L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato -20th Anniversary

World Premiere: November 23, 1988, Brussels, Belgium
20th Anniversary: May 16-18, 2008, Seattle, WA; May 29-31, 2009, Berkeley, CA

Mark Morris, choreographer
Adrianne Lobel, scenic design
Christine Van Loon, costume design
James F. Ingalls, lighting design

"With this two-hour cornucopia of theatrical richness... Mr. Morris moves into the level of high seriousness that his talent had always promised. Ideas, music and dance flow into a regenerating whole in ''L'Allegro,'' which the American choreographer created in 1988 shortly after his company became the resident troupe of the Theatre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels. Mr. Morris has taken the least likely of scores for a contemporary dance work and made that work seem not only natural but timely, and more than universal."
-The New York Times, (1990)
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L'Allegro 20th Anniversary Events

Mark Morris in Conversation
with Cal Performances' Director, Robert Cole
May 26, 2009, 8:00pm
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
32 California Street, SF, CA (415.292.1200)
$15 Members, $18 General, $10 Students TICKETS

Hidden Soul of Harmony: Mark Morris' L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato
A photography exhibition featuring the works of Stephanie Berger and Susana Millman, first presented in Seattle, WA (April 2008), then in Toronto, ON (June 2008); and recently on view at the Mark Morris Dance Center (Brooklyn, NY); the show will be presented in Berkeley, CA, May 2009. VIEW ENTIRE EXHIBIT
WORLD PREMIERE of this exhibition also featured a multi-media short on MMDG's history at On The Boards, Seattle (Video COMING SOON) View Exhibit Details

Mark Morris Dance, Music & Literacy Program Showing (Past Event)
Culmination of 10-week sessions in Brooklyn Public Schools
By Invitation Only, April 2, 2009 (Video COMING SOON) More Info

Insight into L'Allegro: A Mark Morris Masterpiece (Past Event)
Multi-disciplinary discussion and Q/A featuring:
-Gerard Schwarz (conductor, Seattle Symphony) on Handel WATCH NOW
-Marshall Brown (UW Comparative Literature professor) on Milton WATCH NOW
-Susan Casteras (UW Art History) on Blake WATCH NOW
-Roger Downey (Seattle Weekly dance critic) on Morris WATCH NOW
-Moderated by Kitty Daniels (Chair, Cornish Dance Department) WATCH NOW
Benaroya Recital Hall, Seattle, WA

L'Allegro at 20 - A Conversation
Mark Morris and author Wendy Lesser

May 5, 2008 New York Public Library, Main Branch

Mark Morris: Portraits - Seattle and San Francisco (Past Events)
20 portraits of Mark Morris taken over 20 years by notable photographers such as Annie Leibovitz, Mark Seliger, Max Vadukal and William Wegman.
Museum of Performance & Design, San Francisco, CA (Jan 30-April 25, 2009)
The Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA (May 14-May 18, 2008)
PLUS - Pre-performance lectures in Seattle (7:00PM)
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Read the write-up in the Seattle Times

Mark Morris in Conversation (Past Event) WATCH NOW
with Gigi Yellen of KingFM 98.1
April 15, 2008, 7:30pm
On the Boards, Seattle

Mark Morris Repertory Workshop for pre-professionals (Past Event)
Sections of L'Allegro taught by Tina Fehlandt, founding member of MMDG
March 17-21, 2008

More events and performances announced soon. Stay Informed

VIEW the historical slideshow of the production.