Lines Squared

“Jessica Lang's latest premiere at Richmond Ballet, "Lines Squared," shows the company at its best. It's a complete package -- dancers, costumes, music, set, lights -- put together from a great concept by a choreographer who knows her dancers well. The inspiration for the piece lies in the spare, geometric paintings of Piet Mondrian: horizontal and vertical patterns of black lines on white, with occasional blocks of primary color. Lang's movement effortlessly melds the two-dimensional concept with three-dimensional bodies. The work progresses from its ensemble opening through three sections in the red, yellow and blue of dancers' costumes and lights, with dancers exemplifying the character and emotion of those colors -- a strikingly effective choreographic device when set within the abstract world of the Mondrian paintings.”

- Lea Marshall, Style Weekly, November 06, 2009

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