Venue: Zellerbach Hall

Price: $38/$48/$64

Subscription Series: Dance Series A

Since its 1988 premiere in Belgium and its West Coast premiere at Cal Performances in 1994, Mark Morris' "gloriously inventive ode to life on earth" (The New York Times) has been inspiring rapturous superlatives around the world from critics and audiences alike. Considered by many to be one of the 20th century's finest achievements in dance, this tour-de-force work is by turns ravishingly beautiful, enchantingly witty, and deeply moving. A perfect, joyful marriage of music and movement, L'Allegro il Penseroso ed il Moderato encompasses the work and inspiration of four artists over a span of 350 years: the thoughtful poems of John Milton, the glorious music of George Frideric Handel, the glowing watercolors of William Blake, and of course, the masterful choreography of one of the most acclaimed artists of our time.

These performances are supported, in part, by Linda Rawlings

Patron Information:
Program Notes: Program notes are available online, click here.

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Education and Community Events:
Sightlines: Thu, Sept 4, 7 pm — Pre-performance talk by Professor Kate van Orden, Department of Music, UC Berkeley, free to all event ticket holders.

Sightlines: Sat, Sept 6, 7 pm — Pre-performance talk by Anthony Cascardi, UC Berkeley Comparative Literature professor and art theorist, free to all event ticket holders.

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Related Performances:
Mark Morris Dance Group
Mark Morris Dance Group, The Hard Nut
Kirov Ballet & Orchestra
Pascal Rioult Dance Theatre
Orchestra Revolutionnaire et Romantique & The Monteverdi Choir
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Dance Series
Music before 1850 Series

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