The Art Of Collaboration: A Conversation With Alonzo King

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Department of Writing, Consciousness & Creative Inquiry @ California Institute of Integral Studies presents:

The Art of Collaboration: A Conversation With Alonzo King

Saturday, September 11, 5:45pm-7:30pm, San Francisco

MORE INFO: http://www.ciis.edu/Academics/Departments/Department_of_WCC.html

On Saturday, September 11, the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) programs at CIIS inaugurate their fall guest artist series with special guest, Alonzo King. King, a renowned choreographer and the Artistic Director of LINES Ballet Company, will appear in conversation with MFA Program Chair, Dr. Cindy Shearer, beginning at 6:15pm at CIIS. The two will discuss how artistic collaboration affects art-making, King's experience collaborating with writer Colum McCann and musician Jason Moran, and what arises from the interaction between artists of disparate mediums and genres. A light food/drink reception will precede the event at 5:45pm.

ALONZO KING (Choreographer, Artistic Director of LINES Ballet Company) is a visionary choreographer who has worked in the repertories of companies throughout the world including the Swedish Royal Ballet, Frankfurt Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Dance Theater of Harlem, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Hong Kong Ballet, North Carolina Dance Theatre, and Washington Ballet. He has worked extensively in opera, television, and film, and has choreographed works for prima ballerina Natalia Makarova and film star Patrick Swayze. Mr. King has also collaborated with artists such as actor Danny Glover, legendary jazz saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, and tabla master Zakir Hussain. Renowned for his skill as a teacher, Mr. King has been the guest ballet master for National Ballet of Canada, Les Ballets de Monte Carlo, San Francisco Ballet, Ballet Rambert, Ballet West and others.

DATE/TIME:
Saturday, September 11
5:45pm-7:30pm

LOCATION:
Namaste Hall, California Institute of Integral Studies
3rd Floor, 1453 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA, 94103
415-575-6100

COST/REGISTRATION:
Free.
http://www.ciis.edu/Academics/Graduate_Programs/Creative_Inquiry/Saturday_Night_CIIS.html

MORE INFO:
Website: http://www.ciis.edu/Academics/Departments/Department_of_WCC.html
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 415-575-6264
Contact: Brynn Saito

About Department of Writing, Consciousness & Creative Inquiry @ California Institute of Integral Studies:
CIIS' Department of Writing, Consciousness & Creative Inquiry is home to the MFA in Creative Inquiry, Interdisciplinary Arts and the MFA in Writing and Consciousness. Our programs explore the intersection between artist and society, craft and aesthetics, history and contemporary arts and literature, while welcoming artists of all disciplines (literary, visual, performing, media, and inter-arts).