Choreographer
John Heginbotham

Composer
Édouard Lalo

Lighting Design
Nicole Pearce

Costume Design
Maile Okamura

Performers
7 dancers,  violinist Joshua Bell, National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Stern

Run Time
30 minutes

Photos: Scott Suchman, courtesy of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

On the occasion of our 5th Anniversary, DH returned to The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for the World Premiere of Lola, choreographed to Édouard Lalo's Symphonie Espagnole and performed live on stage by world-renowned violinist Joshua Bell and  the National Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor Michael Stern. 

Premiere: February 11, 2017
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington, DC

"The glorious finale brings all the work's joie de vivre to fruition." - Ballet Review

Lola was commissioned by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the National Symphony Orchestra, Christoph Eschenbach, Music Director, as part of the 2016-17 season. 

Lola was developed as part of Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's Extended Life Dance Development program made possible in part by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.  LMCC.net