Discover the epicenter of Brooklyn’s arts and culture. Downtown Brooklyn Arts Festival: Discover the District is an annual celebration of Downtown Brooklyn’s cultural community and the artists, writers, and performers who inspire the borough’s creative spirit. The 2019 Downtown Brooklyn Arts Festival will take place from Friday, October 4 – Sunday, October 6. Throughout the […]
Mark Morris’s spirited take on the ancient Orpheus myth stars mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton as Orfeo, the grieving lover on a quest through the underworld. Soprano Hei-Kyung Hong sings the plaintive Euridice. Mark Wigglesworth conducts Gluck’s elegant score, a pinnacle of the Baroque repertoire.
Mark Morris Dance Group is partnering with Greenlight Bookstore for a pre-publication launch of Mark Morris' memoir Out Loud, featuring Mark in conversation with co-author Wesley Stace followed by a brief performance by the Dance Group of Songs That Tell a Story and a book signing. Ticket: $45, includes a copy of Out Loud with book signing Out Loud is the exuberant tale […]
Based on George Orwell’s classic novel 1984, BLINDSPOT is a live dance and multimedia piece. In this work, the slogan of the party, “War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength,” is translated into a movement narrative that includes live music and media projections to create an immersive multimedia experience for the audience. "I […]
SharedSpace provides an informal platform for choreographers of all styles to present in-progress work to diverse audiences, with feedback conversations guided by established dance artists. Join us to provide encouragement, critique, and community. 7:15pm – Doors Open 7:30-8:30pm – Performances 8:30-9:30pm – Feedback Conversation $10/person Featuring: Roxie Maisel presenting The World's First Fat Rockette Mora-Amina Parker […]
DECADE of DANCE Join Artistic Director, Joyce King on October 26th in celebrating JKing Dance Company, (JKDC)’s 10 year Anniversary of sharing dance nationally and internationally! JKDC, based in Brooklyn, NY, is an all-female ensemble, recognized as ..undeniably emotional, unabashedly raw and most importantly real. (Jenny Thompson/Examiner). Devoted to creating works that stimulate personal truths […]
Out Loud is the bighearted and outspoken story of a man as formidable on the page as he is on the boards. With unusual candor and disarming wit, Morris’s memoir captures the life of a performer who broke the mold, a brilliant maverick who found his home in the collective and liberating world of music and […]
“High-spirited humor, eccentric charm, and a joyous musical sensibility… guaranteed to raise a smile”—The Times (UK) Last at the Kennedy Center in 2018 with the elegant Layla and Majnun, Mark Morris Dance Group adds some spice to this season with a colorful, exuberant new production that celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ groundbreaking album […]
Join Politics and Prose Bookstore for an Out Loud book launch. This event is free to attend with no reservation required. Out Loud, co-written with Wesley Stace and published by Penguin Press, will be released October 22, 2019. Available wherever books, e-books, and audiobooks are sold.
The Hard Nut is a cascade of wit and wintry beauty. It’s a lavish, gender-bent love letter to the classic The Nutcracker. Based on E.T.A Hoffman’s The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, Mark Morris’ version takes it from the straight-laced 1890s to the swinging 70s, with raucous parties, dancing G.I. Joes, whimsical costumes, and a Waltz of […]