Alonzo King Lines Ballet [Blu-ray]

Stunning in every regard!
This DVD contains three ballets by Alonzo King and a very well done documentary on him and his ballet company, with interviews of Alonzo King and some of his dancers, as well as technical contributors. As is the trend these days, the dancing is a blend of modern dance and ballet, including dancing on pointe. There are plenty of solos and pas de deux. The ballets are mostly abstract, but there are some thematic elements, especially in Scheherazade. The level of the dancing and choreography is top notch, as are the technical features such as sound, image, camera work, and lighting. The process of presenting the ballets for video is also discussed in the documentary. This should appeal to all who love modern ballet.

Great Video
Alonzo KIng maybe the most talented american choreographer shows in this video all his creativity performed by beautiful highly trained dancers of Lines Contemporary Ballet. If you like Kylian or Duato this DVD should be in you collection

Ambiguous, Uncertain Contemporary Ballet
This collection of Alonzo King's contemporary ballets, as performed by the Alonzo King Lines Ballet, is ambiguous and uncertain at best. The Triangle of the Squinches is an unsure and vague ballet on pseudo-phylosophical themes, with its only redeeming quality being the pretty postures and movements that rarely occur throughout the ballet, to the sole credit of the dancers themselves. Interspersed throughout the ballet are architectural elements, such as flexible string that reaches from the ground to the ceiling, and wall-like elements. Scheherazade is a re-interpretation of the original by Fokine (with music by Rimsky Korsakov), this time with music by Zakir Hussain. Choreographically, it is similar to the first ballet, but with more scenes and variety. I found the music, with traditional Persian instruments, painful, the sounds getting irritating after a while. The last ballet is Dust and Light, with the same kind of ambiguity as in the first ballet. I wouldn't buy this for the...

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