PILOBOLUS
DANCEPILOBOLUS
DANCE
ABOUT
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.
RECENT PRAISE
THE NEW YORK TIMES
“a fleeting glimpse of the inner workings of the universe.”
CULTURAL VOICE OF NORTH CAROLINA
KIRSTIE SPADIE
“The Ballad shows that co-artistic directors Jaworski and Kent are profoundly committed to making dances that create a conversation about social justice, reckon with our country’s history, and shine a light on the consequences of how we treat Mother Earth.”
WHITE BIRD CO-FOUNDERS
WALTER JAFFE AND PAUL KING
“We cannot speak highly enough of Renée and Matt and how they have injected new life and positive energy into a company that is now celebrating 50 years.”
PENN & TELLER
“Artistic Directors Renée and Matt are powerhouses of creativity and collaboration. Their ability to engage with such diverse projects as magic-escape-artistry and Shakespearean poetry shows how they can bring Pilobolus forward in many worlds…If they are leading the way I am sure Pilobolus will flourish and thrive, artistically and culturally.”
CONTACT
Matthew Bledsoe
GENERAL MANAGER
T: +1 212 994 3565
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CORDELIA ROBERTS
ASSOCIATE MANAGER
T: +1 212 994 3566
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CLARA LILIANE-STRUTZ
ARTIST AND TOUR MANAGER
+49 (0) 162 29 63 569
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