King, Kenneth, 1948-

Kenneth King is an American postmodern dancer-choreographer and writer who was born in Freeport, New York on January 11, 1943. He received a B.A. in religion and philosophy from Antioch College in 1965.

King studied dance at the Martha Graham School, Ballet Arts, and with Merce Cunningham, Paul Sanasardo, Mia Slavenska, and Syvilla Fort. His first New York dance was presented in 1964, with the title cup/saucer/two dancers/radio; it has been called the first “Pop Art” dance. He has since presented a variety of multimedia, pure dance, and dance theater works at such places as Judson Church, St. Mark's Poetry Project and Danspace, The Kitchen, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Brooklyn Academy of Music, and the Autumn Festival in Paris. His works often incorporate videotapes, films, projections, music, and word-texts. He has written original voice and word scores and texts for some of his danceworks.

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