5/22/2023 0 Comments Doctor Who by Mark Morris![]() ![]() Mark’s choreography challenges dancers and audiences to confront the sweep of human emotion, from elation to despair. His dances are at once boldly innovative and reflective of many traditions complex and comprehensible narratively grounded and formally daring intellectually rich and physically demanding. In his hands, the masterpieces of Purcell and Bach, Handel and Stravinsky become something new, something more.Īn extraordinary dancer himself, Mark Morris brings a combination of athleticism, feeling and purpose to his choreography: not only do his dancers perform amazing movements, they do them for a reason. ![]() ![]() In over 130 dances, most set on his company, the Mark Morris Dance Group, he gives visual, tactile expression to music, and probes the interconnectedness of physical movement and musical ideas. For Mark, dance is intimately bound to the music, from which his choreographic ideas derive. Mark Morris is the complete choreographer, creating works that encompass the arts of modern dance, ballet, music and opera. Today we honor an artist whose work in dance is a profound expression of humanity. President Hansen, I am honored to present Mark Morris.Īrt sets us apart from other beings, drawing on the full range of our capacities for thought, creativity, emotion and action. FitzGerald ’75, trustee, for the honorary degree Doctor of Fine Arts ![]()
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