Careers
Thank you for your interest in the Mark Morris Dance Group.
We are an organization of dedicated arts and administrative professionals who are propelled by Mark Morris’s commitment to artistic excellence, access to the arts, and the impact that the arts have in connecting and engaging communities.
We invite you to learn more about our organization and explore our open positions.
About Us
About Our Dance Group
The internationally renowned Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG) has received ‘highest praise for their technical aplomb, their musicality, and their sheer human authenticity.’ (Bloomberg News). Founded in 1980, the Dance Group performs the repertory of choreographer Mark Morris, praised as the ‘the most successful and influential choreographer alive, and indisputably the most musical’ (The New York Times), whose work is acclaimed for its ingenuity, musicality, wit, and humanity. Live music and community engagement are vital components of the Dance Group. It has toured with its own musicians, the MMDG Music Ensemble, since 1996, and regularly collaborates with orchestras and opera companies around the world. In addition to 17 full-time dancers, the organization currently employs 34 full-time staff and 75 part-time staff, teaching artists, and musicians.
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About Our Dance Center
In the heart of the Brooklyn Cultural District, the Mark Morris Dance Center, founded in 2001, is the hub of dance and music education in Brooklyn. The nine-studio building provides affordable classes in multiple genres for people of all ages, levels, with and without disabilities, accompanied by live music. The studios, a performance space, a Wellness Center, and ancillary spaces are all available to the community and to nonprofit organizations at subsidized rates. MMDG’s Community Education Programs partner with public and private schools and community centers to provide customized classes. MMDG also offers customized dance workshops for persons with Parkinson’s disease and their caregivers. MMDG programs in NYC and worldwide engage nearly 100,000 people annually.
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Adult Programs
The Dance Center
Working With Us
As a small administrative staff of 40 people, we work collaboratively and with a spirit of entrepreneurship in a mostly open office floor plan. We care deeply about our staff and their personal and professional wellbeing. All staff are offered comprehensive benefits, including paid vacation, sick and personal leave, bonus days and holidays. In addition, all staff are offered a professional development stipend and Dance Center benefits that include unlimited free classes and workshops, access to our Wellness Center, discounted studio rental rates, access to special events and MMDG performances, and invitations to discounted and complimentary tickets to performances at arts venues located in the Downtown Brooklyn Cultural District. All full-time employees are offered employee health and life insurance with the premiums covered 100% as well as generous reimbursement of out of pocket expenses, a Flexible Spending Plan, voluntary vision and dental coverage, pre-tax commuter benefits, optional participation in a 403(b) Retirement Plan and 12 weeks of 100% paid family leave.
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Our Values
MMDG is committed to ongoing and sustained equity and inclusion work. All staff are expected to be actively engaged and dedicated to upholding our core values of celebrating our diverse community, pursuing excellence in all that we do, advancing access, exposure, and opportunity to dance and music, and cultivating creativity. Learn more about MMDG’s commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity and access and our core values.
Join Our Team
We invite you to apply to any of the open positions listed below, but if you don’t see an opportunity at this time that interests you and have a talent, skill, or ability that you think we should know about, drop us a note at jobs@mmdg.org.
Current Openings
Internships
Thank you for your interest in an internship with the Mark Morris Dance Group! Please see our 2023-24 internship timelines below:
Summer 2024 Cohort
March 15 | Application Opens
April 14 | Application Closes
April 29-May 3 | Applicants are notified of acceptance
Internship dates: June 4-August 9
Learn more and apply to our Mark Morris Dance Group internships
Professional Development Opportunities
The Mark Morris Dance Group is committed to providing training opportunities and career pathways for dancers, teaching artists, and musicians with and without disabilities.
Teaching Artist Training Program
Additional Opportunities
Teaching Artist Auditions
TEACHING ARTIST AUDITION APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN!
The Mark Morris Dance Group Education team is most interested in applicants to the Teaching Artist Audition who have qualifications that align with our current programming. We ask that you take a moment to review our offerings in the Adult program, The School at the Mark Morris Dance Center, and/or Community Education programs before submitting your application.
Please note the following timeline for the application process:
November 10, 2023 – Application opens
February 9, 2024 – Application closes
February 9- February 29, 2024 – Education team reviews applications
March 1, 2024 – Education team invites auditionees
April 2, 2024 | 10:30am to 12:30pm OR April 3, 2024 | 1:30 to 3:30pm – AUDITIONS
Please note – if you indicate a preference for a particular audition date, we will work to accommodate that preference. Otherwise, you should reserve both dates in your schedule.
We encourage you to get to know us by checking out our opportunities for Professional Development, Master Classes & Workshops, and Presenting Works-in-Progress.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or veteran status.