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MOMIX comes to The Cowles Center to Present Nature Inspired Botanica

Beautiful and enthralling, Botanica is the perfect show for the entire family.

Minneapolis, Minn March 19 , 2013 The Cowles Center for Dance & the Performing Arts is thrilled to present Moses Pendeltons MOMIX April 20 & 21 in The Goodale Theater. Tickets are $39 with student discounts available and can be purchased at www.thecowlescenter.org or by calling 612.206.3600.

Always an audience favorite, MOMIX, under the direction of Moses Pendleton, defies categorization as easily as its dancers defy gravity. Mesmerizing, Magical and Imaginative, MOMIX spellbinds audiences across the globe. Since debuting MOMIXs newest creation Botanica in Italy last winter, it has played to packed houses and rave reviews around the world. Botanica, like other MOMIX creations, creates a magical and ethereal world. MOMIX dancer-illusionists conjure a world of surrealistic images using light, shadow, props, humor and the human body.

The show features an eclectic score ranging from birdsongs to Vivaldi. It follows the rhythms of the seasons, the changing shape of life on Earth and the passing of a day. The performance is enhanced by spectacular costumes, projections and giant puppetry designed by Michael Curry, acclaimed production designer for Cirque du Soleil, Disney and the Metropolitan Opera.

When: April 20 @ 8pm, April 21 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
Where: The Cowles Center for Dance & the Performing Arts, The Goodale Theater, 528 Hennepin Avenue, Downtown Minneapolis
Tickets: $29 - Students, $39 - Adults (all fees included)

The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts

The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts is the Twin Cities' newest arts center and the flagship for dance in Minnesota. Centrally located in downtown Minneapolis, The Cowles Center includes the newly refurbished 500-seat Goodale Theater; the Hennepin Center for the Arts, home to 20 leading dance and performing arts organizations; the state-of-the-art Target Education Studio, housing The Cowles Centers distance learning program; and the new U.S. Bank Atrium. The Cowles Center fills the need for a place that is a catalyst for the creation, presentation, education, enjoyment and celebration of dance and the performing arts in the Twin Cities. The Cowles Center is a 501(c)3 status non-profit organization. The Cowles Centers 2012/13 Season is presented by U.S. Bank with additional support from Ascent Private Capital Management and the Private Client Reserve of U.S. Bank.

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