible. Because the Azoth is believed to contain the complete information of the whole universe, it is also used as another word for the Philosopher’s Stone.
The “A” and “Z” in the word relate to the Greek alpha and omega, the beginning and end of all things.The word is meant to embrace the full meaning of the One Thing, which is both the chaotic First Matter at the beginning of the Work and the perfected Stone at its conclusion.
Choreography by: Alonzo King Music by: Charles Lloyd + Jason Moran, Zakir Hussain + Kala Ramnath, Pharoah Sanders, Edgar Meyer, and Kathleen Battle Image Technology by: Jim Campbell Lighting Design by: Jim French Costume Design by: Robert Rosenwasser Sound Design: Philip Perkins Ballet Master: Laura O’Malley
Director of Production: Francesca Muscolo Stage Manager: Saskia Lee Rigging Technician: Kyle Slaugh Lighting Supervisor: Michael Oesch Company Manager: Brandi Williams Costume Construction: Joan Raymond
Alonzo King LINES Ballet would like to thank the following funders for their invaluable support:
Additional support provided by:
United States representation: Selby Artists Management, Margaret Selby, Director mselby@selbyartistsmgmt.com 262 West 38th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY 10018 European representation: Trait d’Union,Thierry DuClos, Director thierry@ltddanse.com 102 Rue Pasteur, 16600 Magnac sur Touvre, FR ALONZO KING LINES BALLET • 26 Seventh Street, San Francisco, California • Tel. 415.863.3040 • linesballet.org • facebook • instagram • twitter • linkedin
