Jessica Lang Dance performing Thousand Yard Stare Photo by Todd Rosenberg
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Premiered in 2016
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Dancers 9 (5 men, 4 women)
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Length 20 minutes
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Commissioned by Co-commissioned by Des Moines Performing Arts
Notes This work was generously underwritten by Geoff Fallon and co-commissioned by Des Moines Performing Arts.
“the rituals of war are rendered with abstract simplicity, while the losses rush at one with a throat-catching straightforwardness.”
“plainly a masterpiece...a study in tight camaraderie and repeated loss...the connection between dancers- as between soldiers- couldn't be more trusting or visceral.”
“a mesmerizing work of symbolic and revealing movement...evoking loyalty, terror, sacrifice, and the many complexities and tensions of individuals at war.”
“Pride, honor, hope, fear, friendship, loss and helplessness are all there, as are shock, trauma and mourning. Thousand Yard Stare puts humanity itself under the microscope.”
“evoked the desperation for fellow humanity and loss and longing that seem to define life, whether in a war zone or not.”
“a disturbing, haunting, visceral, resonant and beautiful work, filled with images of violence and loss, of hope and despair.”
“This ballet is spare yet evocative, gorgeous throughout.”
“a remarkable evocation, minimal yet profound, of soldiers in formation and at war. Moving and masterful.”
“creates an all-too-vivid underworld of loss, of camaraderie and isolation, and of the mind that's trapped there.”
Music Ludwig van Beethoven
Costume Design Bradon McDonald
Lighting Design Nicole Pearce
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