Mark Morris Meet and Greet

Mark Morris will be visiting the National Museum of Dance  for a meet and greet session with visitors. Patrons will have the opportunity to talk with Morris and view the new exhibition in his honor.  The Museum is thrilled to give the community the opportunity to meet our newest Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney Hall of Fame inductee and to further celebrate his extraordinary accomplishments. This event is free and open to the public. Brunch will be served.

Mark Morris is among the most significant and prolific choreographers of his time. A native of Seattle, he performed with the companies of Lar Lubovitch, Hannah Kahn, Laura Dean, Eliot Feld, and the Koleda Balkan Dance Ensemble early in his career, and founded the Mark Morris Dance Group in 1980. Revered for his exceptional musicality, innovation, and humor, he has created close to 150 pieces for MMDG, and his choreographed work is included in the repertories of numerous dance companies such as the San Francisco Ballet and American Ballet Theatre. Morris served as the Director of Dance at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels where he created three of his masterworks, L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato,Dido and Aeneas, and The Hard Nut, and co-founded the White Oak Dance Project with Mikhail Baryshnikov. He actively conducts music, and directs and choreographs operas for the Metropolitan Opera and The Royal Opera, Covent Garden, among others. In 2001, Morris founded the Mark Morris Dance Center in Brooklyn, New York, to provide a home for his company, rehearsal space for the community, programs for local children and seniors, and a vibrant school offering dance classes to students of all ages and levels.