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Much of King's choreographic style is based on the idea of dance being a total theatrical experience. King developed choreography with generally non-technical based movement with a newfound technological approach - incorporating film, machinery, characters, text, speech, lighting, and costumes. His
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and became interested in theatre and the performing arts early in life after being cast as the lead in a musical production for his kindergarten class. As a child of the commonly referred to “TV Generation," King became extremely fascinated with this new form of entertainment and was intrigued by
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choreographer, much of King's experimental dance repertoire combines different movement styles with dramatic material, characters, and technological advances, emphasizing the importance of the human body through expressionism and symbolism. King is the author of
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contained more technical dancing in comparison to some of his earlier pieces. King described the change by saying, “in the dance field there are all kinds of ways bodies make signals, or signs.”
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theatrics behind popular television programs. While in high school, King aspired to be an actor, and during college, although a philosophy major at
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King collaborated with a number of artists throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Before his dance career took off, King worked with filmmakers
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in Ohio, he acted in summer stock productions for three consecutive years starting in 1959. King soon became an apprentice actor at
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and choreographer and author who is best known for his experimentation with dance, language, and multimedia. A second-generation
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