Pilobolus Brings Modern Dance to Orpheum, 1/23

Omaha Performing Arts presents internationally acclaimed dance troupe Pilobolus at the Orpheum Theater's Slosburg Hall on Saturday, January 23, 2010 at 8:00 p.m.

Hailed by New York Newsday as "a mind-blowing troupe of wildly creative and physically daring dancers who leap, fly, intertwine and break all the rules," Pilobolus is hardly a hot new sensation. Formed in 1971, Pilobolus began as an outsider dance company, and quickly became renowned the world over for its imaginative and athletic exploration of creative collaboration. But now, nearly 40 years later, with three artistic directors and more than 25 full and part-time dancers, Pilobolus' collaborative choreographic process and unique weight-sharing approach to partnering have garnered the group critical and popular acclaim from around the world. 

Pilobolus has also earned a number of prestigious honors, including the Berlin Critic's Prize, the Brandeis Award, the New England Theatre Conference Prize and a Primetime Emmy Award. Additionally, Pilobolus works appear in the repertoires of major dance companies – the Joffrey, Feld, Ohio, Arizona and Aspen Santa Fe Ballet.

Audiences who watched the 79th Annual Academy Awards will recognize Pilobolus Creative Services, Pilobolus' commercial division, which presented six acclaimed "shadow dance" performances in which the dancers formed various figures from nominated films including The Devil Wears Prada, Little Miss Sunshine and others. Pilobolus has also made television spots for Mobil, Ford and Toyota and has created live events for IBM, Proctor & Gamble and more. In addition to the Creative Services, Pilobolus also has an educational arm – the Pilobolus Institute – which offers a broad array of master classes, choreographic workshops and interactive lecture discussions.

Tickets are on sale now for Pilobolus, and all of the performances within the Omaha Performing Arts Presents 2009-2010 season. Tickets may be purchased through Ticket Omaha online at TicketOmaha.com, by phone at (402) 345-0606 or in person at the Ticket Omaha Box Office inside the Holland Center, 13th and Douglas streets. Tickets for Pilobolus are priced $19 to $45. MetLife Foundation is the official tour sponsor of Pilobolus Dance Theatre.

This presentation is supported by Mid-America Arts Alliance with generous underwriting by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Nebraska Arts Council, and foundations, corporations and individuals throughout Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas.

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