Splendid Isolation II ("The Calling")

This elegant solo was originally part of Jessica Lang’s longer work Splendid Isolation II. Set to haunting choral music (“O Maria, Stella Maris” performed by Trio Mediaeval), it features a woman standing in a long, flowing skirt that fills the stage. Her movements, at times fluid, at times angular, express an emotional intensity that captures both agony and ecstasy. Dance Magazine wrote, “The image of [the dancer’s] bare back and arms emerging from the column of white is one that will stick for a while, as so many of Lang’s images do.”