From the Oscars to the Olympics: Check Out Pilobolus’ BIG FIVE-OH!

The rebellious and creative dance company Pilobolus is celebrating over 50 years of performing their boundary-breaking performances—touring a whopping 120 dance works to more than 65 countries.

People are enamored by Pilobolus’ trademark shadows that have been seen at the Oscars, on Oprah, in a car commercial, and playing on the billboard in Times Square.

Pilobolus, founded by a group of Dartmouth College students in 1971, named their company after a barnyard “hat thrower” fungus that propels its spores with extraordinary speed, accuracy and strength.

Pilobolous is bringing a sensory-friendly show to the Carlson Family Stage with an all-ages, choose-your-own-price matinee in a welcome and supportive environment that includes lowered sound, raised lights, a relaxed atmosphere, and more.

Pilobolus' isn't your everyday dance company. They have been described as an “illusionist troupe of mime-acrobats” by The New York Times, where their “old symbiosis of strength, skill and shape glows into poetry.”

Northrop audiences will also be treated to a never-before-seen work by Pilobolus alum Gaspard Louis. It’s a world premiere! (You can say #iwasthere!)