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JULY 2012
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THE
MONTH
AHEAD
ARTS MEDIA EVENTS
Incorporating all manner of acrobatics,
props and shadowplay, the high-energy
performance company Pilobolus has garnered
a broad following almost unheard of in
the world of modern dance. In addition to
performing at NewYork City’s Joyce Theater
every summer for 25-plus years and appearing
everywhere fromConan’s show to the Oscars,
the troupe recently collaborated with indie
rock band OKGo on the Grammy-nominated
music video for “All Is Not Lost.” This month,
Pilobolus is back at the Joyce with a lineup
that includes a collaborative piece with
avant-garde Belgian choreographer Sidi Larbi
Cherkaoui and one with juggler and “physi-
cist” Michael Moschen inwhich the dancers
appear to have juggling balls for heads. “It’s the
kind of show that everybody wants to bring
their friends to,” says Joyce Theater executive
director Linda Shelton. “And tome, it’s not
summer unless Pilobolus is here.”
july 16
Art Forms
Whimsical dance company
Pilobolus bends over
backward for its audience
culture