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Survival Kit

Sunday, January 25, 2004
  • Mark Morris Nutcracker

    Mark Morris

    Mark Morris has spent the past 20 years or so living a nomadic existence, touring the world with his dance company. Long considered one of this country’s most innovative choreographers, he has created over 90 dances for his own company, as well as dozens of commissioned operas and ballets for other groups, and his combination of humour and emotional depth has been equally popular with audiences and critics. Now, just as the Mark Morris Dance Group is settling into its new permanent home in Brooklyn, I’ve asked him to uproot himself once again for an extended stay in an isolated cabin in the woods. Let’s discover what he would consider essential to his cultural survival for this trip.

LIST:
1. A piano
2. Complete Bach recordings
3. Teach yourself Latin
4. a CD player
5. Camera and film
6. occasional sex partners
7. medical marijuana
8. complete Haydn string quartets