Conversation: Mark Morris

I recently had a chance to see a performance of Mark Morris‘ “L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato” at Washington’s Kennedy Center, a piece he first presented in 1988 and that is widely considered one of the masterpieces of dance in our era. Earlier today, I talked to Morris about the piece, his company and what he’s working on now. He joined me on the phone from Tulsa, Okla.:

Here’s an except of “L’Allegro,” a section titled “The Walking Duet”:

Editor’s note: Jeffrey Brown’s conversation with Mark Morris from 2001 can be found here.