Pilobolus

For more than 40 years, Pilobolus has been hailed as one of the most innovative dance companies in the world. Utilizing a signature collaborative technique, the company has been captivating audiences around the world since its founding at Dartmouth College in 1971. With more than 100 works in its repertory and presenting more than 150 performances each year in the United States and around the world, Pilobolus is ever-evolving and tirelessly pushing new creative boundaries. Led by an artistic collaborative under the guidance of executive producer Itamar Kubovy, Pilobolus has broadened its impact by moving beyond dance and dance theater. Using the same technique and bold collaboration that is its artistic hallmark, the company has expanded its scope and reach, still reflecting the founding spirit characterized by the qualities of its namesake fungus—adventurous, adaptive, athletic, surprising, and revealing of beauty in unexpected places. In the decades since its founding, Pilobolus has performed on Broadway, at the Oscars, and at the Olympic Games, in addition to appearing in a variety of movies, advertisements, and television shows. The award-winning company continues to propel the seeds of expression via human movement to every corner of the world, growing and changing each year while reaching new audiences and exploring new visual and musical planes. (Photo by Robert Whitman.)