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Internationally-renown MOMIX will perform their stunning new Opus Cactus, a unique look at the American Southwest infused with the troupe’s signature illusionistic style, at The Zeiterion Performing Arts Center on Saturday, February 11, 8:00 p.m. Opus Cactus demonstrates the epitome of circus art, dance, theatre and music in one enchanting presentation that The New York Times calls, “Two acts of fun and excitement.” Tickets start at $27 and can be purchased by calling 508-994-2900, online at www.zeiterion.org, or at the Zeiterion at 684 Purchase Street in New Bedford. Group discounts are available for groups of 10 or more and can be purchased by calling 508-997-5664 x123. More information is available at zeiterion.org.
After a 10-year hiatus, Opus Cactus returns with a new look, fresh energy, and fun surprises. The landscape of the American Southwest comes alive to uncover the danger, sensuality and humor hidden in the desert. Vibrant images of cacti, slithering lizards and fire dancers fill the stage in this unique and modern experience created by Artistic Director Moses Pendleton. He is also the co-founder of the groundbreaking Pilobolus Dance Theatre.
For 20 years, MOMIX has been celebrated for its ability to conjure up a world of surrealistic images using props, light, shadow, humor and the human body. In addition to stage performances worldwide, the company has frequently worked on special projects and in film and television. MOMIX has made five Italian television features broadcast to 55 countries and has performed on Antenne II in France. MOMIX was also featured in PBS’s Dance in America series. The company participated in the Homage a Picasso in Paris and was selected to represent the US at the European Cultural Center at Delphi.
The company appears with the Montreal Symphony in the film of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, winner of an International Emmy for Best Performing Arts Special. In 1992, Pendleton created Bat Habits to celebrate the opening of the San Francisco Giants’ new spring training park in Scottsdale, Arizona. MOMIX has been commissioned by corporations, performing at Fiat’s month long 100th Anniversary Celebration in Torino, Italy and Mercedes Benz’s International Auto Show in Frankfurt, Germany. With nothing more than light, shadow, props, and the human body, MOMIX has astonished audiences on five continents for more than 35 years.
MOMIX has performed throughout the United States, Canada, Spain, Greece, Italy, France, Germany, Russia, Denmark, England, Austria, Ireland, Holland, Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore and Australia. The company is based in Washington, Conn.
The Zeiterion Performing Arts Center is a non-profit organization with a mission to provide New Bedford and the region with performing arts programming of excellence that inspires, educates, engages and entertains. Tickets are available for purchase at www.zeiterion.org, by calling 508-994-2900, or in person at the box office at 684 Purchase Street, New Bedford, MA. Zeiterion Box Office hours are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and two hours before each performance.
