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Open House 2014 at Mark Morris Dance Center

Open House 2014 at Mark Morris Dance Center

Company:

Mark Morris Dance Group

Location:

Mark Morris Dance Center: 3 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, New York 11217

Dates:

Saturday, September 6, 2014 - 9:30am

Company:
Mark Morris Dance Group

Join us on Saturday, September 6 for our annual Open House! You can try a variety of free classes for adults and children, see free performances by the Mark Morris Dance Group, Student Company, and Music and Singing students, mingle with faculty and staff, purchase discounted dancewear, register kids for The School, and enjoy free food and refreshments provided by local vendors.


— SELECTION OF FREE ACTIVITIES —

PERFORMANCES
1pm & 3pm in the James and Martha Duffy Performance Space by the Mark Morris Dance Group and the Student Companies I & II

DANCE WITH MMDG
Join dancers of the Mark Morris Dance Group and learn segments from Mark’s dances. A fun, interactive class the entire family can enjoy together.

RAFFLE
Receive one raffle ticket per person for each activity in which you participate.

COMPLIMENTARY REFRESHMENTS
Lunch & snacks will be provided on the 4th Floor Lounge and Terrace throughout the day.

BEER GARDEN
21+ only, 4:30pm on the 4th Floor Terrace.
Live music by Richard Bennett’s Wildlife 3000.

TOUR OF THE DANCE CENTER
20-minute guided tours will be offered at 11:30am and 2:30pm. Tours will depart from the 1st Floor Info table.

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A big thank you to our sponsors:
MMDG's Open House is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council and by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

Raffle and In-kind sponsors:
Acorn Toy Shop, SixPoint Craft Ales, Urban Glass, Hungry Ghost, Nathaniel Lee Pilates, Greenlight Bookstore, Paper Source, Theater For A New Audience and NY Writers Coalition

MMDG gratefully acknowledges major support for programs and performances from:
American Express The Booth Ferris Foundation, Judith R. and Alan H. Fishman, Shelby and Frederick Gans Fund, Ellsworth Kelly Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Meyer Sound/Helen and John Meyer, PARC Foundation, Poss Family Foundation, The Billy Rose Foundation, Inc., The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, The SHS Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, Jane Stine and R.L. Stine, Robert F. Wallace, and The White Cedar Fund.

Additional support has been provided by:
The Amphion Foundation, Inc., Lily Auchincloss Foundation, Inc., Florence V. Burden Foundation, Capezio Ballet Makers Dance Foundation, Joseph and Joan Cullman Foundation for the Arts, Inc., The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, Kinder Morgan Foundation, Materials for the Arts, McDermott, Will & Emery, Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, Jerome Robbins Foundation and SingerXenos Wealth Management.

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