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All Is Not Lost\/Photo: Sara D. Davis\/ADF 2011<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Surreal imagery and kinetic wonders are the signature elements of Pilobolus, as they create fantastic visions onstage with their bodies, athletic and graceful. The dance company will make a welcome return to Israel, following their presentation of Shadowlands<\/em> in 2013, with performances in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa, from January 20 – 26, 2016. The company is also well known for its distinctive collaborative creative process, and featured in the program for this tour is a collaboration with Israeli film director Shira Geffen and writer Etgar Keret – The Inconsistent Pedaler<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Created in 20114, The Inconsistent Pedaler<\/em> is a collaboration of Shira Geffen and Etgar Keret with Robbie Barnett, Rene\u00e9 Jaworski, Matt Kent, and Itamar Kubovy. On the occasion of a 99 year old grandfather’s birthday, amidst the family gathering there is a special bicycle that can speed up or slow down time.<\/p>\n

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Automaton\/Photo: Grant Halverson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The evening’s program will be composed of five short works, and will include:<\/p>\n

Automaton<\/em> (2012)
\nA collaboration of Rene\u00e9 Jaworski and noted Belgian choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Pilobolus describes this one as: “a cyborg of a dance that questions the difference between human and machine. Somewhere between Tron and Bladerunner, it takes places in a mirrored world that displays multiple angles at the same time.” Sounds very intriguing!<\/p>\n

On The Nature of Things<\/em> (2014)
\nIn this elegant work by Robert Barnett, Rene\u00e9 Jaworski, Matt Kent and Itamar Kubovy, three dancers balance on a two-foot wide column, exploring “the power of iconic bodies to tell a story about the birth of desire and its intertwined connection to shame and revenge.”<\/p>\n

All Is Not Lost<\/em> (2011)
\nThis dance plays with multiple perspectives, gravity, and dimensionality. Created by the alternative band OK Go, Pilobolus and Trish Sie, in collaboration with the dancers Shawn Ahern, Winston Dynamite Brown, Matt Del Rosario, Andy Herro, Eriko Jimbo, Jordan Kriston, Jun KIrubayashi, and Nile Russell.
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