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Dances to American Music: Soul of America

Friday, May 8, 2026 · 8:00 PM PDT · Meany Center for the Performing Arts
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Dances to American Music: Soul of America
A celebration of America's 250th anniversary featuring a captivating dance performance by a leading dance company. The program blends jazz, classical, and folk music by iconic American composers, with choreography by Mark Morris that fuses dance and live music to honor America's artistic heritage.

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  • Mark Morris

    Mark Morris is an American choreographer and dancer born in Seattle in 1956, praised by The New York Times as "the most successful and influential choreographer alive, and indisputably the most musical." He founded the Mark Morris Dance Group in 1980 and has created over 150 works, while also conducting orchestras and directing opera productions at major institutions worldwide.

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Meany Center for the Performing Arts
4040 George Washington Lane Northeast, Seattle, WA 98195, USA · University District, Seattle
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