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The Mark Morris Dance Center is located in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, at 3 Lafayette Avenue, on the corner of Flatbush Avenue. It is the permanent home of the international touring modern dance company, the Mark Morris Dance Group. Open since 2001, the Center also houses rehearsal space for the dance community, outreach programs for local children and area residents, as well as a school offering dance classes to students of all ages. In 1996, the Mark Morris Dance Group launched a $7.4 million capital campaign to build what would be its first permanent headquarters in the United States. The Company purchased a derelict building on the corner of Flatbush and Lafayette Avenues in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, and broke ground in 1999. The architectural firm, Beyer Blinder Belle Architects and Planners, designed the building, which today consists of 5 stories, seven column-free studios with wood-sprung floors, spacious locker rooms with showers, a wellness center, a 140-seat performance space, and offices for the Company's administrative staff. Seven studios are available to rent at discounted rates to non-profit dance companies, and range in size from to . ==Construction == The Mark Morris Dance Center was the first dance facility built by a single dance company in the U.S., where most companies rent rehearsal space and often move from location to location on a daily basis. Inspiration for the center derived from the company’s time in Belgium, from 1988 to 1991, where it was the resident company at the Théâtre de La Monnaie in Brussels. Here, Morris created some of his largest works including L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato and The Hard Nut. Despite many of the difficulties the company encountered while in Belgium, it was also considered one of the most unifying periods for the group, where staff and dancers all worked together under the same roof. It soon became quite obvious what the benefit would be of having a space to call home. In 1998, the Mark Morris Dance Group purchased a derelict building on the corner of Flatbush and Lafayette Avenues in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, located just one block west from the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The goal was not only to house the company, but also to build a public facility for dance. A $7.4 million capital campaign was launched in order to build the center, and donations were received from both public and private sources. The architectural firm Beyer Blinder Belle Architects and Planners, led by architect Fred Bland, designed the building – the dancer’s dressing rooms, Morris’ personal office, and the staff’s offices were placed together on the same floor to maintain a sense of unity and family. Construction broke ground in 1999 and the center was completed in September 2001. The staff moved in during March 2001 and dancers began rehearsals in July. When first built, the Dance Center occupied the top three floors of the building – more than 18, of space. It consisted of three column-free dance studios with wood-sprung floors, full-length mirrors and sound systems. The main studio on the top floor, known as the largest unobstructed dance studio in New York City, measured 3,600 square-feet (60’ by 60’) and was envisioned to be equipped one day with theatrical lighting and retractable seating to accommodate everything from casual showings to formal concerts. Expansion of the Mark Morris Dance Center is separated into phases, from the formal outfitting of the main studio on the 5th floor, now named the James & Martha Duffy Performance Space, in 2004 to the addition of the first two floors to the layout of the Dance Center in 2005 and 2008. In 2004, the James & Martha Duffy Performance Space was fully outfitted to include a 140-seat theater. The fully equipped theater often holds affordably priced public performances of Morris’ work, and is also rented by non-profit organizations at a subsidized rate. The venue consists of 28’ by 40’ danceable space with wings and crossover, and a velour house curtain. The premiere public performances at the Duffy Performance Space were given by the Mark Morris Dance Group in January 2007. Other major performances that have happened in this space: * The inaugural performance by the Mark Morris Dance Group given for the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) conference in 2005. * On January 11, 2006, a Gala performance in conjunction with the 25th anniversary of the Mark Morris Dance Group was given to a private group of donors. The one-night-only show included a performance of Morris’ The Argument danced by its original cast members (including Mark Morris, Mikhail Baryshnikov and founding company member Tina Fehlandt, among others) and accompanied by cellist Yo-Yo Ma. * As part of the Month of Mark during the 25th anniversary season, co-presented by the Brooklyn Academy of Music, three Solos, Duets & Trios programs were presented in March 2006. * In January 2007, nine sold out performances were held by the Mark Morris Dance Group. The program included the world premiere of Morris’ Italian Concerto. A two-phase expansion (known as Phase 3 and Phase 4) would outfit the remaining parts of building. Studios A and B opened on the first floor in September 2006. Studios C and D, as well as a mezzanine-level Wellness Center, were completed in 2009. Today the Mark Morris Dance Center consists of the entire 5-story structure, has seven column-free studios with wood-sprung floors, spacious lockers and showers, a wellness center, a performance space and expanded public space, and offices on the third floor. Its seven studios are available to rent at discounted rates to non-profit dance companies, and range in size from to . The expansion of the Mark Morris Dance Center substantially increased its offerings to the Brooklyn community, providing heightened visibility to the cultural district and further establishing Fort Greene, Brooklyn as one of the top cultural districts in New York City. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mark Morris Dance Center」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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