Amazing Illusions: Using Human Bodies to Create Shadow Dances | WIRED

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  • Pilobolus artistic directors Matt Kent and Renee Jaworski explain how their dancers use shadow to create almost anything imaginable.
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  • @Pilobolus
    @Pilobolus 6 років тому +631

    It was such a pleasure sharing our time with you!

    • @foxtalks9595
      @foxtalks9595 5 років тому +10

      Pilobolus y’all are amazing!

    • @annemarasciullo
      @annemarasciullo 5 років тому +5

      you’re an amazing company! bravo!

    • @TonecrafteLuthiery
      @TonecrafteLuthiery 5 років тому +5

      That growing and shrinking thing was fucken cool

    • @Birthdayparty410
      @Birthdayparty410 4 роки тому

      This is so cool! What light do you use? I'm thinking about doing this with a small class of mine.

    • @annikashupperd3964
      @annikashupperd3964 3 роки тому

      Love the art you create! Am wanting to recreate some of the same drama and vibe in a play. What is the light that you use to make it happen? Just looking to see what manufacturer and model of light you use?

  • @figo9719
    @figo9719 6 років тому +1228

    OMG THE PART WHERE THE GIRL SHRUNK AND BECAME A PUPPEY WAS SO AMAZING JESUS. SO BEAUTIFUL

    • @rrcecilia1735
      @rrcecilia1735 6 років тому +5

      He must be the Dom and she's the SUB. J/k

    • @dannydoesdev
      @dannydoesdev 5 років тому +4

      Ed....ward....

    • @Null_And_Void
      @Null_And_Void 5 років тому +3

      I was confused at first I thought I was seeing a baby elephant

    • @xx0maxi
      @xx0maxi 5 років тому

      When

    • @beelowe3474
      @beelowe3474 4 роки тому +2

      @@xx0maxi 3:55

  • @alyviakeeler1423
    @alyviakeeler1423 5 років тому +417

    2:11 when your friend cuts you off in the middle of a sentence.

    • @bleedcoins
      @bleedcoins 5 років тому +26

      that was rude af

    • @YokoshimaSTAR
      @YokoshimaSTAR 4 роки тому +4

      'Ruuudd-eh!'

    • @MattKent
      @MattKent 4 роки тому +1

      HAHA! Well, I do it to Renee all the time too. We always finish each others sentences!

    • @zebpossum
      @zebpossum 4 роки тому +2

      yeah he was like 👁👄👁 *w h a t*

    • @tesstickles4621
      @tesstickles4621 4 роки тому

      Lol

  • @ashleyw2164
    @ashleyw2164 5 років тому +100

    I keep replaying that dog was so REAL even the movements at 4:14

    • @brookefavretto1936
      @brookefavretto1936 4 роки тому +6

      that's my aunt! she actually taught me how to do that!!

  • @jesscateyesquad
    @jesscateyesquad 5 років тому +54

    My fav parts is the dramatic roll aways after shadow is finished

  • @nex-up6712
    @nex-up6712 4 роки тому +356

    “And a corona is something that sprays outward”
    You’re about 2 years too early

  • @terri_tory
    @terri_tory 5 років тому +29

    4:22 that was mind blowing , movement looked so realistic

  • @_knighted
    @_knighted 6 років тому +249

    There are some weird flexes here, but that's okay.

  • @mustbemonique
    @mustbemonique 6 років тому +549

    How he looks at her when she’s speaking

    • @StormySeb
      @StormySeb 5 років тому +17

      weird lol

    • @mickisei3547
      @mickisei3547 5 років тому +26

      2:11
      That got me laughing 😂😂

    • @zeddert2869
      @zeddert2869 5 років тому +4

      ehhh I even felt awkward and i wasn't even there..

    • @danieldavis627
      @danieldavis627 5 років тому +3

      It's because of the passion of the art

    • @headoverheels88
      @headoverheels88 5 років тому +12

      Pilobolus has a really long history of... how do I say this... too many cooks in the kitchen. So when you have a lot of very *cough* vocal *cough* people who are very passionate about what they do, there's a lot of tension.

  • @ORIONGaming
    @ORIONGaming 5 років тому +238

    Episode 1: whoa, former chief of disguises of the CIA creating completely new identities for agents, awesome.
    Episode 2: wee woo, we make shadows.

    • @onedaynoreason2572
      @onedaynoreason2572 5 років тому +22

      My friend, civilizations without art tend to be worthless.

    • @TwistedThor187
      @TwistedThor187 5 років тому +3

      @@onedaynoreason2572 not really art though. Just pretentious hipsters who like grinding on each other

    • @dianem983
      @dianem983 4 роки тому

      @@TwistedThor187
      I have incorporated by 🦜🦚🐣🦉🐤

  • @shotgotit_
    @shotgotit_ 6 років тому +171

    Guy who thinks hes a nerd; "Is that Cthulhu??"
    Actual nerd; "It's a Beholder..."

  • @annemarasciullo
    @annemarasciullo 5 років тому +15

    my late cousin becky jung was a dancer in pilobolus. regrettably she passed away before I could get to know her super well, but I do remember her very vividly. I’m not quite sure why but this video made me feel very connected to her and this truly touched me. thank you tremendously for recognizing this incredible group of dancers. 💞

    • @MattKent
      @MattKent 4 роки тому +2

      I miss Becky so much!!!!!

  • @djdestroyer
    @djdestroyer 6 років тому +81

    The challenges part was so cool! You could do a mini-series of just those for sure.

  • @Claude-Eckel
    @Claude-Eckel 6 років тому +218

    Lovely. You can feel that they love what they do.

    • @Glorious_Kim_Jong_Un
      @Glorious_Kim_Jong_Un 6 років тому +1

      You know being in literal underwear all the time they do more than just dance

    • @gilgamesh7055
      @gilgamesh7055 3 роки тому

      @@Glorious_Kim_Jong_Un
      If thats the case, im signing up.

  • @izzyj6417
    @izzyj6417 5 років тому +34

    That one guy at the end that made a b, then was like oh shiet and switched it to a d

  • @cheyenne9081
    @cheyenne9081 5 років тому +95

    I thought she meant something completely different when she said “we have Coronas just prior to creating”🍻

    • @sketchur
      @sketchur 4 роки тому +15

      And today, to have Corona means something even more completely different!

    • @cheyenne9081
      @cheyenne9081 4 роки тому +3

      sketchur lmaooo

    • @readmore372
      @readmore372 4 роки тому

      virus

    • @zolixdf
      @zolixdf 4 роки тому

      cheyenne or CORONA VIRUS 🦠 !!!

    • @teth.
      @teth. 4 роки тому

      Lmao how times have changed

  • @CuriosityCulture
    @CuriosityCulture 6 років тому +367

    You can get paid to make shadows!? That's impressive

    • @AxxLAfriku
      @AxxLAfriku 6 років тому +1

      WARNING! I have 2 very attractive girlfriends and I am the greatest UA-camr ever and YOUR savior. Good bye dear harhsil

    • @jassienib3192
      @jassienib3192 6 років тому +9

      AxxL doubt

    • @motorcycleboy3paw
      @motorcycleboy3paw 5 років тому

      so many comments subdued.

    • @motorcycleboy3paw
      @motorcycleboy3paw 5 років тому

      ok, I looked... what the heck is harhsil? and why ever say goodbye?

    • @conxues500
      @conxues500 4 роки тому

      @@AxxLAfriku Why?

  • @yashichauhan1031
    @yashichauhan1031 5 років тому +15

    I sometimes wonder, how come people don't comment on these talented people , they deserve a lot of those along with the views and likes....true art

  • @potato733
    @potato733 5 років тому +5

    I used to hate dance for a reason I really don't know, but my perception and opinion of dance has completely changed after watching this!
    These people are the best!

  • @divalea
    @divalea 4 роки тому +2

    Lots noticed the way he looks at her, she also looks at him. They pay attention to each other.

  • @remyhocage9854
    @remyhocage9854 5 років тому +11

    Happy to see this group has lasted & grown ! I saw them perform in Mexico City, summer of 1977. Back then they used Balance to create wonderful images & movement. Cheers !

  • @danielhill3261
    @danielhill3261 4 роки тому +3

    Those shadow-dancers are just badass.

  • @russiangorl5685
    @russiangorl5685 3 роки тому +3

    matt kent's parents missed the opportunity to call their child clark kent

  • @s0fines0fly
    @s0fines0fly 6 років тому +30

    "Limitations are awesome for creativity" ❤

  • @lukacswilliam8464
    @lukacswilliam8464 5 років тому +5

    The form of creativity seems like deconstructing the soul of an object and perform elegantly and dynamically.

  • @TrinaPorter
    @TrinaPorter 4 роки тому +10

    Did she just say “corona”...
    Beautiful dance!!!

  • @JTjelly14
    @JTjelly14 6 років тому +33

    I saw their show “Shadow Land” in NYC 2 years ago and it was amazing, I would definitely recommend it

  • @NoName-rl4mt
    @NoName-rl4mt 5 років тому +7

    5:08, “the whole thing can come cracking”

  • @BigTimeChinatown
    @BigTimeChinatown 5 років тому +11

    its really hard envisioning the stormtroopers head when i know its just someone butt

  • @divalea
    @divalea 4 роки тому +3

    Let’s acknowledge the delightful nerd correctly identified the beholder.
    Then dig the beholder the dancers built.
    Then dig the use of the Inception note that symbolizes a world within a world.

  • @jonathancandor4476
    @jonathancandor4476 2 роки тому +2

    Challenge 2 was a biblical accurate angle lmao

  • @gatsbynewman1658
    @gatsbynewman1658 2 роки тому +3

    Absolutely brilliant I am so grateful to have lived as a human and appreciate our new ideas

  • @YokoshimaSTAR
    @YokoshimaSTAR 4 роки тому +3

    1:16
    He made a pig sound.
    EDIT: Never mind it was the music in the background sorry lol the beat was perfectly timed when he took breath.

  • @tbabbittt
    @tbabbittt 6 років тому +5

    It would be fun to see the story of Jason and the golden fleece or the labors of Hercules done as a shadow dance.

  • @autzmn
    @autzmn 4 роки тому +1

    I love the skeppy horn between each challenge

  • @avclayton5
    @avclayton5 6 років тому +3

    This stuff is so freaking cool. First saw this style of dance in an Academy of Villains video a couple years back and it blew my damn mind. Very neat to get a peek behind the curtain!

  • @lizpapp1900
    @lizpapp1900 6 років тому +12

    They seem like such a fun group of people

  • @JeffiMndtrckz
    @JeffiMndtrckz 4 роки тому +1

    The Corona comment baffled me haha :D The timing is impecable

  • @Ayan44
    @Ayan44 6 років тому +40

    this is the coolest stuff i've seen so far on youtube. blows my mind

  • @YokoshimaSTAR
    @YokoshimaSTAR 4 роки тому +1

    4:17 watching this high made me higher.

  • @alecmejia1960
    @alecmejia1960 5 років тому +1

    This vid should have waaay more views

  • @MissJoyceMartin
    @MissJoyceMartin 6 років тому +19

    This is so good! Thanks Wired. Thanks Pilobolus!

  • @V2Blast
    @V2Blast 6 років тому +1

    Thanks for Greg Tito for sharing this on the D&D News Twitch segment! Very cool :)

  • @s0fines0fly
    @s0fines0fly 6 років тому +1

    I have seen them perform long time ago and want to see them again. I LOVE pilobolus

  • @PaulineMitchell
    @PaulineMitchell 5 років тому +1

    Ahhh, I love them OMG. They can to our dance studio at EKA back in 1999.

  • @leapinglynx
    @leapinglynx 5 років тому +3

    0:57 -- It's dark in here!

  • @archiefoster4907
    @archiefoster4907 6 років тому +1

    I don't know about you guys, but this tells me that some things don't really need to exist in order too amaze and fascinate.

  • @Richard.Sanchez
    @Richard.Sanchez 6 років тому +20

    9:38 The tail reminds me of the Ace Ventura rhino birth scene.

  • @staciestacie3044
    @staciestacie3044 5 років тому +3

    I Never knew shadows were so cool

  • @xtraordinaryxtd9484
    @xtraordinaryxtd9484 6 років тому +10

    a fellow D&D nerd among them

  • @charaparaskevaides3355
    @charaparaskevaides3355 4 роки тому

    this channel is so underrated

  • @mariannakassai5458
    @mariannakassai5458 5 років тому +1

    Can you recommend me what type of lights do you use? Thank you.

  • @michaellinner7772
    @michaellinner7772 5 років тому +2

    The actual shadow portion of the "presentation" was pretty cool. I could do without the lengthy introduction though.

  • @schauzeit
    @schauzeit 6 років тому +2

    Look up "El Gamma Penumbra" which won Asia's Got Talent 2015. You're welcome.

  • @assuming_one45
    @assuming_one45 5 років тому +2

    Anyone else think that they need to go into AGT next year?

  • @ammytshabatau1840
    @ammytshabatau1840 3 роки тому +1

    This is mind blowing artistic talent

  • @Megazyper
    @Megazyper 6 років тому +15

    was expecting more cia stuff.

  • @mamymimma
    @mamymimma 6 років тому +7

    Extraordinary artists!

  • @hasitfinishedyet3325
    @hasitfinishedyet3325 5 років тому +4

    I swear they just keep saying that if u get closer to the light you get bigger

  • @meredithnadlerdance
    @meredithnadlerdance 5 місяців тому

    The founding members were Robby Barnett, Alison Becker Chase, Martha Clarke, Lee Harris, Moses Pendleton, Michael Tracy, and Jonathan Wolken. Allison remained until 2006 as artistic director and her and the other founding members choreographed new works collectively. Why is Renee Jaworski rewriting history at the expense of the women who Pilobolus owes its origins to as well as the first 35 years of its existence ?

  • @floydfreeman313
    @floydfreeman313 4 роки тому +2

    Very theatrical and quite moving!

  • @tashvelez7286
    @tashvelez7286 6 років тому +14

    This is so freaking cool

  • @me-andizon3367
    @me-andizon3367 4 роки тому

    These people are real genius.

  • @johnseckinger9523
    @johnseckinger9523 6 років тому +2

    Wow. Truly incredible) I’d love to see this show

  • @crittercosner2877
    @crittercosner2877 5 років тому +1

    Props to them.

  • @obadiahcrookshank643
    @obadiahcrookshank643 5 років тому

    Awesome creativity and fun, they share much laughter and joy. Watching them is a delight. This one made me subscribe.

  • @TIS6886
    @TIS6886 5 років тому +2

    Amazing and a wonder🌟 for the eyes and thoughts. Loved it❤ Thank you 😊

  • @andrewdecker9031
    @andrewdecker9031 5 років тому +6

    "Shadow possession complete"

  • @naveedferoz9159
    @naveedferoz9159 6 років тому +6

    Guys good work you give me a lot of info thanks

  • @RoyalKiwi206
    @RoyalKiwi206 6 років тому +1

    coolest things I've seen all day

  • @SinisterCity
    @SinisterCity 4 роки тому

    Dude was on something
    Hope he gets better

  • @morimori7456
    @morimori7456 5 років тому

    you can just imagine Shakespeare and Leonardo messing around like this

  • @tinyw777
    @tinyw777 6 років тому +2

    7:45
    oh hello

  • @lotus6556
    @lotus6556 3 роки тому +1

    Wow. It’s amazing. You guys are amazing.

  • @noneofyourbeeswax01
    @noneofyourbeeswax01 2 роки тому +1

    @10:56 - the dancer at thefar left must have been disoriented because they are clearly making a "b" rather than a "d"!

  • @viragsancheti7684
    @viragsancheti7684 2 роки тому

    Which light have you used for the shadow to fall properly???

  • @_maviz_2178
    @_maviz_2178 5 років тому

    This is my favorite video now. It’s amazing

  • @zimajaman
    @zimajaman 4 роки тому

    My grandma used to say don't play with shadows

  • @victorianme3668
    @victorianme3668 5 років тому

    The Star Wars request was stupid because its identifying factor is not the silhouette

  • @ransackgirl9483
    @ransackgirl9483 6 років тому +3

    I love shadows. I have a shadow tattoo. The hands on the tattoo make two rough claws but the shadow is of the a thick detailed dinosaur skull like the Jurassic Park logo. I loved seeing their dino shadow!

  • @mitchellbliss3828
    @mitchellbliss3828 5 років тому +1

    They are great!!

  • @miguelgarzone291
    @miguelgarzone291 5 років тому

    What is a good light source for this type of theater? Im guessing a projector. If so what type?

  • @violinhunter2
    @violinhunter2 4 роки тому

    1:30 "You couldn't tell where one body started and the other one started" ???

  • @liliangumban
    @liliangumban 6 років тому

    This is so cool! Genius!!!

  • @keefy2002
    @keefy2002 4 роки тому

    Me and the homie meeting up after the coronavirus 0:57

  • @bearngiftsplus9524
    @bearngiftsplus9524 2 роки тому +1

    Amazing, super talented individuals!

  • @ninabean4857
    @ninabean4857 5 років тому +1

    This was cool

  • @Yawgmoth904
    @Yawgmoth904 5 років тому +1

    8:10 YES THANKYOU

  • @rextrowbridge8386
    @rextrowbridge8386 4 роки тому

    that dudes close intense stare is a little much.

  • @deep.space.12
    @deep.space.12 5 років тому +2

    So... they can perform the human centipede?

  • @maghribi5371
    @maghribi5371 5 років тому +3

    0:57 when 69 goes wrong

  • @IvanyaKosmos
    @IvanyaKosmos 6 років тому

    look how Matt mirins Renee, so cute :)

  • @das5842
    @das5842 4 роки тому

    Fantastic video, thank you very much.

  • @Wrodgers32WAR
    @Wrodgers32WAR Рік тому

    Anyone know what kind of screen they used?

  • @Shystee53
    @Shystee53 6 років тому +23

    0:57 Hahahahah

  • @ianjohnson3840
    @ianjohnson3840 5 років тому

    0:46 im shook

  • @johnosborne7708
    @johnosborne7708 5 років тому

    meanwhile a nurse somewhere someplace is saving a life and making a real difference in the world.

  • @Bookerdevin101
    @Bookerdevin101 4 роки тому

    This is amazing!!

  • @selo4485
    @selo4485 6 років тому

    This is fabulous

  • @dafakisdis5340
    @dafakisdis5340 5 років тому

    El gamma penumbra looks like this. Might even be better I think it was somewhere in Asia.