Pilobolus On the Page: Author Talk & Book Signing

Ticket sales close at 12:00 AM EST on November 16th. Walk-up ticket purchases are available with limited availability and on a first-come-first-serve basis.

We invite you to an exclusive evening for lovers of modern dance! Author Robert Pranzatelli will read an excerpt from his critically acclaimed Pilobolus: A Story of Dance and Life, which dives into the company’s genesis at Dartmouth College and its evolution into an indelible force in the dance world. A panel chat and Q&A session with Pilobolus’s Executive/Artistic Director Renée Jaworski and Artistic Director Matt Kent will follow, delving into the stories that didn’t make the page.

Ticket Levels

$20 ticket: Includes admission to the event and signatures by Robert Pranzatelli, Renée Jaworski, and Matt Kent to your copy of Pilobolus: A Story of Dance and Life

$50 ticket + book purchase: Includes admission to the event and the purchase of Pilobolus: A Story of Dance and Life signed by Robert Pranzatelli, Renée Jaworski, and Matt Kent

$20 signature add-on: To be purchased in tandem with a $20 or $50 ticket, all current company dancers will sign your copy of Pilobolus: A Story of Dance and Life

Books purchased with a ticket will be available for pickup at the event.
Price of admission supports the mission of Pilobolus, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

Featured speakers: Robert Pranzatelli, Renée Jaworski, Matt Kent

About the book:

The ingeniously innovative and enduringly popular American dance theatre company Pilobolus has helped redefine, remix, and rejuvenate the essence of dance with its eclectic sensibility and daring athleticism. Now, for the first time, the story of Pilobolus, from its counterculture origins through its pop-culture triumphs and contemporary global acclaim, is revealed in a book that will entrance longtime admirers and newcomers alike.

Written with unprecedented access to the company—with insights from unpublished archival materials and interviews with its founders, dancers, and current artistic directors—and featuring both classic and never-before-seen photos, Pilobolus offers previously untold details about the group’s history and the creation of its most significant works. Robert Pranzatelli describes the company’s genesis in a Dartmouth dance class in 1971 and how Pilobolus revolutionized dance with its blend of sensuality, physical achievement, and visual wit. In these pages, the troupe performs on Broadway, travels the world, and by the late 1980s secures a place in dance history, while its growth is marked by periods of internal conflict, challenges, and change.

As Pilobolus continues to morph, invent, and thrive with the arrival of new artists and collaborators, its story encompasses love, loss, grief, and rebirth, as well as insights into the secrets of the creative process—how performers and choreographers think and work. More than a history, Pilobolus is a narrative of life and art, and the vitality that infuses and inspires both when they align and inhabit each other.


About the author:

Robert Pranzatelli is the author of a number of essays published by the Paris Review and other literary journals, and a longtime staff member of Yale University Press.

Details:

Location: The Hickory Stick, 2 Green Hill Road, Washington Depot, CT 06794
Date: Nov 16, 2024
Time: 5:30 PM

Accessibility information: Coming soon!

Questions? Email: edenaro@pilobolus.org