Repertory

Echo: Far From Home

CHOREOGRAPHER

WORLD PREMIERE

New York City Center, 1998

MUSIC

Robert Ruggieri

COSTUMES

Designed by Judith Jamison & Zorba Soteras; Built by Eric Winterling Inc.

LIGHTING

Timothy Hunter

SCENIC DESIGN

Timothy Hunter & Judith Jamison

ORIGINAL PAINTINGS

Tom Feelings

RUN TIME

30 Minutes

Described as an "ambitious undertaking," Judith Jamison's astounding, semi-autobiographical work revisits her childhood involvement with dance. In particular, she examines the experiences of a Black dancer in the world of classical ballet, drawing parallels with the African diaspora as shown in Tom Feelings' paintings from his book Middle Passage