Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "For choreographer Alonzo King, founder of San Francisco's Lines Ballet company, the audience has an essential role to play in any performance.
'Everyone, when looking at ballet, has to meet it and experience it directly, without a docent. It seems so odd to me to play beautiful music in the background, to have Bach on and not really listen. No, you have to participate,' he believes."
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Again, I like dance. I really enjoy the thought process behind creating a dance show, and this is one of the first times I've read about a show being created in this manner. To compose while contemplating every movement the actor makes, the motivation that they have to get from one side of the stage to the other is, as mentioned, the definition of collaboration.
I also like the director's idea that dance isn't just about showing off, its about really listening to the music, trying to figure out why it was picked and what story the piece has to tell. "Regular" theatre shows show off the actors, the designers, but at the same time is attempting to convey a message that (hopefully) isn't overshadowed. Eg, dance is real theatre, too.
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