Dancing for Mark. (Mark Morris Dance Group)

From: Dance Magazine | Date: June 1, 1998| Author: Maxim, Nanette | Copyright information

Ruth Davidson and Tina Fehlandt have been dancing with the Mark Morris Dance Group for twenty-five years. In that time, these muses have seen various changes in the dance world, and witnessed fellow group members come and go.

FOR SOME TWENTY YEARS RUTH DAVIDSON AND TINA FEHLANDT HAVE SERVED AS PERFORMERS AND RESIDENT MUSES FOR MARK MORRIS.

Because choreography for Mark Morris is a complex web of cultural, musical, and personal references, performing his work involves m...

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