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In choreographing “Mozart Dances,” Morris had an added consideration. Mozart’s music is notoriously tricky to choreograph to, Dyer explained to the audience. He mentioned that famed ballet choreographer George Balanchine himself allegedly claimed difficulty when setting dances to Mozart?...
But Morris was not intimidated. “They say that Mozart’s music is too fragile, structurally too perfect,” he said. “As if, when you threw a branch, it would fall apart.” But while Mozart’s...
In doing so, he brings out nuances in the music. The second piece, “Double,” features a circle of men whose dance forms a large, tilting disk. “It’s one of the most beautiful things you have ever done,?...
Morris responded, “It’s one of the most beautiful things Mozart has ever done.”
The conversation between the two was lively. Early on, Morris announced that the Office for the Arts had taken away a carpet in Sanders Theater for fear he might ruin it. “They struck the rug because I had red wine,” he said, pointing to...