Alonzo King

2019 YBCA 100 Honoree

Named as a choreographer with “astonishing originality” by the New York Times, Alonzo King has guided LINES Ballet through his unique artistic vision since 1982. King was named a Master of Choreography by the Kennedy Center in 2005, and has received the NEA Choreographer’s Fellowship, the Jacob’s Pillow Creativity Award, the US Artist Award in Dance, the Bessie Award, and the National Dance Project’s residency and touring awards.