Jessica Lang Dance

founded in 2011, jessica lang dance (jld) is a new york city-based dance company dedicated to creating and performing the work of jessica lang. jld enriches and inspires global audiences by immersing them in the beauty of movement and music. hailed as "a master of visual composition" by dance magazine, lang seamlessly incorporates striking design elements and transforms classical ballet language into artfully crafted, emotionally engaging contemporary works. since the company's inception, marked by lang's receipt of a joyce theater artist residency supported by the andrew w. mellon foundation, jld has garnered significant attention and acclaim, thrilling audiences and selling out major venues throughout the country, including two consecutive seasons at jacob's pillow dance festival where jld made its full company debut in 2012, and a new york city debut at the joyce theater in 2013. jld has received numerous grants and funding from organizations including the jerome robbins foundation,