We are happy to offer teachers and students of all ages the opportunity to attend our Dance St. Louis 2008-09 Young People’s Performance by the world renowned Pilobolus.
Young People’s Performances offer dazzling, live professional dance performances specially tailored to a young audience. We also provide a Study Guide for teachers in advance of the show, packed with information and activities, and aligned with state and national educational standards.
Pilobolus
Friday, Jan. 23, 2009 – 11 AM-Noon
Touhill Performing Arts Center, University of MO-St. Louis
$5.00 per student, one free adult ticket with each 10 students
Appropriate for grades K-12
Pilobolus, the arts organism, germinated in the fertile soil of a Dartmouth College dance class in 1971. What emerged was a collaborative choreographic process and a unique weight-sharing approach to partnering that gave the young company a non-traditional but powerful new set of skills with which to make dances. The group was immediately acclaimed for its startling mix of humor and invention, and Pilobolus soon became a self-sufficient organization, its members choreographing, dancing, managing, and publicizing their own programs.
Today Pilobolus is recognized as a major American dance company of international influence. The company remains a deeply collaborative effort with an executive director, three artistic directors and seven dancers contributing to one of the most popular and varied repertoires in the field. Its many decades of consistent artistic activity now stand as a testament to the group's remarkable fruitfulness and longevity.
Make your reservations now by contacting the Dance St. Louis box office at 314-534-6622.
Questions? Contact Janet Brown, director of operations & education, at 314-289-4105, jbrown@dancestlouis.org.