Wow...simply wow! On Monday evening, Miss Janine and dance mom Cynthia took our upper level Inland Northwest Ballet dancers downtown to Spokane's Fox Theatre to see MOMIX. For those of you who have never seen MOMIX, you can't even imagine what you're missing! Choreographed primarily by the amazing Moses Pendleton (one of the founding members of Pilobilus Dance Theatre, another amazing troupe) who has an imagination few artists can match, MOMIX is difficult to describe. The professional dance troupe incorporates ribbons, skis and boots (who would have thought one could rise "en pointe" on skis and make it look beautiful?), huge rubber balls, long bamboo poles, puppetry, black lights, geometric contraptions, various other indescribable props, and absolutely mind blowing core body strength to roll, twirl, leap, balance, crawl, spin, twist, and fly across around, inside, over and under these props. A physics major would have an interesting time trying to figure it all out. It made us all want to go home and jump into our skis and experiment!
Try this link to get just a short sampling of their work, but keep in mind that the dance videos do not compare to live performance (what video does?). More MOMIX work is displayed on other Youtube links as well...
Also, check out the MOMIX website...http://www.mosespendleton.com/
...and the next time you have an opportunity to attend a MOMIX performance, jump at the chance!
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