'For Mark Morris, a Special Time & Space,' by Sarah Kaufman for the Washington Post <P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Five stories above an unremarkable Brooklyn street corner, Mark Morris has what all choreographers covet, and most never get: a gaping stretch of emptiness.<P>Four walls and a soaring ceiling surrounding nothing but 60 by 60 feet of sprung-wood flooring. It's the playing field of a dancemaker's dreams, nearly a tenth of an acre unbroken by columns or pillars.<P>Unobstructed space: a simple thing that took Morris $6.2 million and 20 years to get.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>In her excellent extended interview, Kaufman raises the issue;<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>How has Morris ascended to such heights, and so young? At his age, George Balanchine had only just established the troupe that would become the New York City Ballet; Martha Graham had not yet unveiled "Appalachian Spring."<P>Much of the answer lies in Morris's artistry, of course...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>That's true, but the other crucial factor was his sojourn with an impressive subsidy in Belgium's Theatre Royal de la Monnaie, which is mentioned elsewhere in the article. A case can be made that he is only now returning to a similar situation with $1m of the cost of the new centre funded by the company itself from his commission fees. <P><BR> <A HREF="http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A16686-2001Mar2?language=printer" TARGET=_blank>http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A16686-2001Mar2?language=printer</A> <p>[This message has been edited by Stuart Sweeney (edited March 04, 2001).]

I want to go play at Mark Morris' house.

No problem Marie! Just join the queue, which already contains all the modern dancers in the UK outside of the Rambert dancers, who also have their own rehearsal space and showers.

I've heard that if you show up with a 2-4 of tall boys you can jump the queue. (I'm talking about Morris' penchant for beer, not men of lofty stature).

'Upward and Outward With the Arts. Locked Out of Manhattan, Dancers Find New Workshops in Brooklyn,' by Jody Sperling.<P>An overview of how other NY companies are coping with soaring property prices.<P> <A HREF="http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0109/sperling.shtml" TARGET=_blank>http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0109/sperling.shtml</A>

From the New York Times:<P><BR><B>Mark Morris Dance Center Adds Luster To Brooklyn</B><BR>By CELESTINE BOHLEN<P> <BR> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>The official opening was not scheduled until this week, but the dazzling new Mark Morris Dance Center in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, is already up and running. Its dance classes — for children and adults — filled up in less than a week, and its available studios have been snapped up by dance companies looking for affordable work space.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/12/arts/dance/12MORR.html" TARGET=_blank><B>MORE...</B></A><BR>