Pilobolus dancers biography sample

American modern dance company

This article is about the dance company. For the fungus, see Pilobolus.

Pilobolus is an American modern dancecompany that began performing in October 1971.

Pilobolus has performed over 100 choreographic works in more than 64 countries around the world, and has been featured on the 79th Annual Academy Awards, The Oprah Winfrey Show and Late Night with Conan O'Brien.

Pilobolus dancers biography sample

Pilobolus Dance Theatre has three main branches: a touring company, Pilobolus, that creates new works through the International Collaborators Project; an educational programming arm that teaches the company's group-based creative process; and Pilobolus Creative Services, which offers movement services for film, advertising, publishing, commercial clients and corporate events.

History

Pilobolus is named after a phototropic fungus, named Pilobolus, that Jonathan Wolken's father was studying in a lab at the time of the company's inception. The fung