Venue: Zellerbach Hall

Price: $34/$44/$52

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Creating remarkable works of dance for over 20 years, Mark Morris is today at the height of his artistic powers, recognized by artists, critics, and audiences alike as one of the truly great choreographers of his time. Thanks, in part, to his company's continuing annual residencies here, the Bay Area has become known as the place to look for contemporary dance performances of the highest caliber.

The Mark Morris Dance Group's repertory program has changed in order to add a special preview performance of Morris' brand new work V, set to Schumann's Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44. While the work has its official world premiere in November in London, the Mark Morris Dance Group wanted to present the piece now, here in the United States, and "most especially in the Bay Area, our second home," according to the company. The program will also feature the Bay Area premieres of Dancing Honeymoon (1998), and Peccadillos (2000), a solo work performed by Morris himself.

Full of humor and larkish energy, Dancing Honeymoon is set to a collection of 1930's era songs by Gertrude Lawrence and Jack Buchanan, performed by Mark Morris Dance Group Music Director Ethan Iverson, with accompaniment by soprano Eileen Clark. Peccadillos, a solo work featuring Morris, is set to children's piano pieces by Erik Satie, performed by Iverson on toy piano. V is set to Schumann's Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44, performed by Lisa Lee and Andrea Schultz on violin, Jessica Troy on viola; Wolfram Koessel on cello; and Ethan Iverson on piano.

The repertory set also features the return of Morris' critically acclaimed The Office, set to Dvorak's Five Bagatelles for String Trio and Harmonium, Op. 47.

Program: Morris/ Peccadillos, music by Erik Satie; Dancing Honeymoon (Bay Area premiere), set to popular songs of the 1920s and 30s; The Office, music by Dvorák; V, music by Schumann (preview performance).

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Related Performances:
Mark Morris Dance Group, Platée
Mark Morris Dance Group, The Hard Nut
Silk Road Project: Yo-Yo Ma and Mark Morris Dance Group
La Guerra d'Amore, Joachim Schlömer, director, choreographer
René Jacobs, conductor
Pascal Rioult Dance Theatre
Dance Series

Artists links:
http://www.mmdg.org/