Acis and Galatea
George Frideric Handel, arr. by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Staged and choreographed by Mark Morris
Rehearsals on the Cal Performances stage - April 22, 2014
The dancers and singers rehearsing in Berkeley the Monday prior to the World Premiere.
Photos by Johan Henckens.
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The Painting of the Drops - March 28, 2014
Technical Director Johan Henckens visited Scenic Art Studios where the sets are being painted.
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Rehearsal - March 24, 2014
Some studio shots of the dancers in rehearsal skirts at the James and Martha Duffy Performance Space at the Mark Morris Dance Center; one month out from the premiere. All photography by Rosalie O'Connor.
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Dancers' costume fitting - March 3, 2014
Costume designer Isaac Mizrahi returned to the Dance Center with the costume builders from John Kristiansen, New York, Inc., for the first fitting with the MMDG dancers.
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Revised backdrop samples - January 12, 2014
The creative team learned a lot from the November bauprobe and spent the next two months refining ideas. On January 12, they gathered together again at the Mark Morris Dance Center to test new materials and samples.
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Viewing the backdrop samples - November 10, 2013
Small sample sections of the painted backdrops were created and hung in the James and Martha Duffy Performance Space at the Mark Morris Dance Center to test transparency, translucency, and lighting possibilities.