Pilobolus in Skyscrapers It’s safe to say that when you hear about Pilobolus Dance Theater, one word will come up often: collaboration. Yes, dance is by definition a collaborative art, but the creative minds behind Pilobolus take this idea to a whole new level. By integrating the art of movement with tons of other disciplines […]
Here’s a phrase dancers probably don’t hear too often: “In this piece, you’ll be playing a car.”* But that’s just what commercial dancer Robert Prescott Lee does in the latest Nissan Altima TV spot. Apparently Lee’s deft partnering of fellow commercial pro Emily Williams as she navigates driveways, highways and parking lots is meant to […]
See that elephant? It’s made of dancers. Insane. If you have a Facebook account (of course you do—you “like” Dance Spirit, right?!), you’ve probably seen the unbelievable video of the mysterious shadow dancers. Almost all my FB friends have shared it to their pages with the same sort of caption: “OMG, you have to watch […]
Election day is just around the corner, and ever-awesome contemporary troupe Pilobolus has found a cool, and very Pilobolus-y, way to get out the vote. It all started with the photo at right of the Pilobolus dancers spelling out “VOTE,” in trademark gymnastic fashion, on the company’s Connecticut campus. Then the company decided to ask […]