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
The Celebration continues in Toronto, and soon details in San Francisco and New York City
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) READ ENTIRE ARTICLE
View the complete perfomance Archive of L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato
WATCH selections of this and other dances in the current repertory.
L'Allegro 20th Anniversary Calendar of Events
(as of 06/08, past events in grey)
Mark Morris Repertory Workshop for pre-professionals
Featuring sections of L'Allegro taught by Tina Fehlandt, founding member of MMDG
March 17-21, 2008 (past event)
Mark Morris in Conversation
with Gigi Yellen of KingFM 98.1
April 15, 2008, 7:30pm
On the Boards, FREE (past event)
Hidden Soul of Harmony: Mark Morris's L'Allegro
Photography by Stephanie Berger and Susana Millman
LUMINATO 2008
Four Seasons Hotel, Toronto, Canada
Avenue Restaurant
21 Avenue Road, Toronto, Ontario
June 6-14, 2008 VIEW ENTIRE EXHIBIT
WORLD PREMIERE of this exhibition also featured a multi-media short on MMDG's history at On The Boards, Seattle
April 14 - 28, 2008, On The Boards Lobby
FREE during public box office hours only
Reception with the artists following Mark Morris in Conversation, see above (past event)
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Mark Morris Dance, Music & Literacy Program Showing
Culmination of 10-week sessions in Brooklyn Public Schools
April 17, 2008
Mark Morris Dance Center, Brooklyn, NY
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By Invitation Only (past event)
Insight into L'Allegro: A Mark Morris Masterpiece
Multi-disciplinary discussion and Q/A featuring:
-Gerard Schwarz (conductor, Seattle Symphony) on Handel
-Marshall Brown (UW Comparative Literature professor) on Milton
-Susan Casteras (UW Art History) on Blake
-Roger Downey (Seattle Weekly dance critic) on Morris
-Moderated by Kitty Daniels (Chair, Cornish Dance Department)
April 29, 2008, 7:30-9:00pm
FREE, Benaroya Recital Hall, Seattle, WA (past event, available soon by podcast)
L'Allegro at 20 - A Conversation
Mark Morris and author Wendy Lesser
May 5, 2008, 7:00pm
FREE, New York Public Library, Main Branch (past event, podcast available soon)
Mark Morris: Portraits - Seattle
13 portraits of Mark Morris taken over 20 years by notable photographers such as Annie Leibovitz, Mark Seliger, Max Vadukal and William Wegman.
PLUS - Pre-performance lectures (7:00PM)
May 14-May 18, 2008
FREE (past event)
More events and performances announced soon. Stay Informed
