Pre-Show Conversations

January 30 - 31, 2026

This event occurred as part of the 25/26 Public Talk season. This is an archived view.

Jan 30 at 6:30 pm in Top of the Hop
Choreographers Mark Morris and John Heginbotham, Director of the Dartmouth Dance Ensemble, explore the artistic process behind The Look of Love.

Jan 31 at 6:30 pm in Top of the Hop
Join Professor Steve Swayne and music director Ethan Iverson as they explore the legacy and musical brilliance of iconic composer Burt Bacharach.

Montgomery Fellows Talk

Feb 2 at 5-6:30 pm, Top of the Hop
Always Something There To Remind Me: A Conversation with Mark Morris
Steve Swayne sits down at the piano to chat with dancer-choreographer Mark Morris about Morris's The Look of Love, their mutual love of Burt Bacharach and their own journeys through careers in music and the arts. Join them around the piano to revel in some marvelous music!

Photo by Skye Schmidt

Founded in New York City in 1980 by artistic director and choreographer Mark Morris, the Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG) has been called "the preeminent modern dance organization of our time" (Yo-Yo Ma), its members receiving "highest praise for their technical aplomb, their musicality, and their sheer human authenticity." (Bloomberg News). Live music and community engagement are vital components of the Dance Group, which has toured with its own musicians, the MMDG Music Ensemble, since 1996. Morris opened the Mark Morris Dance Center in Brooklyn, New York, in 2001 to provide a home for his company, subsidized rental space for local artists, community education programs for children and seniors, and a school offering dance classes to students of all ages and levels of experience with and without disabilities.