Dance In Albany Series Commences the New Year with Mark Morris Dance Group, Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company

ALBANY — The performing arts centers at The Egg and the University at Albany, which jointly present Dance in Albany, present The Mark Morris Dance Group at The Egg at the Empire State Plaza in downtown Albany for a performance on Thursday, Jan. 25, and the Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company onstage at the UAlbany Performing Arts Center on the uptown University at Albany campus on Saturday, Jan. 27. Both performances will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG), was founded in New York City in 1980 by artistic director and choreographer Mark Morris. The company’s last appearance in the Capital Region was in March 2022, also as part of the Dance in Albany series. This time, MMDG’s performance will be accompanied by both live and pre-recorded music and will feature four works: Excursions, Candleflowerdance, A Wooden Tree and Water. Prior to the performance on Jan. 25, there will be a Prelude talk sponsored by the Dance Alliance that begins at 7:15 p.m. at The Egg. 

Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company (ESDC) with Capital Trio: As both a collaborative artist and venue venture, the Jan. 27 performance is a unique one. For over 30 years, the ESDC has been the resident company of The Egg. The program will feature all live music and will include two dance works as well as a music interlude. Premiering on the program will be Boundary Behavior to David Walther’s “Eighth Duo” for violin and piano performed by Duncan and Hilary Cumming. The choreography explores how boundaries control and curtail movement and yet enable it when they segment, shatter, reshape and become living malleable entities. The Capital Trio will also offer Beethoven’s Piano Trio in G major, Op. 1 No. 2 as an interlude between the two choreographed works on the program.

Tickets for Mark Morris Dance Group are $36 and are available at The Egg Box Office on the Concourse Level of the Empire State Plaza in Albany, by phone at 518-473-1845 and online at www.theegg.org.

Admission for the performance by the Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company and the Capital Trio is free. No reservations are required. Information can be obtained from the UAlbany Performing Arts Center at 518-442-3995 or pac@albany.edu.

Remaining performances in the series include Monica Bill Barnes & Company in “The Running Show” (Feb. 3), NoGravity Theatre (Feb. 9), Savion Glover (April 13) and Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company (May 18).