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WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY? RENÉE JAWORSKI (Executive/Co-Artistic Director) has been an indelible force in Pilobolus’s artistic landscape since joining as a dancer in 2000. A performer who captivated audiences worldwide, her magnetic stage presence laid the foundation for an expansive creative career. In 2011, she was chosen to lead Pilobolus’s post-succession evolution, becoming Artistic Director, and in 2022, she became the company’s first Executive Director with an intimate dance background. Her choreographic experience has been extensive and pioneering, crafting pieces reflecting her innovative dance and theater approach. Her exceptional work spans various platforms, from the 79th Annual Academy Awards to the Grammy®-nominated video for OK Go’s “All is Not Lost,” as well as overseeing prestigious projects like Radiolab Live: In the Dark and the World Science Festival, Time and the Creative Cosmos. The University of the Arts honored her with the Silver Star Alumni Award, and her collaborative work on Round House Theatre’s production of The Tempest, directed by Aaron Posner and Teller, earned Pilobolus the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Choreography in a Play in 2023. In 2024, she was awarded a Connecticut Arts Hero Award by the State of Connecticut’s Office of the Arts. Guiding Pilobolus with vision and creativity, she ensures it remains a vibrant, celebrated arts organization. MATT KENT (Artistic Director) joined Pilobolus as a dancer in 1996 without any formal dance training. His unconventional path mirrors that of the company’s Founders, embodying the spirit of innovation and boundary-pushing creativity at the heart of Pilobolus. He has performed on prestigious stages worldwide and created choreography and artistic direction for colleges, professional dance companies, and grand productions involving shadow, horses, acrobats, large-scale Michael Curry puppets, actors, stunt performers, hip-hop dancers, and athletes—even developing the movement vocabulary for The Walking Dead. In 2023, he won the Helen Hayes Award alongside Pilobolus Executive/Co-Artistic Director Renée Jaworski for Outstanding Choreography for Shakespeare’s The Tempest, co-directed by Aaron Posner and Teller. His work has appeared on the Academy Awards, Conan O’Brien, Penn & Teller’s Fool Us, Wetten, dass..?, and multiple television commercials. Since becoming Artistic Director of Pilobolus in 2016, Matt has continued to bring an unconventional approach to innovative theatrical experiences and family programming, preserving the authenticity of vintage historic works while breaking new ground to create transformative experiences that engage, inspire, and leave audiences in awe. CONNOR CHAPARRO (Dancer) was born in Lakeland, Florida. He eventually found himself at the University of Memphis, where he graduated with a double concentration in Dance and Dance Science. You can find him cooking his mother’s secret salsa recipe and sharing it with people in his spare time. He loves to explore nature, see people’s smiles, and learn about the crazy world we live in. Connor has been with Pilobolus since 2023, and he is SO excited to be performing for you, the audience! As always, he hopes you experience “Mush” love. IG: connorchaparro