Programs

  • Program 1 [2018]

    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. 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.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $4.3M

  • Program 2 [2018]

    IN 2001, MMDG OPENED THE MARK MORRIS DANCE CENTER IN BROOKLYN, NY, THE COMPANY'S FIRST PERMANENT HOME IN THE U.S., HOUSING REHEARSAL SPACE FOR THE DANCE COMMUNITY, OUTREACH PROGRAMS FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS, AND A SCHOOL OFFERING DANCE CLASSES TO STUDENTS OF ALL AGES. THE SCHOOL AT THE MARK MORRIS DANCE CENTER IS THE CENTERPIECE OF MMDG'S EDUCATION PROGRAMMING. EACH YEAR, THE SCHOOL SERVES APPROXIMATELY 2,500 CHILDREN AND TEENS THROUGH HIGH-QUALITY DANCE INSTRUCTION ACCOMPANIED BY LIVE MUSIC. OVER 8,200 ADULT STUDENTS OF ALL LEVELS PARTICIPATE IN OVER 50 DIVERSE AND AFFORDABLE WEEKLY DROP-IN CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS IN A RANGE OF DANCE GENRES AT THE DANCE CENTER. MMDG RENTS OUT ITS SEVEN PROFESSIONAL DANCE STUDIOS FOR OVER 6,800 HOURS PER YEAR TO APPROXIMATELY 330 NONPROFIT DANCE COMPANIES AND SOLO-ARTISTS AT DEEPLY-REDUCED RATES THROUGH THE SUBSIDIZED STUDIO RENTAL PROGRAM. MMDG'S STATE-OF-THE-ART STUDIOS FEATURE SPRUNG FLOORS, BALLET BARRES, FULL WALL MIRRORS, NATURAL LIGHT, PIANOS, AND SOUND SYSTEMS.
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    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $2.5M

  • Program 3 [2018]

    MMDG IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING FREE AND LOW-COST DANCE AND MUSIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES IN BROOKLYN/NYC AND ON TOUR. THE MMDG/NYCHA PARTNERSHIP OFFERS FREE DANCE CLASSES TO OVER 100 YOUTH, ADULT, AND SENIOR RESIDENTS AT FIVE BROOKLYN PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECTS. IN-SCHOOL RESIDENCIES AT 17 NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLS (4 SCHOOLS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS), SERVE MORE THAN 1,700 ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS EACH YEAR. DANCE FOR PD, MMDG'S GROUNDBREAKING PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON'S, THEIR CARE PARTNERS, AND DANCE EDUCATORS, SERVES MORE THAN 1,100 PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE, THEIR CAREGIVERS, AND DANCE EDUCATORS SEEKING CERTIFICATION, IN 10 LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT NYC, AND AN ADDITIONAL 14,800 INTERNATIONALLY THROUGH PROGRAMS ON TOUR, AT HOME DVDS, AND MONTHLY LIVE-STREAMED CLASSES WHICH PROVIDE ACCESS TO PARTICIPANTS WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION OR WITH SEVERE MOBILITY ISSUES.
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    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $987.8K