Isaac Mizrahi on Three Decades of Collaborating with Mark Morris—And the Importance of a Good Folding Chair

The Look of Love, a new work by Mark Morris that riffs on Burt Bacharach and Hal David’s legendary song catalog, is currently enjoying a brief run at BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music). For the show’s costumes, which capture the choreographer’s exuberant celebration of music, he tapped his frequent collaborator (and friend) Isaac Mizrahi.

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Bay Area Reporter: Mark Morris Dance Group's "The Look of Love" - Company Director & Berkeley native Sam Black returns to his roots

This month, Cal Performances welcomes back longtime artistic partner, Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG), for the Bay Area premiere of Morris' latest creation, "The Look of Love: An Evening of Dance to the Music of Burt Bacharach." Having performed at Zellerbach Hall annually for more than 30 years, Berkeley has become the New York-based company's home away from home.

Cal Performances: The Making of The Look of Love

In February 2023, Mark Morris Dance Group will bring the Bay Area premiere of Morris’ latest work, The Look of Love, to Zellerbach Hall. Notably, this is Morris’ first evening-length work since the creation of Pepperland in 2017, and it marks a return to the world of pop music for the choreographer, celebrating the iconic songs of Burt Bacharach. Take a peek inside the creation of this delightful new production via Q&As with both Morris and musical arranger Ethan Iverson.

SF Classical Voice: Sway to the Music of Burt Bacharach With Mark Morris and Company

The iconic choreographer Mark Morris, whom The New Yorker described as “undeviating in his devotion to music,” never fails to surprise. Indeed, after making dances set to such composers as Handel, Monteverdi, Mozart, and Schumann, the New York-based artist created a global hit with his 2017 full-evening Pepperland, a groundbreaking terpsichorean tribute to the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.

And now? Cue the music of Burt Bacharach — with lyrics by Hal David…

The New York Times: 54 Dance Programs, Festivals and More Coming This Fall

The Beatles got the Mark Morris treatment — reverent irreverence — in 2017’s “Pepperland.” Now Morris takes on the music of Burt Bacharach, in “The Look of Love.” The evening-length work features 14 Bacharach songs in new arrangements by Ethan Iverson, with costumes by the frequent Morris collaborator Isaac Mizrahi.