This weekend, Seattle's prodigal dance son returns, as the Mark Morris Dance Group performs the 20th anniversary of Morris' epic classic, L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato. Yes, it is unseasonably sunny and warm out there, and you can simply extend your gorgeous day outside by taking in an evening of transcendant dance. Morris' inspirations are humble, really: the poet Milton, the composer Handel, and the painter William Blake. This is his capstone work, widely ...

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