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- proper noun A genus of
fungus growing on cowdung .
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The name Pilobolus spurs from a type of fungi known for their obscure shape and ability to shoot spores with water cannon-like force.
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The name Pilobolus spurs from a type of fungi known for their obscure shape and ability to shoot spores with water cannon-like force.
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*** Earlier this summer, Pilobolus, sometimes known as Pilobolus Dance Theater, played the Joyce Theater on its annual visit.
Mark Morris And His Joy of Text Robert Greskovic 2011
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Mr. Pendleton came to the public's attention in 1971 as a founding member of Pilobolus, then known as Pilobolus Dance Theater.
A Pruned Garden of Delights Robert Greskovic 2011
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Pilobolus, sometimes known as Pilobolus Dance Theater and once called Vermont Natural Theater, has been a household name on the American dance scene for a long time.
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Established on the campus of Dartmouth College, the artistic collective initially consisted of three men whose collaborative creation, "Pilobolus," christened the group.
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If Pilobolus has a dominant male dimension, Momix has an abiding feminine sensibility, with women who look at times like Sally Rand fan dancers and at others like Olympic triathletes.
A Pruned Garden of Delights Robert Greskovic 2011
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For no other company, however, is a season at Dartmouth truly a return home as for Pilobolus.
DANCE: Pilobolus Returns To Dartmouth The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Thirty-nine years ago, when the student body was all male, this company emerged from a modern-dance class taught by Alison Chase, and the Hopkins Center had been one of the reasons the young men who formed the Pilobolus Dance Theater chose to study here in the first place.
DANCE: Pilobolus Returns To Dartmouth The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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After Mr. Pendleton founded Momix, and with the arrival of former Pilobolus dancer Cynthia Quinn—the troupe's associate director as well as Mr. Pendleton's life partner—his company evolved into what is now a 12-member ensemble of seven women and five men.
A Pruned Garden of Delights Robert Greskovic 2011
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