Why would a choreographer call time on their successful, award-winning dance company, and are companies centred on the work of one artist still sustainable? Lou Fancher meets dancer Jessica Lang.
It would be easy — and simple minded — to portray Bessie Award-winning choreographer Jessica Lang’s decision to close Jessica Lang Dance on April 30, 2019, as equal to a solar eclipse. After all, the galaxy of challenges faced by even highly successful artistic directors of dance companies devoted to a single artist’s work is daunting. When stories involve companies whose reviews consistently pay tribute to unique talent and whose finances are stable, the news tempts sensationalist headlines.. Keep reading on San Francisco Classical Voice
It would be easy — and simple minded — to portray Bessie Award-winning choreographer Jessica Lang’s decision to close Jessica Lang Dance on April 30, 2019, as equal to a solar eclipse. After all, the galaxy of challenges faced by even highly successful artistic directors of dance companies devoted to a single artist’s work is daunting. When stories involve companies whose reviews consistently pay tribute to unique talent and whose finances are stable, the news tempts sensationalist headlines.. Keep reading on San Francisco Classical Voice