Many folks watching the Warriors dominate the Lakers in an away game might think they’re seeing basketball, but in the mind of Alonzo King they’re actually witnessing a grand dance performance.
“The traveling along the court, the intelligence of making intuitive decisions in the last minute, the coordinated teamwork, and those beautiful aerials when people slam into the hoop and you see them defy gravity? I think most people marvel at that and not realize this is movement in space and it’s beautiful to see,” says the founder and artistic director of Alonzo King LINES Ballet in San Francisco.
King will expand on the parallels between basketball and ballet in a unique conversation and fundraiser for LINES this month with Steve Kerr, head coach of the Warriors. Could Steph Curry go en pointe, given his troublesome ankles? What arabesque is so flagrant it would get Draymond Green ejected? OK, the discussion topics probably won’t be so cliche, but it’s guaranteed to be a fun night with two of the leading figures in their fields talking shop. Plus, there will be a short dance piece and a chance for VIP ticket-holders to meet King and Kerr afterward.
Details: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 16, SFJAZZ Center’s Miner Auditorium, 201 Franklin St., San Francisco; tickets start at $50, sfjazz.org/tickets/productions/ballet-basketball
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