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Mark Morris: L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato / Music GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL / After poems by JOHN MILTON / Choreography MARK MORRIS / Teatro Real Orchestra and Chorus Chorus Master ANDRÉS MÁSPERO / Conductor JANE GLOVER / DVD
Format: NTSC
Run time: 110 Minutes
UPC: 3760115301238
- Aspect Ratio : 1.78:1
- MPAA rating : Unrated (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 5.47 x 0.67 x 7.6 inches; 3.56 Ounces
- Director : Vincent Bataillon
- Media Format : NTSC, Multiple Formats, Classical
- Run time : 1 hour and 50 minutes
- Release date : May 26, 2015
- Actors : Francois Duplat, Joan Hershey, David Horn, John Walker
- Subtitles: : French, Spanish
- Studio : Bel Air Classiques
- Number of discs : 1
Choreographer Mark Morris garnered international fame for "L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato", considered a landmark achievement, and set to Handel's Baroque masterpiece, in which a colorful array of dancers embody the ecstasy of art that transforms."L'Allegro" was Mark Morris's premiere work as Director of Dance at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels, Belgium in 1988, and in the intervening years, has been performed to critical and audience acclaim all over the world.Winner of numerous awards including a Laurence Olivier Award, "L'Allegro" uses Milton's text and features sets inspired by William Blake's later watercolors.Founded in NYC in 1980, the Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG) is considered one of the preeminent modern dance companies, it's members praised repeatedly for their technique and musicality.Live music and community engagement are vital components of the Dance Group, which has toured with it's own musicians, the MMDG Music Ensemble, since 1996.Through Access/MMDG programming, the Dance Group provides educational opportunities in dance and music to people of all ages and abilities while on tour internationally and at home at the Mark Morris Dance Center in Brooklyn, NY. The performance was filmed July 2014 at the Teatro Real in Madrid, Spain.
