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Gregory King

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BSR Contributor Since January 27, 2015

Gregory King holds an MFA from Southern Methodist University. He has performed with Donald Byrd/The Group, the Metropolitan Opera, and in The Lion King on Broadway. Mr. King serves as visiting assistant professor and Consortium on Faculty Diversity Fellow at Swarthmore College.

Gregory King received his MFA in Choreographic Practice and Theory from Southern Methodist University. In addition, he is certified in Elementary Labanotation. His dance training began at the Washington Ballet and later at American University. He participated in the Horton Project in conjunction with the Library of Congress. Gregory has performed with the Washington Ballet, Erick Hawkins Dance Company, Donald Byrd /The Group, the Metropolitan Opera Ballet, New York City Opera, and in Disney’s Lion King on Broadway.

He has served as resident guest artist at Temple University and assistant professor of dance at Dean College. Recently, Gregory received the Excellence in Teaching Award from the National Society of Leadership and Success.

Gregory is a dance writer for thINKingDANCE, The Philadelphia Dance Journal, and Broad Street Review. He is a visiting professor of dance and a Consortium on Faculty Diversity Fellow at Swarthmore College, where he teaches Modern and Laban Movement Analysis.

His blog is at https://gregoryking75.wordpress.com/, and you can follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Daansir.

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Jungwoong Kim grapples with loss. (Photo by Carlos Avedaño)

Jungwoong Kim's 'SaltSoul' pop-up prelude

Public performance, chance, and tragedy

In the brief pop-up prelude to October's Asian Arts Initiative 'SaltSoul' performance, Jungwoong Kim visits the site of a Philadelphia tragedy and the memories of a personal tragedy in South Korea.
Gregory King

Gregory King

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From the work Anywhere/The Big 30. (Photo by Bill H.)

Anne-Marie Mulgrew and Dancers Company 30th anniversary concert

Art invited me in

Anne-Marie Mulgrew and Dancers Company celebrate 30 years of Philadelphia performance, collaboration and dance. Critic Gregory King became part of the show.
Gregory King

Gregory King

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Opus Cactus' Sonoran snake. (Photo courtesy of Momix)

Momix presents 'Opus Cactus' at the Prince Theater

A desert feast of form and fantasy

Momix brings back Opus Cactus, a piece from 2001, and makes the desert bloom.
Gregory King

Gregory King

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Vecino: The naked body as a costume. (Photo: Dudu Quintanilha.)

Luis Garay’s ‘Maneries’ at FringeArts

Nudity is just the beginning

In Luis Garay’s Maneries, Florencia Vecino demonstrates that the body can become a resource without boundaries.
Gregory King

Gregory King

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In this world, bullets and bombs won't help you. (Photo: Mattias Edwall.)

Cirkus Cirkör’s ‘Knitting Peace’

A world of yarn

Is it possible to knit peace? The Swedish troupe Cirkus Cirkör’s latest creation makes a uniquely compelling case.
Gregory King

Gregory King

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Painting pictures with their bodies. (Photo by Bicking Photography)

The 25th anniversary of Koresh Dance Company

Different, yet still the same

Koresh is a beast as a choreographer who has put together a stunning company of versatile thoroughbreds. I was thrilled to watch the dancers perform Koresh’s virtuosic choreography, while wondering, “Where have I seen this before?”
Gregory King

Gregory King

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Ousting whiteness from his black, possessed body: Kosoko. (Photo by Scott Shaw)

Jaamil Olawale Kosoko’s 'Black Male Revisited'

The body as resistance and protest

Jaamil Olawale Kosoko’s Black Male Revisited is a riveting multimedia presentation that encourages us to question “self” as we navigate a not-so-post–racial world.
Gregory King

Gregory King

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An innovative interaction of music and dance. (Photo by Bill Hebert)

Duende and the Curtis 20/21 Ensemble

Schoenberg, dance, and cabaret

Performances in informal settings can create a less elitist atmosphere and be the catalyst for meaningful conversations about art.
Gregory King

Gregory King

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Restrained ferocity: Gary Jeter. (Photo byAlexander Iziliaev)

BalletX: 'Beasts'

Athleticism and technique brought out the Beasts

BalletX continues to add to the landscape of contemporary dance by their commitment to producing world premieres. In Beasts, Nicolo Fonte asked the company’s dancers to use their individuality to channel their primal human instinct.
Gregory King

Gregory King

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"A Trick of Light": comedic storytelling. (Photo by Bill Hebert, courtesy of Dance Affiliates [NextMove Series])

Dance Affiliates presents BodyTraffic

Revving up contemporary dance on the West Coast

BodyTraffic is energizing the West Coast dance scene with innovation and fusion, while continuing to diversify their repertory, showing that concert dance can, and does, live in the City of Angels.
Gregory King

Gregory King

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Pedestrian aesthetic: De Keersmaeker and Charmatz (Photo © Herman Sorgeloos)

De Keersmaeker's 'Partita 2' at FringeArts

Who is the dance for?

Partita 2 left me with two questions: “Is dance just for dancers?” and “Is accessibility important in dance?” With no definite answers, I am left with Bach on my mind and the image of a running duo that went on for way too long.
Gregory King

Gregory King

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The hypnotic Terk Lewis Waters (Photo by Rachel Neville)

Dance Affiliates presents Complexions Contemporary Ballet

Bodies, battements . . . breathe!

I left the theater thrilled at having the chance to share a night of dance with dancers who slaughtered every step given to them with a ferocity that at times forced me to pull back in my seat. I also experienced disappointment that the show provided few surprises in its use of well-worn vocabulary.
Gregory King

Gregory King

Articles 2 minute read
Lithe, liquid, and in control: Flynn and Smith

Fringe 2015: Megan Flynn Dance Company, 'Dances with Socks'

Socks optional

Socks or no socks, Megan Flynn flexed her choreographic muscle as she introduced her company to the Philadelphia dance scene.
Gregory King

Gregory King

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Tasty moments of memorable interactions: Garrido. (Photo by Phile Deprez)

Fringe 2015: 'Still Standing You'

The body as canvas

In Still Standing You, Pieter Ampe and Guilherme Garrido delivered a complex interpretation of friendship and male bonding that was comedic, sensitive, and aggressive.
Gregory King

Gregory King

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Dancers declaring authority over their own bodies. (Photo by Hallie Martenson)

'Mash Up Body' at FringeArts

Order Interrupted

A wildly provocative examination of the female body and a journey toward exploring the feminist persona, Mash Up Body is campy, honest, stimulating, and bizarre.
Gregory King

Gregory King

Articles 2 minute read