SANTOS SALON SERIES with PILOBOLUS

Join Pilobolus company dancer Ryan Hayes for a special pre-performance conversation moderated by TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND Executive and Artistic Director Charles Santos. Known for its extraordinary athleticism, inventive partnering, and playful imagination, Pilobolus has spent more than five decades redefining what the human body can do. Performing in Walklyndon, Flight, and Lamentation Variations, Hayes will share a dancer’s perspective on the company’s collaborative creative process, the remarkable trust required to bring its gravity-defying choreography to life, and the artistry behind TRIPS, an exhilarating journey through the Pilobolus universe.

BIO

RYAN HAYES was born and raised in Spokane, WA. He earned his degree in Dance Performance from Gonzaga University. After graduation, he continued his training as a Scholarship recipient at the Steps on Broadway Conservatory in New York. Ryan performed Paul Taylor and Jerome Robbins’ original choreography in Section 5 of Esplanade and ‘group dances’ of N.Y. Export Opus Jazz. Additionally, he has performed with Jazz Choreography Enterprise, Sound Business Inc. in Dance Harlem!, Inland Northwest Opera, Human Kinetics Inc., and theater companies across the U.S. In addition to performing, he is passionate about dance education and arts accessibility. Ryan co-teaches Partnering for Broadway in New York and guest-teaches at universities, studios, and intensives across the country. He also serves on the Gonzaga University Dance Alumni board. Love to mom and dad! @ryan_hayes39