IN THIS ISSUE:
Mark Morris talks about Orfeo ed Euridice
Our Tryouts episode on ESPN+ is out!
The Via Dolorosa premiere was a success!
See The Look of Love in Philadelphia and Nashville
Mark Morris: Music I Want You To Hear
At the Mark Morris Dance Center: Dance Center Showcase + SharedSpace Showing
Mark Morris talks about Orfeo ed Euridice
Mark’s opera Orfeo ed Euridice returns to The Metropolitan Opera, where it debuted in 2007. But the MET’s Orfeo is not the first time Mark has worked with Christoph Willibald Gluck’s composition. Learn about Mark’s Orfeo ed Euridice through the years.
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Orfeo ed Euridice will be performed at the Metropolitan Opera May 16 – June 8
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Our Tryouts episode on ESPN+ is out!
The Mark Morris Dance Group is featured in episode 5 of “Tryouts,” an ESPN+ original series that explores the most intense, high-stakes tryouts, competitions, and auditions in America.
Earning a company position is a career defining moment for any modern dancer. Hundreds of performers arrive in NYC to audition; however, company spots rarely open and the pressure is high for these hopefuls in what may be their only shot to impress Mark Morris.
The ESPN+ crew followed us during our company auditions in June 2023, which resulted in the hiring of three new dancers. Watch the trailers:
The Via Dolorosa premiere was a success!
The Dance Group performed the world premiere of Via Dolorosa at Cal Performances in Berkeley at the end of April. Set to Nico Muhly’s meditative composition The Street, inspired by the evocative, mysterious, and poetic texts of Alice Goodman, the dance narrates the 14 stations of the cross. Critics — and audiences — raved.
“Powerful world premiere”
San Francisco Chronicle
You don’t have to be a Christian — you don’t have to be anything but human — to feel the power of the piece’s final moments.”
San Francisco Chronicle
“Quietly beautiful”
Classical Voice North America
See The Look of Love in Philadelphia and Nashville
The last two stops of the 2023-24 Tour Season take us to Philadelphia and Nashville, where we’ll perform Mark’s acclaimed tribute to Burt Bacharach’s chart toppers, The Look of Love.
May 31, 8:00PM
June 1, 2:00PM & 8:00PM
Penn Live Arts, University of Pennsylvania
June 28 & 29, 7:30PM
Tennessee Performing Arts Center
Mark Morris: Music I Want You To Hear
In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Month, Mark would like to share two very different albums by Japanese multi-media artist Yoko Ono and Pacific Islander guitarist Gabby Pahinui with The Sons of Hawaii.
Happy listening.
At the Dance Center: Showcase + SharedSpace Showing
2024 Dance Center Showcase
June 7-9, 2024
James and Martha Duffy Performance Space at the Mark Morris Dance Center, Brooklyn
The Mark Morris Dance Group Student Company I and II students, Arts Immersion Fellows, and Dance for PD® participants unite once again for another memorable joint performance.
Tickets for the annual Dance Center Showcase are on sale now. Tickets are $12.
SharedSpace Showing
June 6, 2024 | 7:00-9:00PM
James and Martha Duffy Performance Space at the Mark Morris Dance Center, Brooklyn
The Mark Morris Dance Center’s next SharedSpace Showing is a special one! This iteration is a culminating event of the last two years of works in progress showings of Brooklyn-based dance artists. This SharedSpace will feature 5 artists from the last two years of SharedSpace, by invitation only. Tickets to view the showing are $10.
SharedSpace provides an opportunity for dancers and choreographers of all genres to present a work in progress at an in-studio, informal showing open to the public, followed by feedback and conversation guided by an established artist in the dance field.