“Like Schubert, Jessica Lang's dances are reliably sophisticated and achingly beautiful, and "The Wanderer" is no exception.”
- Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, May 4, 2017
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“The piece, a constant pleasure to look at, exemplifies many of Lang's virtues, qualities increasingly rare in modern dance: love of music, clarity of narrative action, and a trust in the audience's attention span that encourages her to develop dance sections into truly expressive emblems of feeling, character, or the mysteries of human life, in this case the twistsand turns of romantic love. From trees of string do wonderful dances grow. With its expressive, coherent movement vocabulary and its clear, intelligent staging, The Wanderer is a major work from a thoughtful, exciting choreographer, a fine addition to the balletic canon of romantic mystery.”
- Jay Rogoff, The Hopkins Review, February 1, 2016
“"The Wanderer" is more than a ballet - it's a culmination of plastic art, opera, and motion where no form overpowers the other. All media interface with ease, and they improve through collaboration.”
- Alexandra Villarreal, Huffington Post, August 10, 2015
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“With "The Wanderer," Lang has created a true work of art. The piece's striking milieu, as conceived by Lang and designed by Mimi Lien (set) and Nicole Pearce (lighting), looks stunning, feels right, and is cleverly useful...As is customary with Lang, the movement is based on a straightforward ballet vocabulary that her dancers perform with clarity and ease.”
- Janine Parker, The Boston Globe, July 31, 2015
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“the phenomenal cast of dancers...were beautiful, in command and yet not restrained. Lang did not wander; nor did her viewer(s). We were in wonder.”
- Melia Kraus-har, BroadwayWorld.com, December 9, 2014
“a work of high craftsmanship.”
- Brian Seibert, New York Times, December 7, 2014
