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Again with The Hard Nut

Posted on December 20, 2024 by Wendy Lesser

I have to say, I never tire of it. I must have seen this Mark Morris production at least a dozen times over the course of the past three decades, and each time I see something new in it. I … Continue reading →

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Glass and Reich

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Wendy Lesser

Perhaps the most interesting thing about hearing the music of Philip Glass and Steve Reich together—as last week’s three concerts at the Brooklyn Academy of Music allowed New Yorkers to do—is the discovery of how very different they are. It’s … Continue reading →

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Mark Morris and the Idea of Camp

Posted on June 15, 2006 by Wendy Lesser

I would never have thought to put the two together. But that is my point: we hardcore admirers of Mark Morris’s choreography see nothing at all campy about it, and yet many other viewers (including some people who like his … Continue reading →

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