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Mark Morris, Choreographer
"The Dance Lives On: Contemplating Artistic Legacy"
A conversation permeated by dance, moderated by Ara Guzelimian
When
Wednesday, October 8, 2025 | 7:30PM
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Where
Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall
Tickets
General: $27 | Student: $11 | Princeton University Student: Free through Passport to the Arts.
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What’s Mark Morris’ legacy plan? Posthumous Premieres.”
—The New York Times
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About the Event
Mark Morris, celebrated as one of the most prolific, influential, and musically profound choreographers of our time, has long been contemplating a deeply personal question: What will happen to his company and his remarkable body of nearly 200 works after his death? In response, he has begun creating new works designed for posthumous premieres, as part of the Mark Morris Dance Group’s Dances for the Future legacy plan.
In this intimate conversation—moderated by Ara Guzelimian, Artistic and Executive Director of the Ojai Music Festival and former Dean and Provost of The Juilliard School—Morris will reflect on how this process has shaped his understanding of artistic legacy and the vital role of art in confronting our mortality. The evening will be interwoven with dances performed live by members of his company.
PARTICIPATE IN THE AUDIENCE Q&A
Mark Morris and Ara Guzelimian want to hear from you! Please submit your questions related to the topic of artistic legacy or healing with music/the arts using the form below. Select questions will be posed anonymously live at the event:
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Mark Morris, celebrated as one of the most prolific, influential, and musically profound choreographers of our time, has long been contemplating a deeply personal question: What will happen to his company and his remarkable body of nearly 200 works after his death? In response, he has begun creating new works designed for posthumous premieres, as part of the Mark Morris Dance Group’s Dances for the Future legacy plan.
In this intimate conversation—moderated by Ara Guzelimian, Artistic and Executive Director of the Ojai Music Festival and former Dean and Provost of The Juilliard School—Morris will reflect on how this process has shaped his understanding of artistic legacy and the vital role of art in confronting our mortality. The evening will be interwoven with dances performed live by members of his company.
PARTICIPATE IN THE AUDIENCE Q&A
Mark Morris and Ara Guzelimian want to hear from you! Please submit your questions related to the topic of artistic legacy or healing with music/the arts using the form below. Select questions will be posed anonymously live at the event:
Program
- The Dance Lives On: Contemplating Artistic Legacy
A conversation with Mark Morris, permeated by selections of his choreography performed to live music by members of the Mark Morris Dance Group:
Excerpts from Ten Suggestions (Music by Alexander Tcherepnin)
Excerpt from Northwest (Music by John Luther Adams)
