Great Performances at Mason
Mark Morris Dance Group and Music Ensemble
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Welcome back the Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG) for a radiant program of must-see dance, accompanied by live music by the MMDG Music Ensemble. Founded in New York City in 1980, the company has received “highest praise for their technical aplomb, their musicality, and their sheer human authenticity” (Bloomberg News). Over the years, choreographer Mark Morris has created more than 150 dance works that have earned him the title of “the most successful and influential choreographer alive, and indisputably the most musical” (New York Times). This program features audience favorites and rare gems, including Pacific (1995), “a beautiful, contemplative piece” (Dancetabs), set to music of Lou Harrison; Going Away Party (1990), which Critical Dance dubbed "thoroughly enjoyable, a little risqué and laugh-out-loud funny at times;” Rock of Ages (2004), set to music by Franz Schubert; and Castor and Pollux (1980), which the New York Times called “breathtaking” and “ferocious, raw yet precise and in possession of an unquenchable wildness.”
This performance is appropriate for all ages.
Tickets: $60, $51, $36; half-price for youth through Grade 12
The 2 p.m. performance will be audio described.
This performance is sponsored by Woodleigh Chase.
The program for this performance will be available the week of the event. View digital program.
A pre-performance discussion with choreographer Mark Morris and Nancy Umanoff, Executive Director of Mark Morris Dance Group, will take place in Monson Grand Tier, which is located on the third level of the Center for the Arts Lobby, 45 minutes prior to the 2 p.m. curtain., A pre-performance discussion with Karen Reedy, Associate Professor, George Mason University School of Dance and Nancy Umanoff, Executive Director, MMDG will take place in Monson Grand Tier, which is located on the third level of the Center for the Arts Lobby, 45 minutes prior to the 8 p.m. curtain.
A limited quantity of free student tickets will be available two Tuesdays prior to the event. Learn more.
