Alonzo King LINES Ballet | Spring Season 2026
| Ticket Information LINES BALLET + esperanza spalding Regular Price: $46 - $149 Group of 10+: 10% Discount Students: 10% Discount in Terrace ORIGINS SCREENING Regular Price: $27.50 DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND, we have added an additional screening at 5:45pm Run Time: 75 minutes, including post-screening Q/A (2:00pm screening), 45 minutes (4:30 and 5:45pm screenings) Ticket prices include all box office fees and facility fees. |
LINES BALLET + esperanza spalding
April 11-19, 2026
LINES Ballet is thrilled to present a landmark world premiere collaboration uniting two global artistic forces: Grammy Award-winning bassist, vocalist, and composer esperanza spalding and contemporary ballet pioneer Alonzo King, April 11–19, 2026 at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.
spalding’s intricate harmonies and soulful improvisations will come together with King’s celebrated choreographic language, renowned for its sculptural beauty, emotional depth, and expansive sense of space. Together with the sublime dancers of LINES Ballet, they will craft a dynamic dialogue between music and movement that promises to be unlike anything else on stage today. spalding will perform live with LINES Ballet at all performances.
The program will also include LINES Ballet’s critically acclaimed Ode to Alice Coltrane, honoring the groundbreaking composer and musician whose music continues to inspire, back by popular demand.
Don't miss this special film screening on November 1, 2025...
ORIGINS
SFMOMA
November 1, 2025, 2:00pm, 4:30pm, 5:45pm
The 2:00pm and 4:30pm screenings of ORIGINS have completely sold out, get your tickets to the 5:45pm screening now!
Directed by Emmy Award winning filmmaker Drea Cooper, ORIGINS is an intimate portrait of Alonzo King and LINES Ballet, blending breathtaking performances with personal stories and insights. Filmed in spectacular settings from the Arizona desert to the galleries of SFMOMA, ORIGINS offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the company’s creative process. More than a documentary, ORIGINS is a poetic meditation on life, love, and the inspiring power of movement.
The 2:00pm screening will be followed by a Q&A with Alonzo King and the artists of LINES Ballet.
Please note: all tickets to this screening are General Admission, there is no reserved seating.
Your ticket to the ORIGINS screening does not include admission to the SFMOMA galleries. Likewise, you do not need to purchase a ticket to SFMOMA to attend the screening. Film attendees will be entering SFMOMA at 147 Minna Street.
April 11-19, 2026
LINES Ballet is thrilled to present a landmark world premiere collaboration uniting two global artistic forces: Grammy Award-winning bassist, vocalist, and composer esperanza spalding and contemporary ballet pioneer Alonzo King, April 11–19, 2026 at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.
spalding’s intricate harmonies and soulful improvisations will come together with King’s celebrated choreographic language, renowned for its sculptural beauty, emotional depth, and expansive sense of space. Together with the sublime dancers of LINES Ballet, they will craft a dynamic dialogue between music and movement that promises to be unlike anything else on stage today. spalding will perform live with LINES Ballet at all performances.
The program will also include LINES Ballet’s critically acclaimed Ode to Alice Coltrane, honoring the groundbreaking composer and musician whose music continues to inspire, back by popular demand.
Don't miss this special film screening on November 1, 2025...
ORIGINS
SFMOMA
November 1, 2025, 2:00pm, 4:30pm, 5:45pm
The 2:00pm and 4:30pm screenings of ORIGINS have completely sold out, get your tickets to the 5:45pm screening now!
Directed by Emmy Award winning filmmaker Drea Cooper, ORIGINS is an intimate portrait of Alonzo King and LINES Ballet, blending breathtaking performances with personal stories and insights. Filmed in spectacular settings from the Arizona desert to the galleries of SFMOMA, ORIGINS offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the company’s creative process. More than a documentary, ORIGINS is a poetic meditation on life, love, and the inspiring power of movement.
The 2:00pm screening will be followed by a Q&A with Alonzo King and the artists of LINES Ballet.
Please note: all tickets to this screening are General Admission, there is no reserved seating.
Your ticket to the ORIGINS screening does not include admission to the SFMOMA galleries. Likewise, you do not need to purchase a ticket to SFMOMA to attend the screening. Film attendees will be entering SFMOMA at 147 Minna Street.
About Alonzo King LINES Ballet:
Alonzo King LINES Ballet is a celebrated contemporary ballet company that has been guided since 1982 by the artistic vision of acclaimed choreographer Alonzo King. Collaborating with extraordinary composers, musicians, writers, and visual artists from around the world, King draws on a diverse set of deeply rooted cultural traditions, imbuing classical ballet with new expressive potential. He has been heralded as a visionary and thought leader, receiving numerous accolades such as a San Francisco Arts Medallion, an induction into the California Hall of Fame, and a 2020 Dance Magazine Award. The company brings new works of illuminating beauty to Bay Area audiences in bi-annual home seasons, and LINES Ballet’s national and international tours allow the company to share its vision of transformative, revelatory dance through performances worldwide.
LINES Ballet is also dedicated to training the next generation of artists through its Summer Program for junior, advanced, and pre-professional dancers, as well as our Bachelor of Fine Arts Program with Dominican University of California. LINES makes dance accessible to Bay Area adults and youth as well through world-class, affordable ballet classes open to the community and free, in-school education programs.
LINES Ballet is also dedicated to training the next generation of artists through its Summer Program for junior, advanced, and pre-professional dancers, as well as our Bachelor of Fine Arts Program with Dominican University of California. LINES makes dance accessible to Bay Area adults and youth as well through world-class, affordable ballet classes open to the community and free, in-school education programs.
For more information, visit linesballet.org
Banner image: Adji Cissoko / Alonzo King LINES Ballet / © RJ Muna.
Second image: esperanza spalding © Holly Andres
Third image: Michael Montgomery / Alonzo King LINES Ballet / © Drea Cooper
