Photos:
1-6: ABT Studio Company with students from the JKO School performing Veiled Calling. Photo by Nan Melville
Veiled Calling
Choreography: Jessica Lang
Music: Zbigniew Preisner
Set Design: Jessica Lang
Costume Design: Elena Comendador
Lighting Design: Brian SciarraLength: 20 minutes
Dancers: 30
Commissioned by American Ballet Theatre Studio Company in honor of the 10th anniversary celebration
World Premiere: April 5, 2005 in New York, NY
“In her handsome and striking Veiled Calling, with its primitive-ritual air, Jessica Lang demonstrated a master of the choral manipulation of figures in space.”
- Tobi Tobias, The Village Voice, June 07, 2005
“impressively intense in some sweeping ensembles.”
- Jack Anderson, The New York Times, April 23, 2005
“Veiled Calling is a tremendously textured and creatively stylized production”
- Dr. Roberta E. Zlokower, exploredance.com, April 21, 2005
Performance History:
American Ballet Theatre Studio Company and the JKO School:
April 20-21, 2005 in New York, NY