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Dogtown

Dogtown

ChoreographerMark Morris

MusicSongs by Yoko Ono: "No, No, No" (1981) "Toyboat" (1981); "Extension 33" (1974) "Dogtown" (1974); "Give Me Something" (1980)

Lighting DesignerPjay Guttierrez

Instrumentationrecording

Number of Dancers7

Running Time12 minutes

Premiere Date & CompanySeptember 29, 1983, Mark Morris Dance Group

Premiere Performance "Dogtown and Other Dances" at On the Boards (Seattle, WA) - September 29-October 1, 1983

Premiere CastTina Fehlandt, Gina Gibney, Penny Hutchinson, Shannon Loch, Lory Wilson, Mark Morris, Rachel Van Dessel

Performances & Events

Iowa Center for the Arts (Iowa City, IA) - March 31, 1987

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts (Urbana, IL) - March 27-28, 1987

Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival (Becket, MA) - July 22-26, 1986

California State University Long Beach (Long Beach, CA) - July 19, 1986

CSU Summer Arts: San Luis Obispo '86 (San Luis Obispo, CA) - July 6-August 2, 1986

Wiener Internationales Ballet-Fest (Vienna, Austria) - March 4-6, 1986

Great Performances: Dance in America - Mark Morris (1986)

Dance Theater Workshop presents The Fall Events (New York, NY) - December 8-18, 1983

"Dogtown and Other Dances" at On the Boards (Seattle, WA) - September 29-October 1, 1983

Media

Flyer for Iowa Center for the Arts - March 31, 1987

Promotional Materials
Flyer for Iowa Center for the Arts - March 31, 1987

Program for Iowa Center for the Arts - March 31, 1987

Programs
Program for Iowa Center for the Arts - March 31, 1987

Program for Krannert Center for the Performing Arts - March 27-28, 1987

Programs
Program for Krannert Center for the Performing Arts - March 27-28, 1987

Excerpt from "The Shepherd on the Rock"

Videos
Performance video from Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival - July 24, 1986

The Los Angeles Times - July 1986

Press
The Los Angeles Times - July 1986

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Videos
Television broadcast of WNET's "Great Performances: Dance in America - Mark Morris" - October 10, 1986

Dance Magazine - February 1986

Press
Dance Magazine - February 1986

The Dance Group in "Dogtown," 1986

Photographs
The Dance Group in "Dogtown," 1986

The Dance Group in "Dogtown" on the set of "Great Performances," 1986

Photographs
The Dance Group in "Dogtown" on the set of "Great Performances," 1986

Set design for "Dogtown" on "Great Performances," 1986

Photographs
Set design for "Dogtown" on "Great Performances," 1986

The Dance Group in "Dogtown" on the set of "Great Performances," 1986

Photographs
The Dance Group in "Dogtown" on the set of "Great Performances," 1986

The Dance Group in "Dogtown" on the set of "Great Performances," 1986

Photographs
The Dance Group in "Dogtown" on the set of "Great Performances," 1986

Guillermo Resto and Jennifer Thienes in "Dogtown" on the set of "Great Performances," 1986

Photographs
Guillermo Resto and Jennifer Thienes in "Dogtown" on the set of "Great Performances," 1986

Performance video from Dance Theater Workshop presents The Fall Events, Program A - December 11, 1983

Videos
Performance video from Dance Theater Workshop presents The Fall Events, Program A - December 11, 1983

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Promotional Materials
Postcard for Dance Theater Workshop presents The Fall Events (New York, NY) - December 1983

New York Magazine - December 1983

Press
New York Magazine - December 1983

Flyer for "Dogtown and Other Dances" at On the Boards (Seattle, WA) - September 29 - October 1, 1983

Promotional Materials
Flyer for "Dogtown and Other Dances" at On the Boards (Seattle, WA) - September 29 - October 1, 1983

Program for "Dogtown and Other Dances" at On the Boards (Seattle, WA) - September 29-October 1, 1983

Programs
Program for "Dogtown and Other Dances" at On the Boards (Seattle, WA) - September 29-October 1, 1983

Excerpt from "Dogtown"

Videos
Performance video from "Dogtown and Other Dances" at On the Boards - September 29, 1983