
Photos:
1, 2, 3: Birmingham Royal Ballet performing Wink. Dancer: Brandon Lawrence. Photos by Andy Ross
4, 5, 6, 7, 8: Birmingham Royal Ballet performing Wink. Photos by Andy Ross
Wink
Choreography: Jessica Lang
Music: Jakub CiupinskiSet Design: Mimi Lien
Costume Design: Elaine Garlick
Lighting Design: Peter Teigen
Length: 25 minutes
Number of Dancers: 10
Commissioned by Birmingham Royal Ballet
World premiere: May 10, 2016 in Durham, UK
“stood out for its intelligence, its formal ingenuity, and its restrained elegance.”
- Hanna Weibye, theartsdesk.com, December 26, 2016
“There's a fine combination of coolly restrained classicism and hints of impassioned anguish.”
- Anna Winter, The Stage, October 11, 2016
"an elegant, neoclassical reflection on the sonnets"
-Stuart Sweeney, Critical Dance, October 11, 2016
"surreal and captivating"
- Kristy Stott, Upstaged Manchester, September 16, 2016
“The balance that Lang strikes between lyricism and gravity is as satisfying as it is true to its source.”
- Luke Jennings, The Guardian, June 26, 2016
“an intelligent work, tugged by longing and regret.”
- David Jays, The Guardian, June 24, 2016
“fresh, contemporary and traditional all at the same time.”
- David Mead, SeeingDance, June 23, 2016
“controlled, human, open hearted, quietly exuberant and immaculately executed.”
- Bruce Marriott, DanceTabs, May 16, 2016
“poetry in motion.”
- Charles Hutchinson, The Press, May 14, 2016
Performance History:
Birmingham Royal Ballet
May 10-11, 2016 in Durham, UK
May 13-14, 2016 in York, UK
May 17-18, 2016 in Shrewsbury, UK
June 22-25, 2016 in Birmingham, UK
September 15-17, 2016 in Salford, UK
October 10-11, 2016 in London, UK
October 25-26, 2016 in Plymouth, UK
May 5-6, 2017 in Cheltenham, UK
May 9-10, 2017 in Poole, UK
May 12-13, 2017 in Truro, UK