Pilobolus
Wildly Creative & Physically Daring Dance
Monday, November 9 at 11:30 a.m.
(Recommended Grades 2-12)
$4.00 per seat
". . . flat out wonderful." — The Boston Globe
This dance troupe is acclaimed for its startling mix of humor and invention, and is world renowned for its imaginative and athletic exploration and creative collaboration. Featured on 60 Minutes, The Ellen Degeneres Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Late Show With Conan O'Brien, these widely creative and physically daring dancers leap, fly, intertwine and break all the rules — what they do looks physically impossible at times.
Ever-evolving, and always surprising, the members of Pilobolus are not only dancers: they are also acrobats, theater and mime artists; as zany as the Marx Brothers, as clever as Houdini; poets who convert their bodies into interchangeable and interlocking parts. This troupe of superhuman artistic athletes continues to turn heads and eyes with its novel approach to gravity, balance and over-the-top partnerings. Especially entrancing is their shadow work featured at the 2007 Academy Awards. The New York Times says Pilobolus is "one of the world's most popular modern-dance troupes." Part acrobats, part gymnasts — this field trip will get kids excited about the world of dance.
This performance is supported, in part, by the Western States Arts Federation and the National Endowment for the Arts