TWIS Talks RIAF: Breaking News — Baryshnikov to Dance in Mark Morris’ Newest Work at RIAF 2012

in The Arts / by / on October 2, 2012 at 2:27 pm /

Mikhail Baryshnikov is part of the ensemble that performs Mark Morris’s newest creation “A Wooden Tree.” The creation makes its East Coast debut at the 2012 Ringling International Arts Festival in Sarasota, Fla.

The tickets for the east coast premiere of Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG)’s newest work, A Wooden Tree, at the Ringling International Arts Festival are already selling fast — but breaking news may just push those ticket sales into a frenzy.

Today, RIAF artistic director, Mikhail Baryshnikov, announced his return to the Mertz Theatre stage for the second time in festival history, where he will join the Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG) in the east coast debut of their newest work, A Wooden Tree. Baryshnikov last appeared on stage at the 2010 festival when he performed in a series of alternating solos with David Neumann.

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Jessi Smith


Jessi Smith is a senior staff writer at This Week in Sarasota. She lives and works in downtown Sarasota with Margot, the most magnificent cat to ever set paws on this planet. Jessi is passionate about engaging the community with the arts, traveling, eating really good food, and the Oxford comma. She smells like patchouli and occasionally does yoga.