Photos:
1-4, ABT Studio Company performing Oblivion. Photos by Nan Melville.
5-7, ABT JKO School performing Oblivion, Photos by Rosalie O'Connor
Oblivion
Choreography: Jessica Lang
Music: Astor Piazzolla
Costume Design: Kathryn Grillo
Lighting Design: Brad FieldsLength: 17 minutes
Dancers: 8
Commissioned by American Ballet Theatre Studio Company
World Premiere: Fall, 1999 in New York, NY at the Rose Studio Theater
“A blockbuster”
- Jennie Schulman, Backstage, April 20, 2001
“the piece is a fluid, constantly unfolding composition marked by long lines and interesting floor work”
- Tresca Weinstein, The Albany Times, November 14, 1999
Performance History:
American Ballet Theatre Studio Company
1999 in New York, NY and on tour
2000 in New York, NY and on tour
2001 in New York, NY and on tour
2003 in New York, NY and on tour
2004 in New York, NY and on tour
Booker T. Washington HSPVA:
2003 in Dallas, TX
Ballet de Monterrey
September, 2004 in Monterrey, Mexico
The Ailey / Fordham BFA Program:May 2005 in New York, NY
The JKO School at American Ballet Theatre:
May, 2010 in New York, NY
New World School of the Arts:
May, 2019 in Miami, FL