Particle Zoo with Connor Chaparro and Ryan Hayes, by Emily Denaro (2025)
Four never-before-seen photographs of Pilobolus’s Particle Zoo, taken by photographer Emily Denaro at The Joyce Theater in June 2025, are now on display at the Brookfield Craft Center in Brookfield, CT, as part of the exhibition Say It Loud!, curated by artist Honorah O’Neill.
A classic piece of Pilobolus repertoire, Particle Zoo portrays the inner workings of the universe through a quartet of male-identifying bodies—dancers Connor Chaparro, Ryan Hayes, Isaac Huerta, and Darren Robinson—embodying the organized chaos of life’s building blocks with athleticism, comedy, and play.
On stage, the work is a dazzling feast of physical invention; in still photographs, it invites us to look more closely at its molecular echoes and the unseen forces it suggests: identity, attraction, tension, connection.
Choreographed by Robby Barnett, Michael Tracy, and Jonathan Wolken in collaboration with Jack Arnold, Adam Battelstein, Kent Lindemer, and John-Mario Sevilla, Particle Zoo continues to reveal new layers through these fresh images.
Say It Loud! runs through August 24, 2025, with a reception on Saturday, August 9, from 5–7 PM. All Pilobolus artwork in the exhibit is available for purchase, with proceeds benefiting Pilobolus.