MOMIX performs Botanica in an exclusive Canadian engagement at the NAC’s Southam Hall on March 19, 2011. The performance is sold out, but those still interested should check for last minute returns.

Defying categorization just as its dancers defy gravity, Moses Pendleton’s company of dancer-illusionists is celebrated around the world for its ability to conjure enthralling chimeras using light, shadow, props, and the boundless invention of the human body.

Sold-out at venues across the globe and widely hailed as their hottest show yet, Botanica traffics in the tension between illusion and reality, following the rhythms of the New England seasons, but also the evolution of the world and the passing of a day. To a score that includes Vivaldi’s "Four Seasons" as well as music by Béninoise songstress Angélique Kidjo, flowers bloom, go to seed and die; vegetable, animal and mineral – all in human form – combine and metamorphose in spectacular moving tableaux creating a total dance theatre environment.

MOMIX has astonished audiences on five continents for more than 30 years. In addition to stage performances world-wide, MOMIX has worked in film and television, recently appearing in a national commercial for Hanes underwear and a Target ad that premiered during the airing of the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards.

"With puppets, lighting, props, colorful and plentiful costumes and his athletic and tireless troupe of 10, Pendleton made all the right moves to keep all eyes glued on the continuous parade of illusions – fanciful flights that were delightful and brilliant."
- Wendy Liberatore, Daily Gazette, N.Y. May 3, 2009

BOTANICA
Conceived & Directed by: Moses Pendleton

First Assistant: Cynthia Quinn
Assisted by: Tsarra Bequette, Eric Borne, Jennifer Chicheportiche, Joshua Christopher, John Corsa, SimonaDitucci, Jonathan Eden, Michael Holdsworth, Donatello Iacobellis, Rob Laqui, Natalie Lamonte, Nicole Loizides, Heather Magee, Steven Marshall, Tim Melady, Sarah Nachbauer, Roberto Olvera, Cynthia Quinn, Rebecca Rasmussen, Brian Sanders, Pedro Silva, Cassandra Taylor, Jaime Verazin, and Jared Wootan

Performed by: Tsarra Bequette, Dajuan Booker, Aaron Canfield, Jonathan Eden, Eddy Fernandez, Vincent Harris, Rie Hyodo, Jenny Levy, Emily McArdle, and Sarah Nachbauer

Lighting Design: Joshua Starbuck, Moses Pendleton

Costume Design: Phoebe Katzin, Moses Pendleton, Cynthia Quinn

Puppet Design: Michael Curry

Video Projection: Moses Pendleton

The Hotel Partner supporting this production is the Lord Elgin Hotel.

Duration: 2 hours including a 20 minute intermission

Botanica runs in Southam Hall of the National Arts Centre on Saturday March 19, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $38.74, $48.43, $59.19 and $64.57 for adults and $20.72, $25.56, $30.94 and $33.63 for students (upon presentation of a valid student ID card).

Groups of 10 or more save 15% to 20% off regular ticket prices; to reserve your seats, call 613-947-7000, ext. 634 or e-mail grp@nac-cna.ca.

Tickets are available for purchase:

• In person at the NAC Box Office
• At all Ticketmaster outlets
• By telephone from Ticketmaster, 1-888-991-2787 (ARTS) new!
• Online through the Ticketmaster link on the NAC’s website (www.nac-cna.ca)
• A service charge applies on all purchases made through Ticketmaster

This production is eligible for the Live Rush program. Full-time students aged 13-29 with a valid Live Rush membership may buy up to two tickets per performance at the discounted price of only $12 per ticket. Live Rush tickets are available from 10 a.m. on the day before the performance until 6 p.m. on the day of the performance. This includes all available seats, including the best seats in the house. Check out liverush.ca for information on the Live Rush program.

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For more information, please call:
Eleri Evans
Marketing and Communications Officer, Dance
National Arts Centre
613-947-7000 ext. 379; e-mail: eevans@nac-cna.ca
or visit the NAC website at www.nac-cna.ca