L’Allegro, Il Penseroso ed Il Moderato

Mark Morris : L’Allegro, Il Penseroso ed Il Moderato

Choreographer Mark Morris garnered international fame for L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, considered a landmark achievement, and set to Handel’s Baroque masterpiece, in which a colorful array of dancers embody the ecstasy of art that transforms.

L’Allegro was Mark Morris’s premiere work as Director of Dance at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels, Belgium in 1988, and in the intervening years, has been performed to critical and audience acclaim all over the world. Winner of numerous awards including a Laurence Olivier Award, L’Allegro uses Milton’s text and features sets inspired by William Blake’s later watercolors.

Founded in New York City in 1980 by Morris, the Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG) is considered one of the preeminent modern dance companies, its members praised repeatedly for their technique and their musicality. 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.

BONUS

• Insights: Mark Morris about L’Allegro
• Overture: Concerto grosso in G Major, op. 6, nº 1