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Prelude and Prelude
Choreographer
Mark Morris
Composer
Henry Cowell
Music
Set of Two for Violin and Harpsichord: 1st movement
Lighting Designer
Jeff Bickford
Instrumentation
violin, harpsichord
Number of Dancers
9
Running Time
7 minutes
Premiere Date & Company
June 7, 1984,
Mark Morris Dance Group
Premiere Performance
On the Boards (Seattle, WA) - June 7-10, 1984
Premiere Cast
Tina Fehlandt
,
Penny Hutchinson
,
Shannon Loch
,
Erin Matthiessen
,
Lodi McClellan
,
Long Nguyen
Performances & Events
Emelin Theatre (Mamaroneck, NY) - May 13, 2022
La Jolla Music Society (San Diego, CA) - August 21-22, 2019
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival (Becket, MA) - July 17-21, 2019
Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom (New York, NY) - April 7-18, 1992
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival (Becket, MA) - June 26-30, 1990
Great Performances: Dance in America - Mark Morris (1986)
Dance Theater Workshop presents The Fall Events (New York, NY) - Dec 6-22, 1985
YM-YWHA of North Jersey (Wayne, NJ) - November 24, 1985
Pittsburgh Dance Council (Pittsburgh, PA) - September 6-7, 1985
Spoleto Festival (Charleston, SC) - June 8-9, 1985
Dance Umbrella (Boston, MA) - February 15-16, 1985
On the Boards (Seattle, WA) - June 7-10, 1984
Media
Programs
Program for Emelin Theatre - May 13, 2022
Programs
Program for La Jolla Music Society - August 21-22, 2019
Programs
Program for Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival - July 17-21, 2019
Photographs
Lauren Grant (foreground) and the Dance Group in "Prelude and Prelude," 2019
Photographs
Domingo Estrada, Jr., Minga Prather, Karlie Budge, and Lauren Grant in "Prelude and Prelude," 2019
Photographs
The Dance Group in "Prelude and Prelude," 2019
Videos
Performance video from Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom - April 10, 1992 (Video 1 of 2)
Programs
Program for Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom - April 7-18, 1992
Videos
Performance video from Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival - June 28, 1990
Programs
Program for Monnaie Dance Group/Mark Morris, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival - June 26-30, 1990
Photographs
Monnaie Dance Group/Mark Morris in "Prelude and Prelude," 1990
Press
Dance Magazine - February 1987
Press
Los Angeles Times - October 1986
Press
The Times of Trenton - October 1986
Press
The Washington Post - October 1986
Videos
Television broadcast of WNET's "Great Performances: Dance in America - Mark Morris" - October 10, 1986
Press
Dance Magazine - June 1986
Press
The Patriot Ledger - February 1986
Press
The Wall Street Journal - January 1986
Press
Voice - January 1986
Photographs
Jennifer Thienes with the company in "Prelude and Prelude" on the set of "Great Performances," 1986
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