As the Annenberg Center’s inaugural Artist-in-Residence, we return to Philadelphia after 14 years with Dances to American Music, a program set to works by American composers Lou Harrison, Henry Cowell, and George Gershwin, performed live by the MMDG Music Ensemble. Featuring the Philadelphia premieres of Pacific and Mosaic and United, along with Three Preludes and […]
Mark Morris, hailed as “the most successful and influential choreographer alive, and indisputably the most musical” (New York Times) returns to his Seattle hometown with Pepperland, a unique tribute to the 50th Anniversary of The Beatles’ groundbreaking album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, accompanied live by an unprecedented chamber music ensemble of voice, soprano […]
We return to Toronto with the Canadian premiere of Pepperland, a unique tribute to the 50th Anniversary of The Beatles’ groundbreaking album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, accompanied live by an unprecedented chamber music ensemble of voice, soprano saxophone, piano, keyboard, theremin, and percussion. Ethan Iverson’s original score intermingles arrangements of the songs “Sgt. Pepper’s […]
An informal platform for choreographers of all styles to present in-progress work to diverse public audiences, with feedback conversations guided by established dance artists.
Layla and Majnun is a classic story of love well-known across many Middle-Eastern and sub-continental cultures and most notably expressed by the great Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi. In 1908, the tragic lovers’ tale became the subject of the first Middle Eastern opera, written by Azerbaijani composer Uzeyir Hajibeyli, who interspersed symphonic and choral sections with […]
A benefit cabaret for the Mark Morris Dance Group
Choose from 2 programs during two weeks of performances in the intimate 150-seat James and Martha Duffy Performance Space. Lou 100: In Honor of the Divine Mr. Harrison (Program A) April 25, 27, 28 & May 3, 4, 6 Pacific Numerator (New York Premiere) -------------- Serenade Grand Duo Solos, Duets, and Trios (Program B) April 26, 29 & […]