Summer Workshop 2026

Note: By registering for the Summer Workshop Series, you acknowledge that you agree to the terms of this waiver.

Pilobolus's founders were not dancers, but curious and interested movers. Pilobolus camps underline our founders' ideas that anyone can dance and can create dance. Whether you haven't taken a dance class in 20 years, take class regularly, or have never even danced a step, there is a place in a Pilobolus Intensive for you. Pilobolus focuses on how people, working together, can create form and movement to breathtaking effect. In Pilobolus Workshops and Camps, we work with dancers and non-dancers alike to expand the idea of what dance is and increase collaborative and performance skills. All sessions are open to anyone, no previous Pilobolus class experience required.

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNTS - Purchase by May 10 to save!
Session Discount: Save $100 off a session (including multi-week packages!) when you purchase by May 1, 2026!
Professional Development Workshop Discount: Save $50 off a full-price workshop when you purchase by May 1, 2026!
Prices shown include discount.

SESSIONS

WEEK 1 – PILOBOLUS: TECHNIQUE + PHILOSOPHY
June 22- June 26, 2025, 9AM to 5PM
Open to dancers and non-dancers alike, this workshop welcomes all to experience Pilobolus's creative process. This session is playful, group-driven, physically challenging, and fun. Participants will explore improvisation and create collaborative choreography. The week ends with a showing for friends and invited guests. Pilobolus fans and curious minds from all walks of life will learn to access untapped areas of creativity and improve effectiveness in a group.

WEEK 2 – PERFORMANCE: ONSTAGE + BEYOND
June 29- July 3, 2025, 9AM to 5PM
Allowing participants to expand upon a basic knowledge of improvisation and group interaction, this workshop focuses on performance techniques both onstage and in the creative process. Push yourself to experience how the Pilobolus dancers create and perform. This week will include rigorous physical training, improvisation work, partnering, and collaborative creation.

WEEK 3 - CREATION: VISION + REVISION
July 6 - 10, 2025, 9AM to 5PM
This workshop explores the depth of the group choreographic process, not just creating, but developing work. The process relies on each individual's knowledge of complex partnering, choreography, collaboration, and direction. Choreographers dig deep in the creative process, as they re-work, polish, edit, and revise. The week culminates with a showing of collaboratively created works. Previous Pilobolus Workshop participation strongly recommended.

PLUS: Attendees receive a seat at a Pilobolus performance at the Joyce Theater in NYC for each week registered!

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS

PILOBOLUS PEDAGOGY – THE HOW AND WHY OF WHAT WE TEACH
Saturday, June 27 and Sunday, June 28, 2025, 9AM to 3PM

This special two-day professional development workshop is crafted for educators and instructors keen on integrating the unique techniques and exercises of Pilobolus into their teaching methodologies. Led by Pilobolus Education Director Emily Kent, this hands-on workshop will equip you with the tools to utilize the Pilobolus methods with your students. Please note: This course is distinct from our Pilobolus Teaching Artist program and does not serve as a certification course. Participants will gain valuable insights and hands-on experience with Pilobolus techniques to enrich their own teaching practices, and does not train or qualify attendees to represent themselves as Pilobolus Teaching Artists.

PILOBOLUS REPERTORY MINI-INTENSIVE
Saturday, June 27 and Sunday, June 28, 2025, 4PM to 7PM

Get to experience what it feels like to dance for Pilobolus! Seasoned movers are invited to dive even deeper into the Pilobolus method by learning repertory that the company has performed on stage. This workshop is designed for participants with a dedicated dance background who wish to explore our classic choreography. This intensive complements the Pilobolus Pedagogy workshop by putting theory into practice.

CONNECTING WITH BALANCE TEACHER TRAINING
Saturday, July 4 and Sunday, July 5, 2025
This two-day course is a training to become a Connecting with Balance® certified teacher. This workshop gives you the techniques and program design to lead your own series of our one-of-a-kind balance program for older adults. This training is great for people with experience leading other movement modalities (yoga, fitness, dance, tai chi, etc.). No previous Pilobolus experience is required.

Register for Professional Development Workshops at a discounted rate in conjunction with registration for one or more weeks of the Summer Workshop Series.

HOUSING
We offer on-site dorm housing as an optional purchase. If attending more than one week, you must purchase a housing ticket for each week. More information about the housing here.

REFUND POLICY
Cancel before June 1st to receive a refund. A $100 fee for the first program canceled, plus $50 for each additional program, will be deducted. Canceling within 7 days of the start of your workshop week will result in a loss of half of the total workshop fee. Refunds are not available after the start of the workshop.

Photo by Robert Whitman