Audiences don't want to see the kind of self-indulgent, boring dance that is so prevalent today. Mark Morris audienceboredance Change image and share on social
If nobody comes to your shows, then it's modern dance. If everybody comes to your shows and no one likes it, is that ballet? I don't know. Mark Morris balletdancelike Change image and share on social
A recording of a performance is a recording of a performance. It's not the performance. Mark Morris performancerecord Change image and share on social
'Elitist' doesn't need to mean wealthy and conservative; it can also mean specialised and rarefied, and that's no bad thing. Mark Morris badconservativeelitist Change image and share on social
I'm really drawn to West Coast composers and I think it has a little something to do with looking across the Pacific instead of looking across the Atlantic. Mark Morris atlanticcoastcomposer Change image and share on social
The one reason people don't take dance seriously is because a lot of choreographers don't take dance seriously. Mark Morris choreographerdancelot Change image and share on social
I'm not after a closed system, I mean I'm after a complicated system in structure, but as far as watching it, I don't think that everything should be decided. Mark Morris closecomplicatedecide Change image and share on social
No dance has ever turned out the way I thought it would, because I trust enough that I can start something with some ideas and then it takes itself somewhere. Mark Morris danceideastart Change image and share on social
