A marvelous dance company led by one of today’s greatest choreographic minds!
“Mark Morris, the kind of dancer who simply bowls one over” (The New York Times) made a name for himself in New York in the 1970s and 80s. In addition to choreographing and conducting dance, he is a director and choreographer for the Met and Covent Garden, among other world stages. Morris has collaborated with celebrated musicians like Yo-Yo Ma, and has received 11 honorary doctorates and thousands of accolades since founding the Mark Morris Dance Company in 1980 at age 24.
Since then, the “extraordinarily daft visionary” (The New York Times) has written nearly 150 works for the “fresh, perceptive, and absorbing” (Orange County Register) company. Mark Morris, who is famous for being “undeviating in his devotion to music” (The New Yorker) and its deep significance in his works, is increasingly unique among modern dance directors for his exclusive use of live music. He combines dance and music in an “often brilliantly satisfying” and “extraordinarily complex” way, all the while moving his “marvelous” dancers with “sheer imagination” and a wicked sense of humor (The New York Times).
Performance Santa Fe is proud to present 16 of Mark Morris Dance Company’s celebrated performers to the Lensic for one evening.
Program:
Pacific – 9 dancers – Lou Harrison – Trio for Violin, Cello, & Piano; 3rd and 4th movements
The – 16 dancers – Johann Sebastian Bach (arranged for piano four-hands by Max Reger) – Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046
Festival Dance – 12 dancers – Johann Nepomuk Hummel – Piano Trio No. 5 in E Major, Op. 83, violin, cello, piano
Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 7:30 pm
- Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St., Santa Fe, NM 87501
- Tickets: $27 – $100
- Order tickets through PerformanceSantaFe.org or TicketsSantaFe.org
For Interviews/information/images:
Please contact Sandra Noë, 505 984 8759 or sandra@performancesantafe.org
Photos available upon request.
For season and other information, please visit www.performancesantafe.org
Press release as PDF: Press Release PDF
Performance Santa Fe’s 79th season in 2015-16 is funded by the City of Santa Fe and the 1% Lodgers Tax; New Mexico Arts, a Division of the Office of Cultural Affairs; the McCune Charitable Foundation; and donors, patrons, and sponsors from New Mexico and across the world.