Since its beginnings in 1971 Pilobolus has, as the group says, created diverse collaborations that challenge the way we think about dance.
Or as Newsday put it: "Pilobolus is a mind-blowing troupe of wildly creative and physically daring dancers who leap, fly, intertwine and break all the rules..."
The group will have various performances in Kalamazoo April 14 and 15. Pilobolus is a globally-renowned dance organization whose activities include touring companies; educational programming; and movement services for film, advertising, commercial clients, and corporate events.
The original company, Pilobolus Dance Theater, has been touring its 115 pieces of repertory to more than 64 countries over the last 42 years.
The company has appeared on the Oscars, Oprah, Late Night with Conan O'Brien and was a 2012 Grammy nominee for the interactive music video it created with OK Go and Google Chrome Japan, All Is Not Lost. Recently, Pilobolus was honored as the first collective to receive the Dance Magazine Award, which recognizes artists who have made lasting contributions to the field.
While in Kalamazoo, thousands of area kindergarten through eighth grade students will see the group at Miller Auditorium in a performance presented in partnership with Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency’s Education for the Arts program school performances.
There also will be master classes led by Pilobolus company members for Western Michigan University and Education for the Arts dance students at 2 p.m. Monday, April 14 in the Multimedia Room at Dalton Center on WMU’s campus. Members of the public are welcome to watch this special master class event.
Pilobolus will perform at Miller Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 15. Tickets are on sale now at (269) 387-2300,
online and in person at the Miller Auditorium Ticket Office.
Source: Miller Auditorium
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