Pilobolus bounces back to Bass Hall on February 5th

by PegNews wire

Calling themselves “the dance company for those who don't like dance...and for those who do,” Pilobolus defies gravity while creating an illusionary style of dance.

Bass Performance Hall welcomes Pilobolus - the innovative dance group known for its strength, flexibility and jaw-dropping displays of athleticism - to Fort Worth on Monday, February 5, 2007 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are on sale now.

Calling themselves “the dance company for those who don't like dance...and for those who do,” Pilobolus defies gravity while creating an illusionary style of dance. NYC Newsday called Pilobolus “a mind-blowing troupe of wildly creative and physically daring dancers who leap, fly, intertwine and break all the rules.”

In another recent review, The New York Times raved, “Pilobolus makes a good case for the inherent heroism of the human body…Its performers often hurtle breathtakingly through the air in split-second, daredevil dancing, drawing cheers from the audience.”

Born out of a Dartmouth College dance class in 1971, Pilobolus emerged with a new kind of movement based on a combination of athletics, science and bodies. With their collaborative choreographic process and a unique weight-sharing approach to partnering, the young company delivered a never-before-seen style of dance that immediately wowed audiences and critics alike.

Today Pilobolus is a major American dance company of international influence. It has not, however, forsaken its original impetus and remains a deeply committed collaborative effort with three artistic directors and seven dancers contributing to one of the most popular and varied repertoires in the field. TCU alumna Jenny Mendez will be among the seven talented members performing at Bass Hall this February, dancing to musical soundtracks provided by an eclectic roster of artists - from Björk to Debussy, Ben Webster to Mozart.

Pilobolus is based in Washington Depot, Connecticut and performs for stage and television audiences worldwide. Its works are in the repertoires of major dance companies - the Joffrey, Feld, Ohio, Arizona, and Aspen/Santa Fe Ballets in the U.S., the Ballet National de Nancy et de Lorraine and the Ballet du Rhin in France, and Italy’s Verona Ballet. Pilobolus also collaborates with other organizations, including the National Theater of the Deaf, John Eliot Gardiner’s Monteverdi Choir and The English Baroque Soloists, and Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival.

The company has received prestigious honors, including the Berlin Critic’s Prize, the Brandeis Award, the New England Theatre Conference Prize, and a Primetime Emmy Award for outstanding achievement in cultural programming. In June 2000 Pilobolus received the Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival Award for lifetime achievement in choreography and in 2004 the company was featured on CBS’s “60 Minutes.” In 2006 Artistic Directors Robby Barnett, Michael Tracy and Jonathan Wolken received the Kenneth and Harle Montgomery Endowment from Dartmouth College.

Tickets for Pilobolus range from $35.00 to $57.50. To charge by phone, call (817) 212-4280 in Fort Worth; 1-877-212-4280 (toll-free) outside Fort Worth; or order online at www.basshall.com. Tickets are also available at the Bass Performance Hall ticket office at 525 Commerce Street. Ticket office hours: Tuesday through Friday 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Source: Bass Performance Hall