Atlanta Art Week:
T. Lang Dance

 

gallerie 88 design house - atlanta, ga
October 8, 2022

All photos by Crystal Alexis

T. Lang Dance returns in live performance featuring Bernard Jackson's Fall 2023 Fashion Collection

Launching its inaugural edition September 29 - October 2nd 2022, Atlanta Art Week is a new initiative dedicated to showcasing the arts and culture of Atlanta. The event will consist of specialized activations by over 20 participating galleries, museums, institutions, artist and non-profit spaces.

In celebration of the inaugural Atlanta Art Week, Dashboard supported a new public work by T. Lang Dance from acclaimed choreographer and artistic director T. Lang. Taking place in The Buckhead Village Plaza outside Le Bilboquet, the original performance featured dancer LaMia Dingle & fashion designs from Bernard Jackson’s Fall 2023 collection, an innovative fashion brand whose collections lend themselves to romance, luxury and a jovial sense of life. Following the performance initial performance, event-goers were invited into the Gallerie 88 Design House for an immersive continuation of the dance with projections by T. Lang.

outdoor performance

Indoor Performance

T. Lang Dance in Bernard Jackson’s Fall 2023 Fashion Collection. Photo by Lyrric Jackson

about t. lang

T. Lang is dedicated to exposing the arts and emerging communities to the creative impact and genius of dance. Lang earned her Bachelors and Masters of Fine Arts in performance and choreography from the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) and New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts respectively. In the early days of her career, Lang danced with the Metropolitan Opera Ballet and Marlies Yearby’s Movin’ Spirits Dance Theater. Lang relocated T. Lang Dance from New York City to Atlanta in 2008, continuing to develop, direct, and produce a high-impact blend of traditional and experimental contemporary movement. Arts America called Lang’s choreography “powerfully thought-provoking,” “masterfully blended,” and “unsettling genius.” Creative Loafing named T. Lang Atlanta’s Best Choreographer in 2016 and Best Collaboration in 2015 for her work with visual artist Nick Cave. Lang’s work has been commissioned by the High Museum of Art, Goat Farm Arts Center, Flux Projects and others. Lang stays engaged with the next generation of movement artists through her summer educational intensive, Sweatshop, and as an Associate Professor and founding Department Chair of Dance Performance and Choreography at Spelman College.

About Atlanta Art Week

Atlanta Art Week is a new initiative that celebrates the visual arts in one of the fastest growing art hubs in the United States. Founded by Kendra Walker, the inaugural week aims to bring awareness to the contemporary art scene in Atlanta and will take place from September 29 until October 2, 2022. The inaugural edition will feature extended opening hours and special events by participating galleries, museums, institutions, artists, and non-profit spaces.

About Gallerie 88 Design House

Created as a very special pop-up experience for Atlanta Art Week and presented by Buckhead Village, The Gallerie 88 Design House is a temporary exhibition and experience space that features art and design installations from Atlanta creatives Sydney Foster, Chrisean Rose, Wulf Bradley, Logan Lynette Burroughs, O. Studio Design, James Williams III, and 2NDBDRM.

Check below for a complete list of the artists and events taking place at Gallerie 88 Design House from September 30 - October 9.

Additional support for this project was provided by