Shoshanna Gross, Marketing and Audience Development Associate at The Joyce, asks Jonathan Wolken, Artistic Director of Pilobolus:

1.    When did dance become a part of your life?
At 7, I played a character named Johnny Moonbeam, it was all movement.

2.    What inspires you?
Food, Science, Philosophy

3.    What is the biggest challenge you face as an artist/choreographer? Inspiration

4.    Who is/are your hero(s) and/or mentor(s) (in dance or otherwise)?
I take the 5th

5.    How can/does dance impact the current social/cultural/political climate in which we live?
This question is too serious.

6.     What has been your most satisfying moment as an artist thus far?
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7.    Who would you like to collaborate with next?
Brian Eno is pretty cool

8.    What’s the last dance performance you saw (other than your own)?
I don’t watch much dance.

9.    What do you do when you’re not dancing?
Work as the development and artistic directors for Pilobolus.

10.    What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?
Vanilla but, only if it’s homemade.