The Mark Morris Dance Group was formed in 1980 in New York City and performs throughout the world. Its home base, the Mark Morris Dance Center, was opened in 2001 in Brooklyn, New York, and offers classes to students of all ages and outreach to local youth. Nonesuch released a DVD of The Hard Nut, Morris's 1991 retelling of The Nutcracker, in 2007.
The Mark Morris Dance Group was formed in 1980 in New York City. It quickly began a busy touring schedule performing throughout the US and Europe and filmed a piece for the CBS program Dance in America. In 1988, the group was named national dance company of Belgium and began a three-year residency at Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels.
The Mark Morris Dance Center was opened in 2001 in Brooklyn, New York. In addition to being the home base and rehearsal facility for the group, the space houses a school that offers classes to students of all ages and outreach to local youth.
Nonesuch released a DVD of The Hard Nut, the choreographer's 1991 retelling of the classic tale of The Nutcracker by E.T.A. Hoffmann, in which, Morris "takes a serious new look at an old classic," says the New York Times. "What makes The Hard Nut so lovable, and indispensable," the Times suggests, "is a sweetness and spaciousness very like its traditional Tchaikovsky score."
