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Grand Duo: Mark Morris Dance Group and the Brooklyn Academy of Music

Mark Morris Dance Group and the Brooklyn Academy of Music have a longstanding partnership, that developed well before their current status as across-the-street neighbors. Mark Morris performed on BAM's stages even before there was a Mark Morris Dance Group, in 1979 with Twyla Tharp, and in 1981 with Laura Dean and Dancers. Since the Dance Group's premiere performance at the second annual Next Wave Festival in 1984, they have performed at BAM over 30 times and have celebrated two month-long milestone anniversary seasons, from the solo O Rangasayee at the intimate Lepercq Space (now the BAMcafé) to the expansive L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato at the Opera House. We invite you to explore this history through the videos, photographs, and promotional materials featured in this exhibition.

Excerpt from "Championship Wrestling"
Season program for BAM Next Wave Festival - October-December 1984
Flyer for Brooklyn Academy of Music - November 12-15, 1986
Susan Hadley, Ruth Davidson, and Jon Mensinger in "New Love Song Waltzes," 1988
Excerpt from "Pas de Poisson"
A "Hard Nut"-themed subway shuttle for "The Hard Nut" gala, 1992
Rehearsal of "Mosaic and United" at the BAM Lepercq Space - April 15, 1993
Excerpt from "Mosaic and United"
June Omura, Tina Fehlandt, Marianne Moore, and William Wagner in "Somebody's Coming to See Me Tonight," 1995
Excerpt from "Flash in the Pan"
Excerpt from "Medium"
Excerpt from "Rhymes With Silver"
Photo courtesy of June Omura
Excerpt from "V"
Excerpt from "Pepperland"
Promotional spot for Mark Morris Dance Group at the Brooklyn Academy of Music - June 24-27, 1998
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