Dance company MOMIX to present BOTANICA at Brooks Center

Published: January 16, 2013

MOMIX dancers wear colorful costumes in BOTANICA. image by: Max Pucciarello

CLEMSON — The elegance of dance meets the magic of illusion in BOTANICA by MOMIX, the famous dance company under the direction of Moses Pendleton, in a performance at 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, at Clemson University's Brooks Center for the Performing Arts.

In addition to stage performances worldwide, MOMIX has worked in film and television, recently appearing in a national commercial for Hanes underwear, as well as a Target ad that premiered during the airing of the 67^th annual Golden Globe Awards. Add in performances on PBS’s Dance in America series, France’s Antenne II and Italian RAI television, and the company’s repertory has been broadcast to 55 countries.

MOMIX was also commissioned by corporations such as Fiat and Mercedes Benz, performing at Fiat's month long 100th Anniversary Celebration in Torino, Italy, and Mercedes Benz' International Auto Show in Frankfurt, Germany. With only light, shadow, props and the human body, MOMIX has performed on five continents for more than 30 years.

BOTANICA possesses an eclectic score ranging from birdsong to Vivaldi that reveals nature's changing imagery.

Tickets are $30 for adults and $20 for students and are available for purchase online at www.clemson.edu/Brooks and through the Box Office at 864-656-7787 from 1 to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

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