Photos:
1, 2, 3: National Ballet of Japan performing Escaping the Weight of Darkness. Photos by Takashi Shikama
4, 5, 6: National Ballet of Japan performing Escaping the Weight of Darkness. Photos by Takao Komaru
Escaping the Weight of Darkness
Choreography: Jessica Lang
Music: Ólafur Arnalds & Nils Frahm, Josh Kramer, John MetcalfeSet Design: Jessica Lang, using molo products designed by Stephanie Forsythe and Todd MacAllen
Costume Design: Izumi Yamada
Lighting Design: Nicole Pearce
Assistant in creation process: Kanji Segawa
Length: 25 minutes
Number of Dancers: 18
Commissioned by National Ballet of Japan, New National Theatre, Tokyo
World premiere: March 24, 2014 at the New National Theater in Tokyo, Japan