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Polka

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Polka

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Polka

Mark Morris Dance Group - Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom

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Grand Duo - Vail 2011

Grand Duo - Vail 2011

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Gran Duo

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Choreography Mark Morris
Music Lou Harrison - Grand Duo for Violin and Piano
Costume Design Susan Ruddie
Lighting Design James F. Ingalls
Lighting Design Michael Chybowski
Instrumentation violin, piano
Number of Dancers 16
Runtime 5 minutes

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Polka is the fourth section of Grand Duo, which premiered in 1993.

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  • "A tribal celebration danced around a metaphorical campfire. Dancers threw their fists in the air, pounded their chests in unison, sat cross-legged in a circle, and shook their heads at the gods. Those who doubt that dance can be intoxicatingly thrilling should see it."
    Seattle Times

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Published in The Scotsman

Dance review: Mark Morris Dance Group

Jane Robinson for The Scotsman 

Does Mark Morris create the visual embodiment of our secret wish to move whenever we hear music, the extension of the discrete toe-tap? Is he using our eyes to give us new ears for music? Whatever the trick, it’s close to magic.

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Published in Herald Scotland

Review: Dance

Mary Brennan for Herald Scotland 

Time was, the Mark Morris Dance Group was a familiar sight in Scotland: a highlight in several Edinburgh International Festivals, a hot ticket during subsequent UK tours. It's not clear why that fell away. The company's last Scottish showing was in Edinburgh (2009) - this one-night-only in Aberdeen proved a bitter-sweet reminder of how much Morris and his group are missed.

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