4/14/15

CHECK THIS OUT: Jessica Lang Dance/ Music Hall/ April 17th 2015

More than simply a ballet company, Jessica Lang Dance is like a combined ballet, visual art collective and modern dance ensemble,
and the young New York-based troupe is coming to Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts, Friday, April 17th at 8 PM.

Jessica Lang is a choreographer and the artistic director of Jessica Lang Dance. Hailed as "a master of visual composition" by Dance Magazine, Lang seamlessly incorporates striking design elements and transforms classical ballet language into artfully crafted, emotionally engaging contemporary works.

Founded in 2011, Jessica Lang Dance (JLD) is a New York City-based dance company dedicated to creating and performing the work of Jessica Lang.

JLD enriches and inspires global audiences by immersing them in the beauty of movement and music.

Since the company's inception, marked by Lang's receipt of a Joyce Theater Artist Residency supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, JLD has made rapid success performing at renowned venues and festivals throughout the country including Brooklyn Academy of Music's Next Wave Festival, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, New York City Center's Fall for Dance Festival, the Kennedy Center Concert Hall, the Joyce Theater and the Winspear Opera House in Dallas, TX.

Lang, a graduate of The Juilliard School under the direction of Benjamin Harkarvy, is a former member of Twyla Tharp's company, THARP!

Video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9guFYyx-ZL0

Here are the program details for the April 17th performance.

http://www.jessicalangdance.com/performances/details.php?id=272

Tickets: $50/$40/$30 and available at Music Hall Box Office or www.ticketmaster.com and www.startickets.com

-- SPECIAL BOGO (Buy one- get one free) Ticket Prices (per Ticket):
$25.00 / $20.00 / $15.00

 

Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts
350 Madison Avenue
Detroit, MI   48226
http://www.musichall.org
313-887-8501