Our Common Fate

Choreography: Jessica Lang

Creative Associate: Kanji Segawa
Music: David Lang

Lighting Design: Zeynep Kepekli

Costume Design: Jessica Lang

Lighting: Ethan Vail

 

Length: 9 minutes

Number of Dancers: 26

 

Commissioned by Prix de Lausanne, Artistic Director Kathryn Bradney, for the Partner School Choreographic Project (PSCP)

 

World Premiere February 8, 2025 at Theatre de Beaulieu, Lausanne, Switzerland.

"One of the evening's highlights was Our Common Fate , a new creation by New York-based choreographer Jessica Lang, developed within the framework of the Partner School Choreographic Project (PSCP). In the space of just one week, 26 young dancers from some of the world's leading institutions – including The Royal Ballet School, ABT JKO School, and the Paris Opera Ballet School – crafted a compelling choreographic tapestry. Set to a spellbinding score and enhanced by a dreamlike stage design, the piece explored group dynamics and shared destiny, seamlessly blending classical lines with striking contemporary contrasts."

- Cécile Beaubié, Resonances Lyriques April 10, 2025

 

"A very effective and successful piece, playing on collective movements – what a feat in such a short time!"

- Amélie Bertrand, Danses Avec la Plume, February 8, 2025

 

Partner Schools of the Prix de Lausanne and nominated dancers:

American Ballet Theatre Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School: Jada Bryant
Acosta Dance Academy: Rolando Dieguez Escobar
Academy of Dance – Mannheim: Alba Johanna Boixadós Meinhard
Ballet Academy – University of Music and Performing Arts Munich: Ignacio Ilan Sastre
Boston Ballet School: Kiera Meighan
Canada’s National Ballet School: Marley Burke
Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet School: Adeline Fletcher
Central School of Ballet: Isolde Battier
Dutch National Ballet Academy: Noortje Willemse
Paris Opera Ballet School: Manon Baranger
Houston Ballet Academy: Kieryn Brophy
Hungarian Dance University: Levente Bajusz
Royal Ballet School Antwerp: Lore De Smet
New Zealand School of Dance: Stella Clarkson
Oslo National Academy of the Arts: Saoirse Cameron-Higgs
Palucca University of Dance: Anka Yorimitsu
Pôle National Supérieur de Danse Rosella Hightower: Nina Waelde Lamy
Queensland Ballet Academy: Maya Irimichi
Royal Conservatoire The Hague: Iria Díaz Muñoz
Royal Danish Ballet School: Celine Kalmayer Olsen
Royal Swedish Ballet School: Malvina Kolb
School of the Hamburg Ballet: Yun Lin
National Conservatory Dance School Lisbon: Francisco Godinho
Royal Ballet School: Shani Moran-Simmonds
University of North Carolina School of the Arts: Margaux Beller
Zurich Dance Academy: Elena Stefanetti