Born in Seattle, WA, and studied with Verla Flowers and Perry Brunson. In the early years of his career, he performed with the dance companies of Lar Lubovitch, Hannah Kahn, Laura Dean, Eliot Feld, and the Koleda Balkan Dance Ensemble. He formed the Mark Morris Dance Group in 1980 and has since created more than 120 works for the company. From 1988...
The Mark Morris Dance Center, the company's first permanent home in the US, opens its doors in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The building, which houses the company and administrative staff, also offers rehearsal space for the dance community, outreach programs for local children, as well as a school offering dance classes to students of all ages. [September 2001]
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The 30th anniversary celebration of the Mark Morris Dance Group kicks off with performances of L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato at Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart Festival in New York City. The celebration will continue through 2011 and will include a Spring repertory season at the Mark Morris Dance Center, the first US permanent home of the company. [July 2010]
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In 1991, he founded the White Oak Dance Project with Mikhail Baryshnikov.
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Has been awarded 10 honorary doctorates to date.
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
TV Series choreographer - 2 episodes, 2009 - 2011 stage director - 1 episode, 2009
Great Performances: Dance in America
1986-2003
TV Series choreographer - 2 episodes
Bach Cello Suite #3: Falling Down Stairs
1997
choreographer
Dido & Aeneas
1995
choreographer
Great Performances
1988-1992
TV Series choreographer - 2 episodes
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
1991
Mime
Heaven Tonight
1990
Policeman #2
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dido & Aeneas
1995
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Last Party 2000
2001
Documentary special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Never Stand Still
2012
Documentary
Choreographer
Bam150
2012
Documentary
The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
2009-2011
TV Series
Himself - Intermission Interviewee
The Art of Mark Morris
2009
Documentary short
Himself
Imagine
2008
TV Series documentary
Himself
Ghostlight
2003
Himself
American Masters
2003
TV Series documentary
Himself
Bourne to Dance
2001
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
2000
TV Special documentary
Himself
Mark Morris Dance Group: A Dance Center in Brooklyn