Dido and Aeneas Ballet/Oratorio

Stunning performance art of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas as a ballet/oratorio by the Mark Morris Dance Group at the Theatre de la Monnaie in Brussels.

Henry Purcell wrote Dido and Aeneas in 1689. The Mark Morris Dance Group created this profoundly haunting ballet of Purcell's opus.

Libretto

English language libretto. A scant 4 and a half pages of text.

Conversation with Mark Morris

Long interview with Mark Morris by Joan Acocella. Insights into creation, casting and staging of the ballet/oratorio. Very informative descriptions of Morris's mime vocabulary.