Black Wave

A celebrated choreographer of her generation, Jessica Lang is Resident Choreographer of Pacific Northwest Ballet and Artist in Residence at Sarasota Ballet. She has created over 115 original works on companies worldwide including American Ballet Theatre, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, PNB, The Royal Ballet, Vienna State Ballet and her eponymous company Jessica Lang Dance of which Lang was Artistic Director from 2011-2019. For opera, Lang has directed and choreographed Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater for Glimmerglass; choreographed Aida for San Francisco Opera, Washington National Opera (WNO), Seattle Opera, LA Opera, and Lyric Opera of Chicago; and choreographed Salome for Des Moines Metro Opera. In 2024, Lang co-choreographed with Kanji Segawa WNO’s new production of Turandot, directed by Francesca Zambello.

Jillian Lewis is a high-end fashion and costume designer based in New York City. She has been working in the fashion industry for almost two decades, and has a history of collaborations in the dance community. She has costumed productions at The Royal Opera House, American Ballet Theater, PNB, The Washington Ballet, The Guggenheim Museum, The Joyce Theater, and Baryshnikov Arts Center. She has designed costumes for Jessica Lang, Stephen Petronio, Pam Tanawitz, Brian Reeder, and Liz Gerring.