Mark Morris Dance Group

Since 1980, Mark Morris Dance Group has been creating dance works that defy the boundaries between modern and ballet. Heralded for their commitment to live music, their performances at ADF will present an exciting evening comprised almost entirely of works never before seen on the ADF stage including Festival Dance, a beautiful dance set to a tender and graceful piano trio by Nepomuk Hummel. In an homage to some of Morris’ earlier days, this lighthearted and charming work is a masterful blend of folk elements, intense musicality, and Morris’ signature movement aesthetic. The performance will also feature the waltz inspired work Canonic ¾ Studies (1982), Rock of Ages (2004), and Silhouettes (1999).

Post Performance Discussion: Friday, July 27

Children's Matinee Performance: Saturday, July 27, 1:00pm

About Mark Morris
Prior to forming the Mark Morris Dance Group in 1980, Morris performed with dance companies including Lar Lubovitch, Hannah Kahn, Laura Dean, Eliot Feld, and the Koleda Balkan Dance Ensemble. From 1988-1991, he was Director of Dance at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels, the national opera house of Belgium and in 1990, he founded the White Oak Dance Project with Mikhail Baryshnikov. His career includes directing and choreographing several opera productions as well as creating more than 130 works for his company. He has received numerous accolades including the Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival lifetime achievement award and the prestigious Leonard Bernstein Lifetime Achieve ment Award for the Elevation of Music in Society.