Open Rehearsal: Jessica Lang

Saturday, December 19
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Free with an RSVP
Studio Complex
Attendees are welcome to come and go through out the Open Rehearsal.

Join choreographer Jessica Lang for an open rehearsal that offers a behind-the-scenes look at the creative process for O’Keeffe: Kiss the Sky, a new opera for Washington National Opera.

While in residence, Jessica Lang is choreographing O’Keeffe: Kiss the Sky, a ballet-opera that explores the life, relationships, and extraordinary visual world of Georgia O’Keeffe through the combined languages of opera and ballet. 

Working with six dancers, librettist Kelley Rourke, and music by Christopher Tin, Lang will explore and develop the production’s dance sequences, giving audiences a rare glimpse into how movement, music, and storytelling begin to take shape in the studio.

This Washington National Opera production will premiere in March 2027 at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, DC.

The residency is supported by Works & Process Residencies and other generous supporters.

Photo by Takao Komaru

Jessica Lang is an American director and choreographer based in New York City. She is Resident Choreographer at Pacific Northwest Ballet, Artist in Residence at Sarasota Ballet, Artistic Advisor at Kaatsbaan.

Since 1999, Lang has created more than 100 original works for companies worldwide, including American Ballet Theatre, The Royal Ballet, Vienna State Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, among others. Lang founded Jessica Lang Dance in 2011 and served as Artistic Director through 2019, touring to more than 85 cities worldwide. Her work has also been performed by numerous educational institutions across the country. She is the recipient of a Bessie Award, Arison Award, and Martha Hill Mid-Career Award.

Originally from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Lang is a graduate of The Juilliard School and a former member of Twyla Tharp’s company, THARP!, with which she toured internationally.