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Life of Mark Morris
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Birth
The day of mark Morris's birth in Seattle Washington -
The inspiration to Dance
It all Began when Mark Morris was just eight years old and attended a jose Greco Flamenco Company performance which inspired him to get involved with dance -
Joining his First Ensemble
Mark joined the Koleda Folk Ensemble at age 13 and after just a single year with the ensemble he began choreographing professionally -
Dancing career
Mark Morris Moved to New York after studying in Spain for two years and began dancing for multiple companies and multiple choreographers -
The Mark Morris Dance Group
The Dance group was created in 1980 and was started with 10 different dancers, he made very important decisions on who he recruited and why he recruited them to make sure that he had the complete demographic of all types of people -
Directing Dance
Mark Morris became the director of dance at the Theatre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels which was the national opera house in belgium, from 1988-1991 -
MacArthur Foundation and receives the Dance Magazine Award
Mark Morris is named a Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation and receives the Dance Magazine Award. The company returns to the United States as one of the world’s leading dance companies, performing across the US and at major international festivals. -
Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival
MMDG tours Japan with Yo-Yo Ma and makes its debut as the first dance company to perform at Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival and has been invited back every year since. -
Shows
The Dance Group presents its first series of public shows at the Mark Morris Dance Center with nine sold out performances that include the world premiere of Italian Concerto, danced by Morris and other Dance Group members. -
150th work of career
The Festival Dance, was Mark Morris's 150th piece of work and was sold out at his dance center in Brooklyn, NY
