IMPOSSIBLE TONGUE TWISTERS

Because the world is making us increasingly tongue-tied, I decided to put it to work! IMPOSSIBLE TONGUE TWISTERS adapts many of my twenty-five tongue twisters that were originally danced, but until now haven't been performed on camera. (8:08)

HOLIDAYS SPECIAL!:

HALLOWEEN SPECIAL!:

Part 1: HAPPY VALLEY RETIREMENT VILLAGE (21:23 min)

Part 2: HAPPY VALLEY RETIREMENT VILLAGE 
Secrets out! More revelations—and now lawsuits—at the now-infamous HVRV. (12:58 min)

Part 3: KATHERINE HEARTBURN (Exclusive Interview)
The legendary 116-year old actress reveals secrets about her past and career, and gives pointed comments on contemporary culture. (12:55 min)

Part 4: RANDY PINCER (Exclusive Interview)
Cockney TV fanatic Randy Pincer’s coverage of the HVRV scandal has just landed him a new job as a self-help columnist. Randy is interviewed by the BBC's Basil Wraithbone. (11:56 min)

Part 5: OLE’ GRANDPA (Exclusive Interview) 
150-year old Ole’ Grandpa’s expose of the HVRV (during his prior interview with Basil Wraithbone, British media notable) has caused an international scandal now being litigated in both UK and USA courts. (10:20 min)

Part 6: TALLULAH BANKHEAD (Exclusive Interview) 
Renowned for her outrageous wit and scandalous behavior, Tallulah at 119 years is still going strong in this interview with Basil Wraithbone of the BBC and London Times. (13:19 min)

Part 7: REUNION@ HAPPY VALLEY RETIREMENT VILLAGE 
A new scandal—and whodunit! A billionaire Russian oligarch is scheming to buy HVRV for nefarious purposes…will he succeed? (7:36 min)

HALLOWEEN SHOWDOWN AT HAPPY VALLEY 
Halloween kicks into high gear at this madcap retirement village! Undercover Russian oligarch, Boris Badenough (impersonating a psychoanalyst, Dr Freund), schemes to take over the property and steal all the assets, while Basil Wraithbone, BBC reporter, has returned to interview the seniors about identity politics. Feisty 150-year old Ole’ Grandpa, actresses Katherine Heartburn and Tallulah Bankhead, frustrated construction worker Buddy, Cockney TV fanatic Randy Pincer, and the innovative cook, Foo Chi, respond with their decidedly unique perspectives. (17:10 min)

BLOWOUT AT HAPPY VALLEY
The gang and cast of characters are back and in a tizzy—they’ve captured undercover Russian oligarch spy Boris Badenough, who’s trying to take over Happy Valley for nefarious purposes! BBC broadcaster Basil Wraithbone returns to report on the shenanigans. (15:19 min)

HAPPY HOLIDAYS SPECIAL

Everyone loves the colorful lights, decorations, and excitement, but…well, the holidays can quickly go off the rails! BBC broadcaster Basil Wraithbone returns to the Happy Valley Retirement Village to reconnect his friends and report on their comical holiday shenanigans. (14:14 min)

AFTER AFTERIMAGES

We're constantly processing afterimages that mostly occur below the threshold of awareness. AFTER AFTERIMAGES plays with rapidly intercutting kinetic images to reflect the subliminal messages occurring in the interstices and intersections between words, sounds, and the blinking of our eyes. New York Times: “Mr. King creates works that are exercises in perception.” (9:58 min)

STRUNG-OUT NEWSCASTERS

Chris Wallop for Cable News WCBD, New York and Basil Wraithbone for the BBC, London deliver their Final News Update with hyperbolic humor. When originally performed live, the New York Times wrote: "A verbal tour de force. 'Saturday Night Live' was never like this." (12:38 min)

KALEIDOSCOPTICS (Dance)

Dancing on screen activates the kinetic synapses while condensing and magnifying how we process the connectivity of intervals. (6:03 min)

FOREIGN FLIC ★★★★

First performed in concert and now adapted as a short four-star faux-noir thriller! Life is a movie—and the mysterious character in this flic might be in, and/or watching it. It’s accompanied by a very “foreign” word salad soundtrack. (6:47 min)

Mr. Snail & Mr. Parrot

This “slowest animal in the world” is a social activist…with attitude.

POLITICS 4 KIDS (& adolts) WITH MR. SNAIL
The slowest and goofiest animal in the world, Mr. Snail has some aptly whimsical advice and explanations for all ages. (8:55 min)

MR. SNAIL & MR. PARROT
When first performed, The New York Times commented: “The world has finally caught up with Kenneth King...At his best he is a snail, with huge antennae, inching up in a chair in ‘Ask Mr. Snail.’” (8:48 min)

MR. SNAIL 4 KIDS
Goofy Mr. Snail and his buddy Mr. Parrot talk to kids about the mysteries of space, time, and animals. (11:54 min)

CHARACTERS IN LIMBO
(Dancing Tongue Twisters)

A collaborative adaptation by multimedia artists Charles Dennis (videographer) and Kenneth King (dancer/writer) of King’s 2019 tongue-twisting dance solo. (5:29 min)

LABYRINTH WITH VOICES

This collaborative video condenses King's 2017 dance theater solo featuring comic impersonations of a medley of characters. Kenneth King: voices & dance; Charles Dennis: camera & video production. (7:45 min)

SPACE CITY

This collaborative movie was made and produced by filmmakers Robyn Brentano and Andrew Horn, featuring choreography and dancing by Kenneth King, music by William-John Tudor, and sets by Richard Brintzenhofe. It premiered at Lincoln Center's 1981 International Dance Film Video Conference. (32:34 min)

KENNETH KING INTERVIEW

Author and multimedia dance artist Kenneth King is interviewed by Basil Wraithbone, BBC about his childhood experiences that led him to become a performer, writer, and to make character movies. (9:18 min)