Bio
M a r j o r i e M o r g a n i s a B o s t o n - a r e a c h o r e o g r a p h e r , c o m p o s e r , d a n c e r a n d s i n g e r w h o s e w o r k
o f ten c o m b i n e s e l e m e n t s o f m o v e m e n t , l i v e s o u n d , m u s i c a n d t e x t . S h e i s p a r t i c u l a r l y f a s c i n a t e d w i t h t h e t e r r i t o r y b e t w e e n c o m p o s i t i o n a n d i m p r o v i s a t i o n a n d b e t w e e n n a rrative and abstraction.
Marjorie has worked in collaboration with trombonist Tom Plsek, Croatian printmaker Boris Kajmak, lute player and singer Christopher Schaub, and visual artist Whitney Robbins. She has performed and toured nationally and internatio n a l l y w i t h t h e c o m p a n i e s o f P o o h K a y e , P a u l a ( J o s a - J o n e s , C a i t l i n C o r b e t t , B r i a n C r a b t r e e , S n a p p y D a n c e T h e a t e r ,
a n d t h e M o b i u s A r t i s t s G r o u p .
B o s t o n c r i t i c s h a v e c i t e d h e r w o r k a s b e i n g o n e o f t h e t o p t e n d a n c e e v e n t s i n 1 9 9 6
( B o s t o n G l o b e ) , 1 9 9 8 ( B o s t o n Globe), 1999 (Boston Phoenix), 2001 (Boston Herald and Bay Windows) and 2002 (Boston Globe and Boston Phoenix). Marjorie is the recipient of the Louis Sudler Award and a Tanne Foundation Award (both for outstanding achievements in the arts); and she has been awarded grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the Bolton Cultural Council. Marjorie is a professor in the Theater Department at the Boston Conservatory.
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MARJORIE MORGAN, Choreographer & Performance Artist
EDUCATION
1988 Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, BA in Dance.
1994 Muscular Therapy Institute, 1200 hr. Diploma
AWARDS, GRANTS & COMMISSIONS
2006 Bolton Cultural Council, Artist's Grant
2004 Tanne Arts Foundation, 2004 Artist's Award (for outstanding contributions to the arts).
2003 Bolton Cultural Council, Artist's Grant
2002 The Boston Globe, Top Ten Dance Events of 2002 (Marjorie Morgan/Tom Plsek)
The Boston Phoenix, Top Ten Dance Events of 2002 (Mobius Artists Group for new rendition of John Cage's "Variations V".)
Bolton Cultural Council, Artist's Grant Gold Star Project.
2001 The Boston Herald, Top Five Dance Events of 2001 (Marjorie Morgan/Not Frida)
2000 Massachusetts Cultural Council, Professional Development Grant.
1999 The Boston Phoenix, Top Ten Dance Events of 1999.
1998 The Boston Globe, Top Ten Dance Events of 1998 (with Brian Crabtree).
Dance Umbrella, Commission for Boston Moves.
1996 The Boston Globe, Top Ten Dance Events of 1996.
1988 Oberlin College, Louis Sudler Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts.
COMPANIES & AFFILIATIONS
Not Frida, 2000 2004. Artistic Director.
Mobius Artists Group, 1998 - 2005. Artist member.
The St. Botolph Club, 2000 - 2003. Artist member.
Caitlin Corbett Dance Company, 1994 - 2000. Dancer.
Brian Crabtree and Dancers, 1994 - 2000. Dancer.
Snappy Dance Theater, 1995 - 1997. Founder, collaborator and dancer.
Paula Josa-Jones/Performance Works, 1991 - 1994. Dancer.
Pooh Kaye/ Eccentric Motions, 1989 - 1990. Dancer.
TEACHING
The Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA. Theater Department Faculty, 1998 to present.
The School for the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA. Performance Art Department Faculty, 1998 to 2004.
Guest Teacher/Artist: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Emerson College, Boston, MA; Salem State College,
Salem, MA; Charles River Creative Arts Program, Dover, MA.
DANCE & PERFORMANCE ART PRODUCTIONS (1996 present)
2006
L'Anima, a new dance theater work by Marjorie Morgan. Casa Nia, Cambridge, MA; and Davis Hall, Bolton, MA.
De La Vida, Marjorie Morgan/Christopher Schaub. Casa Nia, Cambridge, MA; and Indian Hill Gallery, Pawlet, VT.
2004
NuGu 3, NuGu 4, Marjorie Morgan/Tom Plsek. Charlestown Working Theater, Charlestown, MA (produced by Mobius, Inc.)
Variations VI by John Cage, Marjorie Morgan/Mobius Artists Group. Artists at Large Gallery, Hyde Park, MA.
2003
Wishbone, Marjorie Morgan/Boris Kajmak. Gallery Otek, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
In-During, Marjorie Morgan/Not Frida. Green Street Studios, Cambridge, MA.
Truck Dance, Marjorie Morgan/Not Frida. Various locations, Bolton, MA.
Impression_Impact, Marjorie Morgan/Boris Kajmak. Studio Soto, Boston, MA.
Thing 1 & Thing 2, Marjorie Morgan/Not Frida, with Larry Johnson and Whitney Robbins. Studio Soto, Boston, MA.
NuGu 1, NuGu 2, Marjorie Morgan/Tom Plsek. Artists at Large Gallery, Hyde Park, MA.
2002
Odes/Orchard, Marjorie Morgan/Not Frida. Bolton, MA.
Variations V by John Cage, Marjorie Morgan/Mobius Artists Group. Mobius, Boston, MA.
Digging the Channel II, Marjorie Morgan/ Boris Kajmak, Tom Plsek. Mobius, Boston, MA.
Gu 1-4, Marjorie Morgan/Tom Plsek. Berklee College of Music and Mobius, Boston, MA.
2001
Odes (to a Planet), Marjorie Morgan/Not Frida. Mobius, Boston, MA.
Choreographing the Consciousness, lecture/demonstration on the work and methodology of Deborah Hay. Green Street Studios, Cambridge MA (produced by Mobius, Inc.).
Digging the Channel, Marjorie Morgan/Tom Plsek. Pet Bunara, Zadar, Croatia.
2000
Baggage, performance collage works. Mobius, Boston, MA.
1999
One Man Band, performance solos. Mobius. Boston, MA.
Low Key, performance works. Mobius, Boston, MA.
1998
Wear More Red, performance works (with Brian Crabtree). Green Street Studios, Cambridge, MA.
1997
Salt, performance works (with Lise Brody). Mobius, Boston, MA.
1996
Eating Alphabets, performance works. Mobius, Boston, MA.
©2006 Marjorie Morgan