Meredith Webster
August 3, 2019
Originally created with Dancers from Alonzo King LINES Ballet and New York City Ballet for the Vail Dance Festival. Commissioned by Vail Dance Festival, Artistic Director Damian Woetzel.
November 5, 2021
The 2021 Pacific Northwest Ballet premiere of Alonzo King’s The Personal Element is sponsored by the Jane Lang Davis New Works, Bob Benson, and Glenn Kawasaki.
An evocative twenty-minute octet set to a sweeping piano score by Jason Moran, which allows the viewer to marvel at dance movement and choreography. With a bright yet uncomplicated set and elegant costuming, The Personal Element allows the focus to remain on the choreography and the expertise of the company. The interplay of Moran’s piano and the dancers’ movement is a poetic invitation, encouraging each individual viewer to make their own personal connection with the piece.
Note courtesy of Alonzo King LINES Ballet.