Editing Dido and Aeneas (section)

===Adaptations===
A version of the opera adapted to [[modern dance]] was choreographed by the American [[Mark Morris (choreographer)|Mark Morris]], who originally danced both the roles of Dido and the Sorceress. It premiered on 11 March 1989 at the Théâtre Varia in Brussels.<ref>Mark Morris Dance Group{{full citation needed|date=August 2024}}</ref> It has since been performed many times and was filmed in 1995 by Canadian director Barbara Willis Sweete, with Morris in the roles of Dido and the Sorceress.<ref>Walker (9 July 1995) p. C1</ref> The production was subsequently seen at the Grand Théâtre in [[Luxembourg]], [[Opéra national de Montpellier]], and [[Sadler's Wells Theatre]] in London. In the Morris adaptation, as well as another by Sasha Waltz,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Roy |first1=Sanjoy |title=Sasha Waltz & Guests: Dido and Aeneas |url=https://sanjoyroy.net/2007/04/sasha-waltz-guests-dido-and-aeneas/ |access-date=13 December 2024 |work=[[Dancing Times]] |date=1 April 2007 |location=London |via=sanjoyroy.net}}</ref> the characters are each portrayed by both a singer and a dancer, with the dancers on stage and the singers performing from the side of the stage or the [[orchestra pit]].