We joined forces with our friends at Cal Performances for a festive day packed with great online activities for the entire family. All about The Hard Nut, of course! During two fun-filled hours, you’ll get a chance to learn excerpts of the Snow and Flowers dances from The Hard Nut, taught by former MMDG dancer […]
Led by David Leventhal, Dance for PD® Program Director and former MMDG dancer, this class is appropriate for people living with Parkinson's and anyone with mobility concerns. Join us to explore selections from the Party Scene, Snow, Waltz of the Flowers, and more from Mark Morris' holiday classic. Seated versions of every activity will be […]
Caroling on the Plaza has been rescheduled to Monday, December 21 at 5pm ET. Join us on The Plaza at 300 Ashland right across from the Mark Morris Dance Center in Brooklyn for a little caroling and holiday cheer! The evening begins with a group warm-up (though we’re hoping it won’t be too cold!) led […]
On January 14, 2021 our Education staff reviewed the new hybrid format for select classes as well as the safety measures planned for returning to the Dance Center in person. They also answered questions about the upcoming Quarter 3. Watch the Virtual Town Hall below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFONKAoyYKw
Led by David Leventhal, Dance for PD® Program Director and former MMDG dancer, this class is appropriate for people living with Parkinson's and anyone with mobility concerns. Join us to explore lyrical, jaunty, and exuberant excerpts from Mark Morris' choreographed adaptation of Henry Purcell’s 1689 eponymous opera. Register to join live or enjoy a recording […]
Join us on the first screening day of the Dido and Aeneas movie for a live Q&A with Mark Morris and the film’s director Barbara Willis Sweete. Morris and Sweete will reminisce about the making of the movie, including transferring this danced opera from the stage to the studio. They will take your questions in […]
Meany on Screen presents Mozart Dances. Stream Mozart Dances on demand March 12, 12:00 noon — March 19, 11:59 p.m. (PST) FREE. No pre-registration required. Mark Morris’ joyful and sublime Mozart Dances is a masterpiece of movement and music. Set to three exquisite Mozart piano works, the choreography is buoyant and exhilarating, exemplifying why Morris is revered as […]
This online event is the third installment of Mark Morris’s videodance series created remotely in collaboration with MMDG Music Director Colin Fowler throughout the months of the pandemic. It features one adaptation of an existing work and three brand new dances made over the course of the winter with dancers both at home and in […]
Rescheduled from May 15, 2020.
In conjunction with the exhibition, Wondrous Worlds: Art & Islam Through Time & Place, the Carlos Museum presents a virtual screening of the MMDG production of Layla and Majnun with an introduction by Dr. Aida Huseynova, of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, who served as a research advisor for the production. Layla and […]