Photos:
1: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in EN. Photo by Paul Kolnik
2: AAADT's Kanji Segawa in EN. Photo by Paul Kolnik
3: AAADT's Jacquelin Harris in EN. Photo by Paul Kolnik
4, 5, and 6, : Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in EN. Photo by Paul Kolnik
Video: Alvin Ailey Amercian Dance Theater performing EN at the David H. Koch Theater in June, 2018.
EN
Choreography by Jessica Lang
Original Music by Jakub Ciupinski
Costume Design by Bradon McDonald
Lighting Design by Nicole Pearce
Assistant to the Choreographer: Kanji Segawa
Rehearsal Associates: Patrick Coker, Rachel Secrest
Length: 21 minutes
Number of Dancers: 13
Originally Commissioned by Alvin Ailey Amercian Dance Theater
World Premiere June 13, 2018 at the David H. Koch Theater, New York
World Premiere Cast: Michael Jackson Jr. with Sarah Daley-Perdomo, Jacqueline Green, Daniel Harder, Jacqueline Harris, Megan Jakel, Rachael McLaren, Chalvar Monteiro, Jeroboam Bozeman, Samuel Lee Robert, Kanji Segawa, Glenn Allen Sims, Linda Celeste Sims
Dance in 2018: The Year in Review:
"... En, a recent work by Jessica Lang, was a happy surprise. Lang has made a lot of dances for a lot of companies, and most of those I’ve seen have left me uninvolved. But she clearly has a strong affinity with the Aileys—and is in fact married to one of them. Whatever the reason, En fit the company like a glove. It grew and grew in excitement—slam-bang dancing in a slam-bang ballet. A buoyant event."
- Robert Gottlieb, New York Observer, January 14, 2019
“EN does have a painterly quality"
- Gia Kourlas, New York Times, June 14, 2018
"En is Jessica Lang’s 100th ballet. Her first work for the company, it’s a crowd pleaser. The choreography is well-constructed. The dancers move in circular formations and pack-like unison, the choreography showing heightened understanding of Jakub Ciupinski’s complex and intriguing score with its moments of beautiful suspense."
- David Mead, Seeing Dance September 10, 2019
Performance History:
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
June 13 and 16, 2018 in New York, NY at David H. Koch
November 29 - December 26, 2018 at NY City Center
February 27, 2019 in Charleston, SC
March 2, 2019 in Philadelphia, PA
March 7 & 9, 2019 in Chicago, IL
March 23, 2019 in New Orleans, LA
April 27, 2019 in Cleveland, OH
May 2 & 5, 2019 in Boston, MA
August 28 - September 1 in Coppenhagen, Denmark
September 5 - 13 in London, England
December 21, 2019 - January 5, 2020 in New York, NY
February 12, 2020 in Chapel Hill, NC
February 26, 2020 in Charlotte, NC
February 28, 2020 in Nashville, TN