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Mark Morris’ Dido and Aeneas returns to Irvine, CA

By Teresa Heiland, 17 May 2015
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“a perfectly balanced, well-cut gem”
Reviewed at UC, Irvine Barclay Theatre, Irvine on 15 May 2015
Programme
Dido and Aeneas (Mark Morris)
Performers
Mark Morris Dance Group
Jamie Van Eyck, Mezzo-soprano
Douglas Williams, Bass
Sherezade Panthaki, Soprano
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Teresa Heiland
Teresa Heiland
Teresa, who holds a PhD in Dance Education from New York University, teaches Dance Pedagogy, Somatics, and Laban Movement Analysis. Her research is presented in monographs, Geographies of Dance: Body, Movement, and Corporeal Negotiations, and Dance: Current Selected Research: A Twenty-Year Retrospective/Focus on Movement Analysis, and in Journal of Dance Education, Journal of Imagery in Sport and Physical Activity, and Research in Dance Education. She also reviews dance for LA Dance Review.