Ralph J. Damiano,
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Pilobolus Too morphs
into Edison Theatre March 1-3 The three shape-shifting dancer-acrobats of Pilobolus Too will twist themselves into human sculptures and create a wonderland of playful illusions when the Edison Theatre "OVATIONS!" Series and Dance St. Louis present the company in three performances, at 8 p.m. March 1-2 and at 2 p.m. March 3. The Edison Theatre's "ovations! for young people" series will independently present a separate concert at 11 a.m. March 2. Pilobolus Too is known as "the little luxury edition" of Pilobolus, the world-renowned "arts organism" named after a sun-loving fungus. Adam Battelstein, Rebecca Jung and Rebecca Stenn are all leading dancers, veterans of many years of national and international touring. They will perform some of the greatest hits created in the past 30 years by their parent company. The seven dances are woven together by strange and beautiful transitional moments by bass guitarist Jay Weissman. A performance by Pilobolus Too is full of visual surprises, stunning physical feats, wild humor and sheer fun. Alraune (1975) and Shizen (1978) are classic plant-inspired Pilobolus works from the company's early days, in which the dancers twist around each other in mysterious and evocative shapes. "Shizen" is the Japanese word for "nature." Alraune takes its name from a night shadow plant used both as a charm and a poison. Other works play off of Pilobolus Too's delight in props. The heroine of the Hollywood-inspired romp Femme Noire (1999) partners with an enormous lacy black hat that seems to have a life of its own. The hapless hero of The Empty Suitor (1980) must negotiate several lengths of treacherous PVC pipes while also coping with a park bench and an elusive top hat. Tarleton's Resurrection (1981) is named for one of Queen Elizabeth I's court jesters, so it is not surprising to find music by Renaissance English composers John Dowland and William Byrd -- but since this is Pilobolus Too, there is also music by the witty early 20th-century French composer Eric Satie. Moonblind (1978) is an introspective and fanciful portrait of a woman alone. The show concludes with a sweet little fairy tale, excerpts from Land's Edge (1986), the story of a woman washed ashore and found by the village fool.
The dancers also function as a crack teaching team for education and outreach programs. For the past three years, Dance St. Louis has worked intimately with Pilobolus Too in residency programs in Warren County and the Parkway School District. The program is continuing and expanding during the 2001-02 season. Dance St. Louis and Edison Theatre's presentation of Pilobolus Too is made possible with support from the Heartland Arts Fund, a joint venture of Arts Midwest and Mid-America Arts Alliance. Tickets for Pilobolus Too are $20 for Washington University faculty and staff, for non-Washington University students and for seniors; $13 for Washington University students and for children under 12; and $25 for adults. Tickets are available through the Edison Theatre box office (935-6543); the Dance St. Louis box office, 634 N. Grand, 11th floor (534-6622; www.dancestlouis.org); and at all MetroTix outlets. |
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