Alonzo King LINES Ballet's "Deep Rivers" Soars on Highway to Heaven
May 14, 2023 | By Lynn Colburn Shapiro
Alonzo King LINES Ballet’s “Deep River” (2022) dazzled Chicago audiences in an all-too-brief return to Harris Theater (May 5-6). The epic work launched the company’s 40th Anniversary season in its home-town premiere in San Francisco.
Conceived and created during the Pandemic, in collaboration with composer/musician Jason Moran and vocalist Lisa Fischer, “Deep River” soars along a highway to the heavens, taking us on a journey from chaos and despair to revelation and deliverance.