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MOMIX: Botanica

Presented by Society for the Performing Arts at Jones Hall for the Performing Arts

October 15-October 16, 2010

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Society for the Performing Arts (SPA), bringing the world’s best to Houston, presents MOMIX: Botanica, 8 pm, Friday and Saturday, October 15 and 16, 2010, in Jones Hall as part of the SPA IW Marks Dance Series.

MOMIX returns to Houston with its newest evening-length production, the whimsical and mythical Botanica. Known internationally for...

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MOMIX returns to Houston with its newest evening-length production, the whimsical and mythical Botanica. Known internationally for presenting works of exceptional inventiveness and physical beauty, Moses Pendleton’s MOMIX defies categorization as easily as its dancers defy gravity! MOMIX delights audiences around the world and has been celebrated for its ability to conjure up a world of surrealistic images using props, light, shadow, humor and the human body.

Botanica transports you to a fantasy world of surreal images and childlike wonder brought to life by a cast of dancer-illusionists. Set to an eclectic score that ranges from birdsong to Vivaldi, Botanica reveals nature’s changing imagery in MOMIX’s signature illusionary style. Flowers bloom, go to seed and die; vegetable, animal and mineral – all in human form – combine and metamorphose.

Using large-scale puppets, projected imagery, and larger-than-life props designed by Michael Curry (The Lion King), MOMIX evokes a vivid landscape populated by Pendleton’s fertile imagination.

“Eye-popping and mind-boggling . . . everything looks magical.” — The New York Times

Duration: 2 hours with intermission.

Pictured: Photo by Andrea Mohin and features members of the Momix troupe performing “Botanica,” choreographed by Moses Pendleton.

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Jones Hall for the Performing Arts

615 Louisiana
Houston, TX 77002

Full map and directions

Tickets:

$24-$54

Times:

8:00pm
Friday-Saturday

BMC Software Arts Talk: Available to all ticket holders, SPA presents pre-performance lectures, sponsored by BMC Software, given by local experts and scholars or post-performance Q&As by the world-class performers we present on stage.

Arts Talk! by MOMIX Company Member
7 p.m. Friday & Saturday, October 15 & 16, 2010
Jones Hall Balcony Level

H-E-B Performance Prelude: Local performing arts groups, schools and organizations are invited to perform original pieces as a prelude to the world-class performers brought to Houston by Society for the Performing Arts. These performances are presented immediately preceding the main stage performances and are free of charge to ticket holders. Don’t miss out on your opportunity to see great local talent!

By Houston Met Too Youth Company
7:30 p.m. Friday, October 15, 2010
Jones Hall Lobby - Piano Level

By West Briar Middle School (FUSION)
7:30 p.m. Saturday, October 16, 2010
Jones Hall Lobby - Piano Level

Phone: (713) 227-4SPA

Parking:

RATES
6 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday thru Friday
HOURLY PARKING
0 to 10 min. - FREE
11 min. to 1 hour - $3
1 hour to 2 hours - $5
2 hours to 3 hours - $7
3 or more hours - $9
Maximum rate - $9 per day
Lost ticket - $9 per day

RATES
5 p.m. to 6 a.m., Monday thru Friday and Weekends EVENT PARKING
$7 (payable upon entry)

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