Pilobolus – named after a barnyard fungus that propels its spores with extraordinary speed, accuracy, and strength – is a dance company founded by a group of Dartmouth College students in 1971 and is now run by Executive/Co-Artistic Director Renée Jaworski and Artistic Director Matt Kent.  Pilobolus creates diverse collaborations that break down barriers between disciplines and challenge the way we think about dance. Physically and intellectually, the company engages and inspires audiences worldwide through performance, education, and consultation and propels itself in various directions to reach its goals.

Pilobolus has performed in over 70 countries. Its repertory grows year after year and includes two evening-length shows, Shadowland and Shadowland: A New Adventure, as well as collaborations with exciting artists, designers, and thinkers like Penn and Teller, MIT Distributed Robotics Laboratory, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, RadioLab, OK Go, Javier DeFrutos, Maurice Sendak, and more. 

Pilobolus’s educational programming, which applies its unique collaborative process to help all kinds of groups improve communication and creativity includes workshops, master classes, residencies, family, and children’s programming. The very popular program for seniors Connecting with Balance can be experienced as a live or virtual class as well as a streaming subscription program through OurConcerts.live. Educational partners include Brooklyn Academy of Music, Music Center L.A., Dr. Phillips Center, and NYC and CT Public Schools.