November 2009
Dear Friends,
The news from the Mark Morris Dance Group is good, despite cut backs in arts funding this past year. MMDG not only survived, but flourished.
I’m happy to announce that not one of our free community programs were cut, no artistic projects were compromised and the jobs of all MMDG artistic and administrative personnel were preserved.
This was only possible because of the generous support of the MMDG community.
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Investments from individuals in New York and throughout the country help provide the resources needed for Mark to create new works that we share with audiences around the globe and underwrites MMDG’s use of live music at every Dance Group performance.
With this support, we offer the low-cost, high quality dance and music classes at The School at the Mark Morris Dance Center in Brooklyn. We can also continue our innovative arts in education curriculum in Brooklyn public schools, and provide free community outreach programs for our neighbors with Parkinson’s disease and residents of public housing.
Please make a donation today by becoming a member of the Friends of the Mark Morris Dance Group.
All contributions, of any amount, are very helpful as we face another year of diminished arts funding.
Whether you have made a donation in the past, or you are considering making a gift for the first time, know that by joining the Friends of the Mark Morris Dance Group, you are becoming a vital member of the MMDG community.
With my gratitude,
Nancy Umanoff
Executive Director
Mark Morris Dance Group (Discalced, Inc.) is a non-profit organization. All contributions are tax-deductible to the extent provided by law.