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

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  • @Pilobolus
    @Pilobolus 6 років тому +631

    It was such a pleasure sharing our time with you!

    • @foxtalks9595
      @foxtalks9595 6 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 5 років 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 +1230

    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 5 років тому +2

      @@xx0maxi 3:55

  • @ashleyw2164
    @ashleyw2164 5 років тому +101

    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!!

  • @alyviakeeler1423
    @alyviakeeler1423 6 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!

    • @MisterRavenJ
      @MisterRavenJ 4 роки тому +2

      yeah he was like 👁👄👁 *w h a t*

    • @tesstickles4621
      @tesstickles4621 4 роки тому

      Lol

  • @jesscateyesquad
    @jesscateyesquad 5 років тому +54

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

  • @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.

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

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

  • @_knighted
    @_knighted 6 років тому +249

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

  • @mustbemonique
    @mustbemonique 6 років тому +548

    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.

  • @terri_tory
    @terri_tory 5 років тому +29

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

  • @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.

  • @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 !

  • @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

  • @ORIONGaming
    @ORIONGaming 6 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 5 років тому

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

  • @CuriosityCulture
    @CuriosityCulture 6 років тому +366

    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?

  • @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

  • @potato733
    @potato733 6 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!

  • @shotgotit_
    @shotgotit_ 6 років тому +171

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

  • @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.

  • @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

  • @danielhill3261
    @danielhill3261 4 роки тому +3

    Those shadow-dancers are just badass.

  • @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.

  • @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

  • @gatsbynewman1658
    @gatsbynewman1658 2 роки тому +3

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

  • @russiangorl5685
    @russiangorl5685 3 роки тому +3

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

  • @Ayan44
    @Ayan44 6 років тому +40

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

  • @TrinaPorter
    @TrinaPorter 4 роки тому +10

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

  • @MissJoyceMartin
    @MissJoyceMartin 6 років тому +19

    This is so good! Thanks Wired. Thanks Pilobolus!

  • @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!

  • @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.

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

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

  • @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.

  • @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

  • @BigTimeChinatown
    @BigTimeChinatown 5 років тому +11

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

  • @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.

  • @jonathancandor4476
    @jonathancandor4476 2 роки тому +2

    Challenge 2 was a biblical accurate angle lmao

  • @autzmn
    @autzmn 4 роки тому +1

    I love the skeppy horn between each challenge

  • @lizpapp1900
    @lizpapp1900 6 років тому +12

    They seem like such a fun group of people

  • @PaulineMitchell
    @PaulineMitchell 5 років тому +1

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

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

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

  • @floydfreeman313
    @floydfreeman313 5 років тому +2

    Very theatrical and quite moving!

  • @tashvelez7286
    @tashvelez7286 6 років тому +14

    This is so freaking cool

  • @lotus6556
    @lotus6556 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @JeffiMndtrckz
    @JeffiMndtrckz 4 роки тому +1

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

  • @charaparaskevaides3355
    @charaparaskevaides3355 4 роки тому

    this channel is so underrated

  • @alecmejia1960
    @alecmejia1960 6 років тому +1

    This vid should have waaay more views

  • @TIS6886
    @TIS6886 5 років тому +2

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

  • @mamymimma
    @mamymimma 6 років тому +7

    Extraordinary artists!

  • @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.

  • @ammytshabatau1840
    @ammytshabatau1840 3 роки тому +1

    This is mind blowing artistic talent

  • @_maviz_2178
    @_maviz_2178 5 років тому

    This is my favorite video now. It’s amazing

  • @YokoshimaSTAR
    @YokoshimaSTAR 4 роки тому +1

    4:17 watching this high made me higher.

  • @naveedferoz9159
    @naveedferoz9159 6 років тому +6

    Guys good work you give me a lot of info thanks

  • @johnseckinger9523
    @johnseckinger9523 6 років тому +2

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

  • @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.

  • @bearngiftsplus9524
    @bearngiftsplus9524 3 роки тому +1

    Amazing, super talented individuals!

  • @mariannakassai5458
    @mariannakassai5458 5 років тому +1

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

  • @viragsancheti7684
    @viragsancheti7684 2 роки тому

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

  • @mitchellbliss3828
    @mitchellbliss3828 5 років тому +1

    They are great!!

  • @xtraordinaryxtd9484
    @xtraordinaryxtd9484 6 років тому +10

    a fellow D&D nerd among them

  • @Raylawinstitute
    @Raylawinstitute 4 місяці тому

    Can anyone name things used to create shadow and the white big screen on which shadow is created?

  • @leapinglynx
    @leapinglynx 5 років тому +3

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

  • @das5842
    @das5842 4 роки тому

    Fantastic video, thank you very much.

  • @meredithnadlerdance
    @meredithnadlerdance 7 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 ?

  • @Wrodgers32WAR
    @Wrodgers32WAR Рік тому

    Anyone know what kind of screen they used?

  • @staciestacie3044
    @staciestacie3044 6 років тому +3

    I Never knew shadows were so cool

  • @iraja333
    @iraja333 3 роки тому +1

    Amazing 🙏

  • @TearFoX
    @TearFoX 6 років тому +2

    *Awesome* 😘☑️🎵

  • @me-andizon3367
    @me-andizon3367 5 років тому

    These people are real genius.

  • @RoyalKiwi206
    @RoyalKiwi206 6 років тому +1

    coolest things I've seen all day

  • @andrewdecker9031
    @andrewdecker9031 6 років тому +6

    "Shadow possession complete"

  • @assuming_one45
    @assuming_one45 5 років тому +2

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

  • @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!

  • @crittercosner2877
    @crittercosner2877 6 років тому +1

    Props to them.

  • @Bookerdevin101
    @Bookerdevin101 4 роки тому

    This is amazing!!

  • @SinisterCity
    @SinisterCity 4 роки тому

    Dude was on something
    Hope he gets better

  • @ninabean4857
    @ninabean4857 5 років тому +1

    This was cool

  • @hasitfinishedyet3325
    @hasitfinishedyet3325 5 років тому +4

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

  • @liliangumban
    @liliangumban 6 років тому

    This is so cool! Genius!!!

  • @sharjo52
    @sharjo52 3 роки тому

    Awesome!

  • @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"!

  • @Karatekidca1
    @Karatekidca1 5 років тому

    Wow this is absolutely amazing 😉

  • @morimori7456
    @morimori7456 5 років тому

    you can just imagine Shakespeare and Leonardo messing around like this

  • @selo4485
    @selo4485 6 років тому

    This is fabulous

  • @thinkagain8171
    @thinkagain8171 5 років тому

    Beautiful.

  • @miguelgarzone291
    @miguelgarzone291 6 років тому

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

  • @kkbdagupanofficial976
    @kkbdagupanofficial976 5 років тому

    8:50 What’s that?

  • @raishps1833
    @raishps1833 6 років тому +1

    1:40 I just can't figure out what it's supposed to be. A scorpion?

  • @schauzeit
    @schauzeit 6 років тому +2

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

  • @hollywarehouse7938
    @hollywarehouse7938 6 років тому +1

    AUUUHMAZING!!!🤯👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽❤️

  • @tinyw777
    @tinyw777 6 років тому +2

    7:45
    oh hello

  • @michaellinner7772
    @michaellinner7772 5 років тому +2

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

  • @donna62369
    @donna62369 6 років тому

    very well done

  • @zimajaman
    @zimajaman 4 роки тому

    My grandma used to say don't play with shadows

  • @honeybunch5765
    @honeybunch5765 2 роки тому

    Brilliant

  • @keefy2002
    @keefy2002 4 роки тому

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

  • @Megazyper
    @Megazyper 6 років тому +15

    was expecting more cia stuff.