Pilobolus: Shadowland

Cool show!
Had the opportunity to see this with a friend for discount prices, so we jumped to it. I’m a huge theater fan, and seeing this was a one-​of-​a-​kind experience. I’ve never quite seen anything like this — shadow theater, modern dance, some «circus acts».
Overall, I thought the dancers had a lot of talent — from their strength, grace and fluidity. The plot is lacking, but I don’t think that’s the intended highlight of this performance anyway. The scenes truly mesh seamlessly into one another, and I found myself captivated at certain points.
I’d recommend you to watch it, but I’m not sure I would’ve paid full price for this if I could have just gone and seen a much longer production instead (this show is only 90 minutes).

I was really excited to see Pilobolus, an internationally acclaimed dance troupe, performing in Shadowland at NYU Skirball.
NYU Skirball has fast become my favorite Off-​Broadway theatre so when I heard Pilobolus: Shadowland was coming, I had to see it!
Pilobolus’ new project, Shadowland is a mix of shadow theatre, illusion and modern dance, there was even some circus stuff. The dancers use lights and their bodies to project images onto screens where you think, «how is that possible?!!» They were able to create all kinds of animals, creatures/​monsters and all kinds of awesome images/​sculptures which to me were beyond magic because I have no idea how they did it.
The story centers around a young girl who wakes up in her dreams. She wakes up to her own shadow on the wall… somehow she ends up in the wall where her shadow exists. She can’t get out so she just goes into «Shadowland», and we go with her into her adventure. Cool idea isn’t it? Well, I thought so. I loved all the imagery. I could watch it again. At the end they even did a skit about NYC. I loved it!!! It was the cutest dedication to NYC. I actually wish I could see that part again. It just went so fast.
I recommend Pilobolus if you can get tickets and like modern dance… actually I was really into the cool images casted onto the screen. BTW, all the dancers bodies were pretty impressive. Everyone in the troupe has a perfect body. All the dancers look really strong. I’ve seen other dance troupes and not all dancers look like the dancers from Pilobolus.
Pilobolus: Shadowland is only at NYU Skirball for a limited time, November 20 to 25, 27 to 29 and December 1 to 6. Hurry, don’t miss it. Personally, I loved it!