Mark Morris Dance Group: L'Allegro, "The Stupid Men's Dance"
Clip: Season 42 Episode 11 | 1m 58s
Men slap one another in slapstick fashion in a part nicknamed "The Stupid Men's Dance."
Men slap one another in slapstick fashion in a part nicknamed "The Stupid Men's Dance" in choreographer Mark Morris's signature work L’Allegro, Il Penseroso ed il Moderato. The singing is an air for tenor, representing a joyful character, "L'Allegro." The libretto, based on John Milton's poetry, refers to going to see theater by Jonson or Shakespeare.
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Mark Morris Dance Group: L'Allegro, "The Stupid Men's Dance"
Clip: Season 42 Episode 11 | 1m 58s
Men slap one another in slapstick fashion in a part nicknamed "The Stupid Men's Dance" in choreographer Mark Morris's signature work L’Allegro, Il Penseroso ed il Moderato. The singing is an air for tenor, representing a joyful character, "L'Allegro." The libretto, based on John Milton's poetry, refers to going to see theater by Jonson or Shakespeare.
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Mark Morris Dance Group: L'Allegro
Preview: S42 Ep11 | 33s | Mark Morris’s signature work set to Handel and Milton is on television for the first time. (33s)
Mark Morris Dance Group: L'Allegro Excerpts
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