PillowTalk: Partnering with Mark Morris
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Executive Director Nancy Umanoff has been a key administrative partner to Mark Morris for four decades, and their teamwork continues in this freewheeling story hour. This PillowTalk is moderated by Scholar-in-Residence Maura Keefe. This PillowTalk was filmed at Jacob's Pillow on July 1, 2023. Video by Nel Shelby Productions.
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