The Mark Morris Dance Company, The Armitage Ballet and Peter Martins. (Dance) (column)

From: The Nation | Date: March 12, 1988| Author: Aloff, Mindy | Copyright information

The Mark Morris Dance Company

The Mark Morris Dance Company

The Armitage Ballet Peter Martins

During the 1980s we've witnessed a change in the way dancers treat the past: Where they used to dismiss or exploit its ideas, they now pay homage to its facts. The homage takes various forms; most obvious are the reconstructions and revivals that have tried for accuracy in detail as well as in general atmosphere. Among them are four imposing works b...

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