The Mark Morris Dance Group performs 'Pepperland' at BAM Opera House on May 8, 2019.
Music by The Beatles and Ethan Iverson
Music arrangements by Ethan Iverson
Set design by Johan Henckens
Costume design by Elizabeth Kurtzman
Lighting design by Nick Koli Photo
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BWW Review: Mark Morris' PEPPERLAND at BAM Brings Camp and Playfulness to The Beatles' Iconic Album
Well before The Met Gala's kitschy theme for 2019 inspired the likes of Lady Gaga, Jordan Roth and countess celebrities to strut their most outrageous stuff down the pink carpet, Mark Morris has been the reigning King of Camp in choreography, celebrating this gleeful genre in company classics such as The Hard Nut. This spring he elevated the playful style integrated with expressive movement in Pepperland, an exuberant homage to the 1960s counterculture and The Beatles' seminal 1967 concept album, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.