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 (a former dancer with Twyla Tharp) who was hailed as "a master of visual composition" by Dance Magazine. The recipient of a 2014 Bessie Award, JLD seamlessly incorporates striking design elements and transforms classical ballet language into artfully crafted, emotionally engaging contemporary works

“Lang has a gift for conveying emotion with exquisite sim­plicity.”

—WASHINGTON POST

“Lang’s choreography takes music seriously. It is sophisticated and intelligent - and no one would accuse it of being trendy.”

—LOS ANGELES TIMES