Sometimes when you explain how a magic trick works, it kills the amazement. This book proves the opposite. When Pranzatelli takes you backstage, he leads you Dante-like through the Inferno/mystery of Pilobolus. And you willas I dolove, love, love these people who fearlessly flex their hearts with their muscles, and fill their stage with beauty, humor, sex, and joy.Teller (of Penn & Teller)What a joyful, absorbing chronicle of creativity. With skillful prose and miles of heart, Pranzatelli captures the wit, sensuality, and daring of Pilobolus, the group that blew up dance theatre and keeps making discoveries after more than 50 years.Sarah L. Kaufman, Pulitzer Prizewinning dance critic, author of The Art of Grace: On Moving Well Through LifeA highly readable, insightful journey into the history, creative process, and fascinating personalities of Americas most inventive dance/theater company.Steven Banks, playwright, actor, and New York Timesbestselling writer
Pranzatelli lovingly captures the enchanted, ingenious world of Pilobolus: the open-hearted spirit of discovery; the fearless commitment to exploration; the irreverent, unquenchable creativity of the artists who have shaped and reshaped this remarkable project over the decades.Trish Sie, filmmaker, Sitting in Bars with Cake
A thorough, insightful, expressive, and very readable account of a singular dance troupe. While chronicling Piloboluss journey through the decades, and astutely spotlighting relevant people, dynamics, and context, this book gives a sense of the troupes vitality, in part through eloquent description and analysis of specific dance works and overall aesthetic.Celia Wren, theater and dance writer
Pranzatelli has written the saga of a creative chosen family, and it is both appealing and a real page-turner.Elizabeth Zimmer, coeditor of Envisioning Dance on Film and Video
