John Kelly is a multidisciplinary artist whose work grew out of the East Village performance underground of the 1980s. Across performance, music, theater, and dance, he has examined identity, artistic transformation, and the losses of the AIDS crisis.

Mark Morris is a choreographer whose work blends live music, ballet, social dance, and folk traditions. Founder of the Mark Morris Dance Group, he has created more than 150 works and remains a major force in contemporary dance.