LINES Ballet is a far cry from a traditional classical dance company, even if classicism is its starting point. While traditional ballet requires that the unique qualities of most of a company’s ...

Before joining LINES Ballet, Ruth served as Managing Director of Opera Parallèle in San Francisco, where she led the organization through significant growth. Her leadership was instrumental in ...

In the middle of Lines Ballet's "The Radius of Convergence," five men form a line that spins and collapses. Brett Conway, the troupe's most eloquent male dancer, peels off in rapturous spools of ...

Alonzo King motions to the pianist to cut the music, then steps to the center of a musty Market Street studio. "I am not limited," he says in a soft but strident voice. "Get that in your head! I am ...

Choreographer Alonzo King does more than alter the way people view ballet; he considers his work as “thought structures.” Sunday, Alonzo King LINES Ballet presents “Deep River,” a soulful piece King ...