Moses Pendleton

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Moses Pendleton (born March 28, 1949) is a choreographer, dancer and the artistic director of MOMIX. [1] MOMIX is a dance company that he formed in 1981 as an offshoot of the Pilobolus, which he had co-founded while a senior at Dartmouth College in 1971. He remained a full-time member with the company until 1980. He choreographs dance sculptures that bring together acrobatics, gymnastics, mime, props, and film.

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Early years

Born and raised on a dairy farm in Lyndonville, Vermont. [2] Pendleton exhibited Holstein Friesians at the Caledonia County Fair.

"Robbie" attended high school at Lyndon Institute in Lyndon Center, Vermont, graduating in 1967. Lyndon Institute is a boarding school that also serves as the local high school. He was active in the classics, arts, and athletics especially skiing.

He attended Dartmouth College, graduating in 1971 with a BA in English Literature. In that same year he co-founded Pilobolus, which won acclaim for its blend of acrobatics, body sculpture, and humor. [3] Pierre Cardin presented the group on Broadway in 1977. Pendleton left the company to start MOMIX four years later.

MOMIX

Pendleton performed a solo dance called "MOMIX" with Pilobolus at the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid. The following year MOMIX became the name of the company he founded with Alison Becker Chase.

Over the past 40 years MOMIX repertoire has included full-evening works such as Passion, with a score by Peter Gabriel; In Orbit; Baseball; Opus Cactus; Lunar Sea; MOMIX: Remix; Botanica[ citation needed ]; Alchemy and the company's latest creation, Alice. [4]

Inspiration and ideology

Pendleton takes much of his inspiration for his work from the natural world, plants, animals and minerals.[ citation needed ] On stage, portrays resemble sunflowers and marigolds.[ citation needed ] Pendleton states, "we're less of a dance company than a physical, visual theater, using props and costumes to create fascinating pictures."[ citation needed ]

Choreography and performance

Pendleton has been active as a choreographer and a performer for other companies.[ citation needed ]

Film and television

Awards and distinctions

Other projects

An avid photographer, Pendleton's work has been exhibited in London, Milan, Montreal, Aspen, and Rome. [7] Pendleton is the subject of the book Salto di Gravità by Lisavetta Scarbi (in Italian, 1999).[ citation needed ] Pendleton was a 1998 recipient of the Connecticut Commission on the Arts' Governor's Award. [7]

Personal life

Pendleton's life partner is Cynthia Quinn, with whom he manages MOMIX. [8]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Moses Pendleton: American dancer, choreographer, and director". University of Washington, Department of Dance. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  2. ↑ Kisselgoff, Anna (November 20, 1977). "Not Ballet, Not Acrobatics, But Pilobolus!". New York Times. New York, NY.
  3. ↑ Strzepek, Nichelle (2011-02-11). "40 Years of Pilobolus Dance: Origins, Partnering, Programming". Dance Advantage. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  4. ↑ "Works". momix.com.
  5. ↑ "University of the Arts in Philadelphia". Uarts.edu. 2012-08-03. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
  6. ↑ "Moses Pendleton (Doctor of Arts)". Dartmouth College. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  7. 1 2 "MOMIX program guide" (PDF). UMass Amherst. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  8. ↑ Cohen, Alix (2018-07-19). "Moses Pendleton – An Alchemist of Movement". Woman around Town. Retrieved 2024-03-31.

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