Momix returns to Eisenhower Auditorium on Oct. 8 with ‘Alice’
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UNIVERSITY PARK -- Momix returns to Penn State with "Alice," its newest illusory and kinetic dance-theater production, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, in Eisenhower Auditorium.
Tickets are $52 for an adult, $14 for a University Park student, and $19 for a person 18 and younger and are available for purchase online. Tickets are also available by calling 814-863-0255 or in person, weekdays 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at Eisenhower Auditorium.
You can avoid the $4-per-ticket online service fee by calling 814-863-0255; or buying in person from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays at Eisenhower Auditorium.
Visit Momix "Alice" online at cpa.psu.edu/events/momix-alice for more information.
The unbelievable blends with the awesome in visual dance feast
The dance company Momix, formed in 1981 by Pilobolus co-founder Moses Pendleton, is renowned for its feats of illusion built on the foundations of acrobatics, dance, mime and film.
"Alice," though loosely based on Lewis Carroll's mind-bending literature classic, tells a bizarre tale of underworld adventure using pure movement, music and multimedia effects.
The sculptural performance features characters from the fantasy world, including an undulating caterpillar, a frenzied Queen of Hearts, a rabbit pack and, of course, Alice.
"Costumes, curated by Phoebe Katzin, are the outstanding feature of the show, elaborate and weirdly wonderful pieces of art that turn into something different, like the long coral skirts that when pulled up transform dancers into clams and lobsters," wrote a reviewer for The Wonderful World of Dance.
Watch a preview of "Alice" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KutapwSQqvg.
Momix performed "Botanica" at Eisenhower Auditorium in 2013. Listen to the Center for the Performing Arts interview with Pendleton at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTOaHk3Bj_Y.