Lorelei Ensemble & Pilobolus Bring Exciting Artistic Collaboration to Potash Hill

November 22, 2024

In January, Lorelei Ensemble, a vocal group that creates and champions bold artistic work for women in music, comes to Potash Hill with modern-dance company Pilobolus for an exciting artistic collaboration. From January 12-20, these two acclaimed performing arts groups will be doing deep creative work together on our Vermont campus in preparation for their upcoming performances of renowned composer David Lang’s Love Fail.

Lorelei and Pilobolus’s breathtaking, fresh performance of Lang’s 2012 work will feature an expanded 8-voice version, written for and premiered by Lorelei Ensemble, and new choreography by Pilobolus Co-Artistic Director Renée Jaworski, which heightens the live performance with contemporary, physical expressions of love lost, and endured. The music and libretto pull together narratives of love from such sources as Lydia Davis, Marie de France, Gottfried von Strassburg, Béroul, Thomas of Britain, and Richard Wagner.

Heralded for its “full-bodied and radiant sound” (New York Times) and “stunning precision of harmony, intonation, and . . . spectacular virtuosity” (Gramophone Magazine), Lorelei Ensemble is recognized across the globe for its bold and inventive programs that champion the extraordinary flexibility and virtuosity of the human voice. Led by founder and artistic director Beth Willer, Lorelei has established an inspiring mission, curating culturally-relevant and artistically audacious programs that stretch and challenge the expectations of artists and audiences alike. Learn more at loreleiensemble.com.

Since 1971, Pilobolus has tested the limits of human physicality to explore the beauty and the power of connected bodies. The company continues to bring this tradition to global audiences through its post-disciplinary collaborations with some of the greatest influencers, thinkers, and creators in the world. Pilobolus has created and toured over 120 pieces of repertory to more than 65 countries. Over the years the company has performed work for millions of people across the U.S. and around the world. In 2015, Pilobolus was named one of Dance Heritage Coalition’s “Irreplaceable Dance Treasures”. For more information, visit pilobolus.org.