MOMIX

Whether they're dangling from jungle gyms, tying themselves in knots, flying around on poles, or impersonating desert lizards — all while dressed in phantasmagoric costumes — MOMIX's "dancer-illusionists" distort the boundary between dance and gymnastics. Moses Pendleton's Connecticut-based troupe seems to finally be soaring past Pilobolus, his celebrated ex-company, to reach higher ground. -Stephan Paschalides