Her Door to the Sky
Music
Benjamin Britten
(Simple Symphony, Op. 4, 1933-1934)
Choreography
Jessica Lang
Scenic Design
Jessica Lang
Costume Design
Bradon McDonald
Lighting Design
Nicole Pearce
Assistant to the Choreographer
Clifton Brown
Duration
21 minutes
Premiere
August 24, 2016; Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Becket, Massachusetts
Jessica Lang’s Her Door to the Sky was commissioned by Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival and Pacific Northwest Ballet. Her Door to the Sky premiered at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, August 24, 2016. Major support was provided by Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation, with additional support from Aya Stark Hamilton, Deidra Wager, and Leslie & Tachi Yamada.
Program Notes
2017 marks the centennial celebration of legendary American painter Georgia O’Keeffe’s first solo exhibition in New York. Her Door to the Sky is inspired by O’Keeffe’s Patio Door series that she painted between 1946 and 1956.