Since writing my earlier review, I have joined the board of the Mark Morris Dance Group. I am thrilled that there will be a premiere of Mark Morris' new work, Acis and Galatea. The world premiere will be in Berkeley, CA, and the Northeast premiere will be in Boston, MA. There will be a performance to follow at Lincoln Center.
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- EIN 13-3577394
- (718) 624-8400
- 3 Lafayette Ave Brooklyn NY 11217-1415 USA
- www.mmdg.org
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Causes: Arts & Culture, Arts Education, Ballet, Dance
Mission: The mark morris dance group's (mmdg) purpose is to develop, promote and sustain dance, music and opera productions by mark morris, and to serve as a cultural resource to engage and enrich the community. Mmdg performs mark morris original works on tour in venues both across the u. S. And internationally. Mmdg also offers several programs that provide dance and music classes to its neighbors in brooklyn and in cities on tour. Mmdg leads weekly dance classes for seniors and young people living in local public housing, conducts long-term residencies in brooklyn public schools, provides customized dance workshops for people with parkinson's disease, and shares its beautiful rehearsal studio with hundreds of other dance companies.
Programs: Founded in new york city in 1980 by artistic director and choreographer mark morris, the mark morris dance group (mmdg) has been called "the preeminent modern dance organization of our time" (yo-yo ma), its members receiving "highest praise for their technical aplomb, their musicality, and their sheer human authenticity" (bloomberg news). Live music and community engagement are vital components of the dance group, which has toured with its own musicians, the mmdg music ensemble, since 1996. Through access/mmdg programming, the dance group provides educational opportunities in dance and music to people of all ages and abilities while on tour internationally and at home at the mark morris dance center in brooklyn, ny.
in 2001, mmdg opened the mark morris dance center in brooklyn, ny, the company's first permanent home in the u. S. , housing rehearsal space for the dance community, outreach programs for local residents, and a school offering dance classes to students of all ages. The school at the mark morris dance center is the centerpiece of mmdg's education programming. Each year, the school serves approximately 2,500 children and teens through high-quality dance instruction accompanied by live music. Over 6,900 adult students of all levels participate in over 50 diverse and affordable weekly drop-in classes and workshops in a range of dance genres at the dance center. Mmdg rents out its seven professional dance studios for over 6,000 hours per year to approximately 300 nonprofit dance companies and solo-artists at deeply-reduced rates through the subsidized studio rental program. Mmdg's state-of-the-art studios feature sprung floors, ballet barres, full wall mirrors, natural light, pianos, and sound systems.
mmdg is committed to providing free and low-cost dance and music opportunities for the community and its brooklyn neighbors through access/mmdg education and community based programs including: the mmdg/nycha partnership which offers free dance classes to over 100 youth, adult, and senior residents at five brooklyn public housing projects, in-school residencies at 20 new york city schools serving more than 1,800 elementary, middle, and high school students each year, including children with special needs, and the dance for pd program which serves more than 1,200 people with parkinson's disease and their caregivers in nine locations throughout nyc.