“To make this world work, we have to be fanatically positive,” says globally renowned choreographer and founder of LINES Ballet Alonzo King on The Web of Us. In conversation with Claire Wathen, Alonzo shares why movement is life, growing up with artistic and activist parents, and why stillness is key for sincere creative thought and collective action.


Timestamps
00:00 Introduction to The Web of Us
00:34 Meet Alonzo King: A Choreographer Redefining Ballet
01:20 Alonzo's Upbringing and Philosophy on Connection
02:43 The Essence of Home and Internal World
04:47 Time Travel and the Astro Plane
05:56 Art Beyond Appearances
07:18 The Value of Every Human Being
08:17 Creating Spaces for Curiosity
08:45 Alonzo's Creative Practices and Influences
14:10 The Birth of LINES Ballet
24:56 Classical Ballet and Cultural Influences
28:39 Choreography as Thought Structures
35:31 Final Reflections and Future Questions
37:29 Season One Wrap-Up