**(_Mozart Dances_)... is one of the most definitive personal statements of Morris's carrer." -_Guardian, UK_** ^[img_float_left]MDmain.jpg^ #### [**_Mozart Dances_**](/works/70) **Mark Morris Dance Group** **Mark Morris** choreographer **Howard Hodgkin** scenic design **Martin Pakledinaz** costume design **James F. Ingalls** lighting design Watch a <a href="http://mmdg.org/resources/video/1-promotional-reels" target="_blank"><b>PREVIEW Video</b></a> of _Mozart Dances_ **ALL-MOZART PROGRAM** **Piano Concerto No. 11 in F major, K.413** <a href="http://www.barbican.org.uk/media/events/4126mozartpianoconcertono11-iallegr.mp3" target="_blank">Listen</a> **Sonata in D major for Two Pianos, K.448** <a href="http://www.streamingculture.net/directory/launch/preferences?mediaid=2756" target="_blank">Listen</a> **Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat major, K.595** <a href="http://www.barbican.org.uk/media/events/4126mozartpianoconcertono27iallegr.mp3" target="_blank">Listen</a> **Bound, broken and remade in shimmering new ways, the circle formed by the Mark Morris Dance Group in the middle section of _Mozart Dances_, a Cal Performances presentation at Zellerbach Hall in September, was the most sacred space of the year. Morris, in another peak achievement of his remarkable career, transformed a simple form of dancers onstage into something wondrous, inspiriting and achingly beautiful. That was the centerpiece of a magnificent night of dance, set to three Mozart pieces and performed with flowing precision and heart by the company and the musicians.** from 'The Top 10 arts and culture events of 2007', _San Francisco Chronicle_ _Mozart Dances_ premiered to sold out audiences in August, 2006, at the Mostly Mozart Festival with pianists Emanuel Ax and Yoko Nozaki, along with the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra under the baton of <a href="http://www.streamingculture.net/directory/launch/preferences?mediaid=2887" target="_blank">Louis Langrée</a>. In December, 2006, the piece had its European premiere at the New Crowned Hope Festival in Vienna. In 2007, the Dance Group brought _Mozart Dances_ to the rest of the world with a tour that included London, Chicago, Los Angeles, Berkeley and a return engagement at Lincoln Center in New York City. The second Lincoln Center performance was broadcast on PBS' _Live From Lincoln Center_, which was viewed by 1.2 million viewers nationwide. **PRESS** _Features:_ [Read](/press_releases/53) a preview from New York Magazine [Read](/press_releases/51) a preview from the Los Angeles Times _Reviews:_ **"Everything they do is human and marvelous."** (The Independent, London, UK) [Read more](/press_releases/92) **"To hear Mozart through Morris's ears is to appreciate the music in scintillating new detail."** (Guardian Unlimited, London, UK) [Read more](/press_releases/93) **"...it's an enchantment for the senses."** (Times Online, London, UK) [Read more](/press_releases/94) **"A masterpiece...one of Mr. Morris’ grandest achievements."** (The New York Times) [Read more](/press_releases/46) **"Virtuosity embedded in long stretches of routine brilliance."** (New York Sun) [Read more](/press_releases/44) **“Bountiful... its manner more blunt that the 18th century could ever have imagined.”** (Newsday) [Read more](/press_releases/80) **"A celebration for both ears and eyes."** (Village Voice) [Read more](/press_releases/43) **"One of the greatest dance events of the new century."** (Voice of Dance) [Read more](/press_releases/54) ^[img_block]MDfooter.jpg^ _Mozart Dances was commissioned by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (New York), New Crowned Hope (Vienna), and the Barbican Centre (London) in association with Cal Performances (Berkeley) and Ravinia Festival (Chicago)._ 2007-05-31T16:34:50-04:00 8 Mozart Dances mozartdances 2008-12-23T15:51:38-05:00