Photos:
1- Richmond Ballet performing A Maiden's Hymn. Photo by Suzanne Grandis
A Maiden's Hymn
Choreography: Jessica Lang
Music: Franz Schubert
Costume Design: Susan Cologne
Lighting Design: MK StewartLength: 25 minutes
Dancers: 8
Commissioned by Richmond Ballet
World Premiere: February, 2003 in Richmond, VA
“A Maiden's Hymn by Jessica Lang was a thoughtful work about death, about how it can be cruel, about how it can be comforting... At curtain call, I was surprised to see a youthful Jessica Lang take her bows. A young woman wise beyond her years, it would seem.”
- Tim Martin, Dance Europe, May, 2005
“Jessica Lang's fiery choreography made intricate, energetic use of Franz Schubert's music”
- Jennifer E. Wesnousky, exploredance.com, April 09, 2005
“... of particular note is the world premiere of A Maiden's Hymn, Jessica Lang's solemnly beautiful memorial to a late friend. The result of the choreographer's innate musicality is a work that is more impressionistic than literal.”
- Julinda Lewis, Richmond Times Dispatch, March 15, 2003
Performance History:
Richmond Ballet:
February 2003 in Richmond, VA
April 5 and 9, 2005 in New York, NY