Portland Ovations Presents MOMIX: Botanica at Merrill Auditorium, 5/9

Portland Ovations brings the revolutionary dance company MOMIX and their visually stunning work Botanica to Merrill Auditorium on May 9th at 7:30pm.

With nothing more than light, shadow, props, and the human body MOMIX has astonished audiences on five continents for over 30 years. In this highly anticipated appearance, inventive dancer-illusionists MOMIX brings its breathtaking Botanica to Portland for one performance only. Botanica transports audiences to a fantasy world of surreal images and childlike wonder brought to life through athletic dance, riveting music, outrageous costumes, inventive props, puppetry and pure talent. The company evokes a vivid landscape populated by legendary choreographer Moses Pendleton's whimsical, fertile, and mythical imagination. Set to an eclectic score that ranges from birdsong to Vivaldi, Botanica reveals through MOMIX's signature illusionary style nature's changing imagery. This is dance at its most organic and inventive, an unforgettable multimedia experience that showcases the endlessly renewable energy of the superb MOMIX performers.

Tickets for MOMIX: Botanica range from $27 to $40 for Ovations' Members and $30 to $44 for the general public. To purchase tickets visit www.portlandovations.org, contact PortTIX at 207-842-0800 or stop by the box office window at Merrill Auditorium.