Layla and Majnun is a well known love story in many Middle Eastern and sub-continental cultures. In love from childhood, Layla and Majnun (the name means “possessed”) are not allowed to unite. Majnun, mad in his obsession with Layla, becomes a hermit when she is married off to another man. He devotes his life to writing […]
Join Mark Morris and Guru Lakshmi Vishwanathan in a discussion at White Light Festival's Sounds of India.
These performances are part of the Sounds of India, a mni-festival curated by Mark Morris for Lincoln Center's White Light Festival. With Mark Morris at the helm, the 2016 White Light Festival‘s “Sounds of India” programming casts its gaze on various realms of artistic expression originating in and inspired by South and East India. Mark Morris, who […]
Join Mark Morris for a discussion on the Mark Morris Dance Group performances at the White Light Festival's Sounds of India.
Mark Morris has sojourned to South India for decades, transforming ancient movement and form into inventive works with his own signature. For this special White Light Festival program, the Mark Morris Dance Group reprises two India-inspired Morris solos, as well as a humorous duet set to a lively Tamil film score. The program culminates in a radiant world premiere with music by Terry Riley, inspired by Morris’s travels to the region.
The Hard Nut returns home to BAM this holiday season. A cascade of wit and wintry beauty featuring Morris’ lyrical modern dance choreography, this lavish, gender-bent love letter to a classic transplants the story from the straight-laced 1890s to the swinging 70s, with raucous parties, dancing G.I. Joes, whimsical costumes, and a Waltz of the […]
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The opera Layla and Majnun, based on an ancient Persian tale well known in the Islamic world, makes a rare Western appearance in this stunning collaboration between the great dancemaker Mark Morris and the Silk Road Ensemble. On a set reflecting the striking visual palette of British painter Howard Hodgkin, the Mark Morris Dance Group […]
Spring awakens early with the return of Mark Morris and his brilliant coterie to their Midwest home. The deep compact between MMDG and Krannert Center flourishes each season through inventive and inclusive engagement work, including the Center’s ongoing Dance for People with Parkinson’s program, and through the presentation of Mark’s brazenly beautiful, exceptionally musical, and […]
MMDG returns to its Northern Virginia home with a program that includes Serenade, a solo piece set to Lou Harrison's Serenade for Guitar and Percussion; Dancing Honeymoon featuring music from the 1920's and 30's; and two brand new works, including A Forest set to Haydn's Piano Trio No. 44 in E major.