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Mythologies

Mythologies

Program for "Mythologies" at the Cirque Royal in Brussels, 1989

ChoreographerMark Morris

ComposerHerschel Garfein

MusicMusic and text by Herschel Garfein

Lighting DesignerPhilip Sandström

CommissionerBrooklyn Academy of Music

Number of Dancers13

Running Time70 minutes

Premiere Date & CompanyFebruary 27, 1986, Mark Morris Dance Group

Premiere Performance Dance Umbrella and the Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston, MA) - February 27-March 1, 1986

Premiere CastScott Cunningham, Ruth Davidson Hahn, Tina Fehlandt, Susan Hadley, Penny Hutchinson, David Landis, Donald Mouton, Guillermo Resto, Rob Besserer, Keith Sabado, Mark Morris, Jennifer Thienes, Teri Weksler

Related Works

Championship Wrestling after Roland Barthes

Soap-Powders and Detergents

Performances & Events

"Mythologies," Cirque Royal - Koninklijk Circus (Brussels, Belgium) - April 19-23, 1989

"Mythologies," Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom (New York, NY) - May 6-10, 1987

Dance Umbrella and the Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston, MA) - February 27-March 1, 1986

Media

InterMediaire - April 1990

Press
InterMediaire - April 1990

Le Soir - March 1990

Press
Le Soir - March 1990

Dance Theatre Journal - February 1990

Press
Dance Theatre Journal - February 1990

The New York Times - May 1989

Press
The New York Times - May 1989

The Weekend Guardian - May 1989

Press
The Weekend Guardian - May 1989

The Village Voice - May 1989

Press
The Village Voice - May 1989

Invitation for "Mythologies," Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom - May 6-10, 1987

Promotional Materials
Invitation for "Mythologies," Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom - May 6-10, 1987

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung - April 1989

Press
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung - April 1989

Excerpt from "Soap-Powders and Detergents"

Videos
Performance video of "Mythologies," Cirque Royal/Koninklijk Circus - April 22, 1989 (Video 1 of 2)

Excerpt from "Striptease"

Videos
Performance video of "Mythologies," Cirque Royal/Koninklijk Circus - April 22, 1989 (Video 2 of 2)

Le Figaro - April 1989

Press
Le Figaro - April 1989

Excerpt from "Striptease"

Videos
Performance video of "Striptease" and "Championship Wrestling" from "Mythologies," Cirque Royal/Koninklijk Circus - April 20, 1989

Program for "Mythologies," Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie - April 19-23, 1989

Programs
Program for "Mythologies," Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie - April 19-23, 1989

Politiken - January 1989

Press
Politiken - January 1989

Monnaie Dance Group/Mark Morris in "Soap-Powders and Detergents" from "Mythologies," 1989

Photographs
Monnaie Dance Group/Mark Morris in "Soap-Powders and Detergents" from "Mythologies," 1989

Clarice Marshall and Susan Hadley in "Championship Wrestling after Roland Barthes" from "Mythologies," 1989

Photographs
Clarice Marshall and Susan Hadley in "Championship Wrestling after Roland Barthes" from "Mythologies," 1989

Pier Voulkos in "Striptease" from "Mythologies," 1989

Photographs
Pier Voulkos in "Striptease" from "Mythologies," 1989

Monnaie Dance Group/Mark Morris in "Soap-Powders and Detergents" from "Mythologies," 1989

Photographs
Monnaie Dance Group/Mark Morris in "Soap-Powders and Detergents" from "Mythologies," 1989

Holly Williams, Dan Joyce, and Jon Mensinger in "Soap-Powders and Detergents" from "Mythologies," 1989

Photographs
Holly Williams, Dan Joyce, and Jon Mensinger in "Soap-Powders and Detergents" from "Mythologies," 1989

Monnaie Dance Group/Mark Morris in "Championship Wrestling after Roland Barthes" from "Mythologies," 1989

Photographs
Monnaie Dance Group/Mark Morris in "Championship Wrestling after Roland Barthes" from "Mythologies," 1989

Keith Sabado in "Striptease" from "Mythologies" - 1989

Photographs
Keith Sabado in "Striptease" from "Mythologies" - 1989