Symbiosis

Pilobolus dance company members Otis Cook and Jennifer Macavinta perform the sensuous duet "Symbiosis." Does it trace the birth of a human relationship, or the co-evolution of a pair of symbiotic species? That's left for you to decide. Gorgeous, organic choreography blurs the boundaries between the two performers, who use the body's own geometry to lift, move and combine. The music, recorded by the Kronos Quartet on Nonesuch Records, is a compilation of works: "God Music" from Black Angels by George Crumb, "Fratres" by Arvo Pärt, and "Morango ... Almost a Tango" by Thomas Oboe Lee.




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Pilobolus

Pilobolus began in a Dartmouth College dance class in 1971. What developed 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.

Pilobolus has developed from this ad hoc dance collective into a unique American arts organization with three major branches of activity:

~~> Pilobolus Dance Theatre, a 7-person touring company

~~> The Pilobolus Institute, an umbrella for educational programming

~~> Pilobolus Creative Services, an administrative structure allowing coordination of creative activities with the community

Today Pilobolus is recognized as a major American dance company of international influence.