It’s our big Five-oh! — Pilobolus is turning fifty!
Putting the “Oh!” in Big Five-oh!
Over the past 50 years, we’ve performed around the globe in events ranging from the Oscars to the Olympics and collaborated with some of the world's greatest influencers and creators.
We’re inviting fans from all decades to join us in celebrating a half century of radical creativity and boundary-pushing with a remixed retrospective: a hand-picked selection of pieces from vintage & visionary, reimagined as we question our own givens and turn traditions sideways.
It’ll be the Pilobolus you’ve grown to love – with wit, sensuality, and stunning physical acumen.
Stay updated on tour dates and tickets:
What you will see
We’re remixing some of our greatest hits from the natural beauty of early work Shizen (1978) to the explosive power of Megawatt (2004) , plus our latest work The Ballad and MUCH MORE!
Photos from Powerstation Events, Cynthia Hampton, Herb Migdoll, and Pilobolus Archives.
Tour Calendar
UPCOMING 2023
AT THE JOYCE THEATER, NYC
ASL interpretation will accompany the performances on July 12th and the matinee on the 29th.
Please note that The Big Five-OH! program contains pieces that are sometimes performed with nudity. Please contact the venue for specific information on nudity in the show you are attending.
*(M) Denotes matinee performance.
PAST TOUR PERFORMANCES
2023
West Long Branch, NJ | January 21 | Malibu, CA | January 25 | Mesa, AZ | January 27 | La Crosse, WI | January 31 | Madison, WI | February 1 | Iowa City, IA | February 4 | Glen Ellyn, IL | February 5 | Germantown, TN | February 11 | Chico, CA | February 17 | Modesto, CA | February 21 | Orange, CA | February 23 | Albuquerque, NM | February 25 | Lubbock, TX | March 1 | Baton Rouge, LA | March 4 | Baton Rouge, LA | March 4 | Sarasota, FL | March 7 | Miami, FL | March 8 | Birmingham, AL | March 10 | Newark, NJ | March 12 | Austin, TX | April 8 | Minneapolis, MN | April 15
2022 INTERNATIONAL
Madrid, Spain | May 25 | Madrid, Spain | May 26 | Madrid, Spain | May 27 | Madrid, Spain | May 28 | Madrid, Spain | May 29
2022
Meridian, MS | February 12 | Tallahassee, FL | February 14 | Greenville, NC | February 18 | Fairfax, VA | February 20 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | February 24 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | February 25 | Cutler Bay, FL | February 26 | Gainesville, FL | March 1 | Jacksonville, FL | March 2 | Lake Worth, FL | March 4 | Lake Worth, FL | March 5 | Newberry, SC | March 8 | New Bedford, MA | March 20 | Stillwater, OK | March 24 | Germantown, TN | March 26 | Lincoln, NE | March 31 | Overland Park, KS | April 2 | Lebanon, IL | April 4 | Pittsburgh, PA | April 9 | Ridgefield, CT | April 22 | Bronx, NY | April 24 | Waterbury, CT | May 7 | Durham, NC | June 24 | Durham, NC | June 25 | Durham, NC | June 25 | Bay Harbor, MI | July 23 | Akron, OH | August 12 | Akron, OH | August 13 | Breckenridge, CO | August 20 | Urbana, IL | September 13 | Cullowhee, NC | September 29 | Charlottesville, VA | October 1 | Philadelphia, PA | October 7 | Philadelphia, PA | October 8 | Philadelphia, PA | October 8 | Denver, CO | October 14 | Denver, CO | October 15 | Seattle, WA | October 20 | Seattle, WA | October 21 | Seattle, WA | October 22 | Seattle, WA | October 22 | Mamaroneck, NY | October 29
2021
Opelika, AL | October 5 | Asheville, NC | October 9 | Asheville, NC | October 10 | The Villages, FL | October 12 | Richmond, VA | October 14 | Red Bank, NJ | October 17 | Berkeley, CA | October 21 | Berkeley, CA | October 22 | Storrs, CT | November 5 | McLean, VA | November 7 | Albany, NY | November 12 | Milwaukee, WI | November 18
50 Years of a Rebellious Dance Company
Pilobolus is a rebellious dance company. Since 1971, Pilobolus has tested the limits of human physicality to explore the beauty and the power of connected bodies. We continue to bring this tradition to global audiences through our post-disciplinary collaborations with some of the greatest influencers, thinkers, and creators in the world. Now, in our digitally driven and increasingly mediated landscape, we also reach beyond performance to teach people how to connect through designed live experiences. We bring our decades of expertise telling stories with the human form to show diverse communities, brands, and organizations how to maximize group creativity, solve problems, create surprise, and generate joy through the power of nonverbal communication.
Pilobolus has created and toured over 120 pieces of repertory to more than 65 countries. Over the years we have performed our work for millions of people across the U.S. and around the world. Pilobolus has been featured on CBS This Morning, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, NBC’s TODAY Show, MTV’s Video Music Awards, The Harry Connick Show, ABC’s The Chew, and the CW Network’s Penn & Teller: Fool Us. Pilobolus has been recognized with many prestigious honors, including a TED Fellowship, a 2012 Grammy® Award Nomination, a Primetime Emmy® Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cultural Programming, and several Cannes Lion Awards at the International Festival of Creativity. In 2015, Pilobolus was named one of Dance Heritage Coalition’s “Irreplaceable Dance Treasures”. Pilobolus has collaborated with more than 75 brands and organizations in finance, retail, media, fashion, sports, and more to create bespoke performances for television, film, and live events.
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photo credit, Juliana Sohn