Faculty Name
T. Lang, M.F.A.
Title
Associate Professor
Department
Dance Performance & Choreography
Phone
404-270-5474
Office Location
Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby, Ed.D. Academic Center 316
Education
M.F.A., Tisch School of the Arts, New York University
B.F.A., University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign
Biography
T. Lang creates, writes and teaches poetic expressions of dance, which illustrates deep, arousing investigations relevant to issues of identity, history and community. Through the vehicle of contemporary modern dance with emphasis on the interdisciplinarity, Lang’s work communicates perspectives with depth and a movement style that captures the attention of the viewer with its evocative physicality, technical range and emotional viability. Her work is inspired by the desire to invite audiences into personal and subjective experiences of inspiration, family stories, shared history; a fascination with the connections in between; and the desire to investigate them together on the dance floor.
After years of choreography, academia and performance, Lang continues to explore new mediums, such as AR and VR technology, and various modes of collaboration, to immerse audiences in what she hopes are powerful, transformative experiences. T. Lang connects dance, space, technology and creative collaborators to move audiences into a greater understanding of our past, present and future. With commissions from the High Museum of Art, Goat Farm Arts Center, Flux Projects and more, Lang stays engaged with the next generation of movement artists through her summer dance intensive SWEATSHOP and as founding director and owner of The Movement Lab ATL, an interdisciplinary incubator for creativity.
T. Lang is an associate professor and inaugural department chair of the dance performance and choreography department at Spelman College.
Courses Taught
DAN 200 Dance Performance
DAN 235,236 Intermediate Modern Dance Technique
DAN 301 Choreography II
DAN 171 Dance Improvisation
DAN 206 Navigating the Business of Dance
DAN 334 Advanced Contemporary Modern Technique
DAN 494 Senior Dance Capstone Experience
Research Interests
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T. Lang envisions choreography in which dance and technology are interdependent. Lang creates, writes, and teaches poetic expressions of dance, which illustrates deep, arousing investigations relevant to issues of identity, history and community. Through the vehicle of contemporary modern dance with emphasis on the interdisciplinary, Lang’s work communicates perspectives with depth and a movement style that captures the TLD attention of the viewer with its evocative physicality, technical range and emotional viability.