Luther Burbank Center for the Arts Presents PILOBOLUS Dance Company, 5/13

Luther Burbank Center for the Arts(The Center) welcomes the internationally acclaimed modern dance companyPilobolus on Friday, May 13, 2016 at 8 p.m. The avant-garde company - whose popularity has spread well beyond the world of dance - comes to Santa Rosa for one night only as a part of The Center's Rodney Strong Vineyard Dance Series. Tickets for Pilobolus range in price from $20-$50 and includes a pre-show discussion at 7 p.m. Tickets and information are available online atlutherburbankcenter.org, by calling 707-546-3600 or at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts ticket office (50 Mark West Springs Road in Santa Rosa).

Pilobolus was founded by a group of Dartmouth College students in 1971 and, since their inception, has gone on to international acclaim creating over 120 original pieces of work over 40 years and performing in over 65 countries around the world including Australia, China, Brazil and Saudi Arabia. Pilobolus continually forms 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 around the world through performance, education and creative collaboration. In recent years, Pilobolus has transformed into one of popular culture's most exciting entertainment brands.

Pilobolus has been featured across the world including at the "79th Annual Academy Awards" (2007), on "Sesame Street," "Oprah," "60 Minutes" and "Late Night with Conan O' Brien." The unique and mesmerizing company has also been recognized with prestigious honors, including the Berlin Critic's Prize, the Scotsman Award, the Brandeis Award, the Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival Award for Lifetime Achievement in Choreography, a TED Fellowship for presenting at the TED conference in 2005 and even a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cultural Programming. Pilobolus holds the 2011 Guinness World Record for fitting the most people into a Mini Cooper (26) and, in 2012, the company was nominated for a Grammy® Award for its interactive music video collaboration with OK Go and Google Chrome Japan for its performance of "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.

In addition to their performance, a dancer from Pilobolus will be leading a master class as part of the Center's Education Through the Arts programming. The master class will take place on Friday, May 13 at Santa Rosa Junior College. The Center's master classes provide students with unique opportunities to interact directly with world-renowned master artists representing a variety of artistic mediums. As visiting artists perform at the Arts Center, local students are given the opportunity to connect with these masters for an exchange of knowledge, inspiration, and hands-on learning experiences. By working closely with these master artists, students are encouraged to investigate their own creative potential and develop a life-long appreciation of the arts.