6/2/2023 0 Comments Mark Morris by Joan Acocella![]() ![]() Over the past two decades, I have had the distinct privilege of knowing him, his work, his dancers, and his dance centre in Brooklyn New York. After blazing a successful trail as the Director of Dance at the Theatre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels, he returned to New York to present his choreography and his company in prestigious institutions, received many awards, and earned the accolades he richly deserved. His early training in many dance disciplines including ballet moulded his special approach to choreography. The New York Times has described him as “the most successful and influential choreographer alive, and indisputably the most musical.” He was born in Seattle in 1956 and formed the Mark Morris Dance Group in 1980 and has since created more than 160 works for the company. ![]() In the big wide world of modern dance, opera and ballet, Mark Morris is a towering figure. ![]()
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