Championing the relevance and advancement of dance in the 21st century, The Washington Ballet continues its commitment to the creative process. The Washington Ballet’s 2019.20 Season opener, NEXTsteps – a program debuting new, never-before-seen ballets in the heart of the nation’s capital – features works by emerging and acclaimed choreographers Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, John Heginbotham, and Jessica Lang. NEXTsteps supports the evolution of both ballet and the dancer, and celebrates the evolving beauty and resonating power of our art.
Julie Kent on NEXTsteps:
NEXTsteps reflects the voices and works of our time. It is the responsibility of the leaders of our art form to allow for the development of new works and to steward ballet into the 21st century. Creating new works of art is an exciting, creative, and collaborative process for the choreographers, dancers, and community and I’m excited to see this initiative grow and evolve.
Annabelle Lopez Ochoa's Delusional Beauty
Choreography: Annabelle Lopez Ochoa
Lighting Design: Joseph R. Walls
Costume Design: Mark A. Zappone
Music: Kentucky by Aaron Martin, The Escape and Helixa by Christen Lien, and “We Insist”
composed and performed by Zoë Keating © 2005 (ASCAP). All rights reserved. zoekeating.com
Funding provided in part by the DC Mayor’s Office on Latino Affairs
Jessica Lang's Reverence
Choreography: Jessica Lang
Lighting Design: Joseph R. Walls
Costume Design: Jillian Lewis
Music: Schumann’s Symphonic Studies Op. 13
Music performed by Glenn Sales
John Heginbotham's RACECAR
Choreography: John Heginbotham
Lighting Design: Joseph R. Walls
Costume Design: Maile Okamura
Unnamed Original Composition by Jason Treuting
Music performed by Sō PERCUSSION by arrangement with Alliance Artist Management