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Wink

Photos:

1, 2, 3: Birmingham Royal Ballet performing Wink. Dancer: Brandon Lawrence. Photos by Andy Ross

4, 5, 6, 7, 8: Birmingham Royal Ballet performing Wink. Photos by Andy Ross

Wink

Choreography: Jessica Lang
Music: Jakub Ciupinski

Set Design: Mimi Lien

Costume Design: Elaine Garlick

Lighting Design: Peter Teigen

Length: 25 minutes

Number of Dancers: 10

Commissioned by Birmingham Royal Ballet

World premiere: May 10, 2016 in Durham, UK
“stood out for its intelligence, its formal ingenuity, and its restrained elegance.”

- Hanna Weibye, theartsdesk.com, December 26, 2016

“There's a fine combination of coolly restrained classicism and hints of impassioned anguish.”

- Anna Winter, The Stage, October 11, 2016

"an elegant, neoclassical reflection on the sonnets"

-Stuart Sweeney, Critical Dance, October 11, 2016

"surreal and captivating"

- Kristy Stott, Upstaged Manchester, September 16, 2016

“The balance that Lang strikes between lyricism and gravity is as satisfying as it is true to its source.”

- Luke Jennings, The Guardian, June 26, 2016

“an intelligent work, tugged by longing and regret.”

- David Jays, The Guardian, June 24, 2016

“fresh, contemporary and traditional all at the same time.”

- David Mead, SeeingDance, June 23, 2016

“controlled, human, open hearted, quietly exuberant and immaculately executed.”

- Bruce Marriott, DanceTabs, May 16, 2016

“poetry in motion.”

- Charles Hutchinson, The Press, May 14, 2016

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