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  • Dance with MMDG: Community Class

    Bancroft Studio UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California

    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.

  • 2016 10 06-08 Seattle, WA

    Meany Theater 4140 George Washington Lane Northeast, Seattle, Washington, United States

    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 […]

  • 2016 10 13-16 Ann Arbor, MI

    Power Center Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

    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 […]

  • 2016 10 29-11 05, New York, NY

    Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College New York, New York, United States

    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 […]

  • Sounds of India: Pre-Performance Discussion with Mark Morris

    Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College New York, New York, United States

    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.

  • 2016 12 10-18 Brooklyn, NY

    Howard Gilman Opera House Brooklyn, New York, United States

    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 […]

  • The Hard Nut Family Day

    Mark Morris Dance Center 3 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United States

    A day full of fun and hot chocolate for families.

    20% discount on tickets, post-show activities at the Dance Center, and opportunities to meet the cast!

  • The Hard Nut Benefit 2016

    Mark Morris Dance Center 3 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United States

    Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of The Hard Nut at the 2016 Benefit.

    Proceeds benefit MMDG's year-round programs and underwrite show tickets for youth and families in the community.