Great expectations In 1988, with music by Handel, Mark Morris created the exuberant, funny and moving 'L'Allegro, il penseroso ed il moderato': the most significant dance work of the last 30 years. Tomorrow at the Coliseum, with music by Purcell, he will reveal his latest work, 'King Arthur'. Jenny Gilbert went to see him at rehearsal

From: The Independent on Sunday | Date: June 25, 2006| Author: Jenny Gilbert | Copyright information

Tell Mark Morris he's fat and he'll readily admit it. Remark that he's unfit for a man pushing 50 and he has no quarrel with that. But suggest that he's become the choreographer he is because he lacks the ideal dancer's body, and he goes dangerously quiet and the pale eyes start to blaze. "So just what is the ideal dancer's body? If you're talking about a white girl who weighs 110 pounds and who's been wearing pink since birth you're right. And if you're talking about some Russian nine-year-o...

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