Academy Forum: Artist Talk with Choreographer Mark Morris
Thu, May 08
|The Academy
Mark Morris, recognized by The New York Times as “the most successful and influential choreographer alive,” comes to the Bay Area with the Mark Morris Dance Group for performances of Pepperland May 9–11. He is joined in conversation by Jeremy Geffen, executive & artistic director of Cal Performances
Time & Location
May 08, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM PDT
The Academy, 2166 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94114, USA
Guests
About the Event
Hear Mark Morris, recognized by The New York Times as “the most successful and influential choreographer alive,” in conversation with Jeremy Geffen, the executive and artistic director of Cal Performances discussing Morris’ career, artistic process, love of music, and vision to pay tribute to Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band through his work for Mark Morris Dance Group, Pepperland, at Cal Performances, May 9–11.
TO ATTEND
This FREE indoor event is open to ANYONE who wishes to attend. Please RSVP your attendance.
6:30pm — Doors Open
7:00pm — Conversation followed by Q&A (~60 minutes)
Mark Morris has been hailed as “the most prodigiously gifted choreographer of the post-Balanchine era” (Time). In addition to creating more than 150 works for his dance company, Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG), which he founded in 1980, Morris conducts orchestras, directs opera, and choreographs for ballet companies around the world. Morris is a MacArthur Foundation Fellow, and has received…