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THE TRIUMPH OF MARK MORRIS A DYNAMIC CHOREOGRAPHER MOVES HIS COMPANY TO BRUSSELS AND SHAKES UP THE WORLD OF DANCE
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"We are barefoot dancers from America," says Mark Morris in an
offhand way, gazing into the Art Nouveau-style mirror in his
dressing room in one of Europe's most glorious opera houses,
Brussels' Theatre Royal de la Monnaie. That other barefoot dancer
from America, Isadora Duncan, might have spoken the same sentence
80 years ago, while conquering Europe with her disarmingly simple,
weighty, blooming choreography -- choreography that has much in
common with Morris'. But Isadora's tone would have...
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Mark Morris's Happy Homecoming; In Boston, Choreographer Puts Belgium Behind Him
The Washington Post
; "Mark Morris Go Home," blared a recent headline in Brussels's leading newspaper. Such indications of the American choreographer's alienation of the Belgian audience and press during his first season as resident choreographer of the Theatre Royal de la Monnaie preceded Morris's return visit to the
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The Wizard of Dance.(choreographer Mark Morris)
Town & Country
; On the eve of his troupe's twentieth anniversary, the irrepressible Mark Morris is in top form--magical dances continue to pour out of him. The choreographer Mark Morris arrived on the dance scene in the '70s like a burst of sunshine. Irreverent and unpredictable, he touched audiences with his
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For Mark Morris, a Special Time & Space; With New Studios and Plenty of Bookings, the Acclaimed Choreographer Is in an Expansive Mood
The Washington Post
; ... dance," grew his hair wildly long (it is still wild, but shorter). He stormed out of theaters (on occasion), swigged beer at a news conference (once, but that was enough to engrave an image). He didn't even want a dance company at first, preferring to gather ...
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FROM NEW TO NOSTALGIC, MARK MORRIS'S DANCES CONNECT
The Boston Globe
; LENOX Mark Morris celebrated the third summer of his residency at the Tanglewood Music Center by creating a beautiful, elusive dance called "Cargo," which the Mark Morris Dance Group premiered in Seiji Ozawa Hall Sunday night. Set to Darius Milhaud's jazzy "La Creation du Monde," "Cargo" was
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ONSTAGE WERE FUN, DEPTH, AND MARK MORRIS HIMSELF
The Boston Globe
; BECKET Mark Morris's reign at Jacob's Pillow last week celebrated his 50th birthday and the 25th anniversary of the renowned Mark Morris Dance Group. The engagement was capped in a lively benefit party and performance Saturday night in which the veteran choreographer himself took to the stage. He
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IN HIS NEW SPACE, MARK MORRIS HAS ROOM TO MOVE
The Boston Globe
; NEW YORK - Mark Morris is a choreographer who rarely fails to make a splash. Since starting the Mark Morris Dance Group in 1980, he has often dazzled audiences with his musical insight, baroque imagination, communal spirit, and wry eroticism. And yet, year after year, he and his dancers have
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THE TRIUMPH OF MARK MORRIS A DYNAMIC CHOREOGRAPHER MOVES HIS COMPANY TO BRUSSELS AND SHAKES UP THE WORLD OF DANCE
The Boston Globe
; "We are barefoot dancers from America," says Mark Morris in an offhand way, gazing into the Art Nouveau-style mirror in his dressing room in one of Europe's most glorious opera houses, Brussels' Theatre Royal de la Monnaie. That other barefoot dancer from America, Isadora Duncan, might have spoken
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Dance: When thoughts turn to murder... Mark Morris Dance Group Sadler's Wells, London
The Independent on Sunday
; Can it really be 25 years since the American Mark Morris first unleashed his maverick vision on the world? Once upon a time, dance companies had dancers that looked like dancers, and music that was classical or avant garde. Then Morris came along and said hey, why can't dancers look like ordinary
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Mark Morris saves deft solo for himself
The Boston Globe
; MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP Presented by Dance Umbrella At: Emerson Majestic Theatre last night; program repeats through Saturday Chimes herald the dance, which opens against a blazing set of red and green, with a stageful of dancers plunging downward, as if into the sea. Composer Lou Harrison, painter
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MARK MORRIS FINDS SYNERGY IN THE BERKSHIRES
The Boston Globe
; "I never even thought of collaborating with another choreographer," says Ellen Highstein, director of the Tanglewood Music Center in the Berkshires. She's talking about Mark Morris, who is creating a new dance this month at the center. Called "Cargo," it's set to Darius Milhaud's "La Creation du
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