Ten years ago, on the 250th anniversary of Mozart’s birth, Lincoln Center commissioned Mark Morris’s Mozart Dances to premiere at the Mostly Mozart Festival. Hailed as a masterpiece and “one of Mr. Morris’s grandest achievements” (New York Times), Mozart Dances offers a visually stimulating, elegant, and often tender display of movement and technique. In the […]
Mark Morris sits down with Ara Guzelimian to talk about Mozart Dances.
Texas State University's Department of Philosophy and the Division of Dance will host dance performances with live musical accompaniment and internationally renowned scholars from the fields of aesthetics, philosophy of art, choreography and multi-media theory. The symposium will also include panel discussions featuring scholars and students in philosophy and dance. This is a unique cultural […]
SAVE THE DATE!
FREE activities for all ages - Dance and Fitness classes, Performances by MMDG, Food from local vendors and a beer garden with live music
"An Evening of Dance with MacArthur Fellows" is a performance honoring 35 years of the iconic MacArthur Fellowship program. The performance takes place on Friday, September 16 at 7:30 PM and is FREE TO THE PUBLIC. Limit of two tickets per person. This performance is one in a series of events celebrating the 35th anniversary […]
Mark Morris' lyrical choreography, the emotive voices of Azerbaijan's Alim Qasimov and Fargana Qasimova, the vibrant musicality of The Silk Road Ensemble, and the striking visual palette of British painter Howard Hodgkin combine in this world premiere performance. The timeless story of the tragic love between Layla and Majnun, most notably expressed by the great […]
with MMDG and The Silk Road Ensemble
Fun for the whole family, Dance with MMDG is a free class is taught by MMDG dancers and accompanied by live music. Learn excerpts from Mark Morris' evening-length dancedopera, Layla and Majnun, in a warm and welcoming environment.
No experience is necessary.
Layla and Majnun is an original dance and live music production based on an ancient Arabian love story well known in the Islamic world. A highly anticipated collaboration between the Mark Morris Dance Group and The Silk Road Ensemble, the work will explore the story’s themes of love, madness and mysticism through Mark Morris’ uniquely […]
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 […]