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*Mark Joined the internationally renowned dance group Pilobolus in 1995 and stayed with them through much of 1998. Mark's athletic and acrobatic strengths were immediately put to good use. During his tenure there, Mark was dance captain, soloist, and choreographic collaborator of five new works (notably GNOMEN, AEROS, and APOPLEXY). In all, Mark performed 18 pieces from the company's repertory, toured 10 countries, appeared on numerous television programs and won an Emmy. Mark Continues a Pilobolus tradition by bringing to his new work a unique mixture of elements and styles that is inventive, playful, and daring.
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"Quatrejeux"...seems to be foreplay (oh those Pilobolus Puns!) to Scarletti, and was beautifully danced by Rebecca Jung and Darryl Thomas from the original cast, joined by the newcomers Rebecca Anderson and Santillano - Clive Barnes, New York Post |
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Mr. Santillano was charming as the hapless, stumbling everyman in a solo from "The Empty Suitor,"... Mr. Santillano also made an immensely touching character as the lost aviator in "Aeros,"... - Jennifer Dunning, The New York Times |
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Mr. Santillano was genially amusing as a man who navigates a floor of rolling poles but cannot deal with the stable reality of an unshifting ground, furniture or his cane and hat in the solo from Mr. Tracy's "Empty Suitor,"... "Day Two," has gained immeasurably. The current six dancers approach the 1980 piece as choreography, with a conscious stillness and weighted physicality that push this stylish, roiling free-for-all toward masterwork status. - Jennifer Dunning, The New York Times |
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"Shizen," from 1978, celebrates the beauty and strength of the human body. This is what Pilobolus is most known for - living sculpture exhibits. Rebecca Jung and Mark Santillano, ... slowly stretch, reach and rise, eventually joining the bodies in a connection that is more organic and natural than sensual or sexual... The sheer athleticism of this piece is remarkable and the human shapes made indistinguishable by their connections, become beautiful works of art. - Diane Daniel, The Patriot Ledger, Boston |
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The solo from the "Empty Suitor," choreographed by Tracy was performed last night by Mark Santillano, who made it what it's supposed to be - a tour de force of physical comedy. His top hat, cane, a long bench and six mysterious white cylinders on the floor were all completely out of the control of Santillano-as-klutz. The cylinders provided him with a log rolling opportunity that was his feet spreading in opposite directions until it looked like he - or possibly his pants - would split. It's not only bodies that stick in Pilobolus; it's furniture, too, and Santillano with that big bench stuck on his head is a great sight gag. Nothing subtle about the humor here, but he pulled it off thanks to a sweet, even shy, persona. - Christine Temin, Boston Globe |
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The six-member company, consisting of Rebecca Anderson, Rebecca Jung, Kent Lindemer, Mark Santillano, John-Mario Sevilla, and Darryl Thomas, all performing with miraculous balance, made a delectable sextet... From the ease with which they flow into their positions [dancing the piece "Pilobolus"], it would seem that the men involved - Lindemer, Santillano, Sevilla - possess bodies that recognize no movement barriers. - Jennie Schulman, Back Stage |
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"Shizen" concentrates on matched, slowly evolving body-sculpture... Rebecca Jung and Mark Santillano prove especially adept at crab-like walking and the scary insect-lift near the end... - Lewis Segal, Los Angeles Times |
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Not a bitter Pil: Pilobolus will perform at the Career Transition gala. (Photo): The sinuous Gaspard Louis, the exquisite Rebecca Jung, and the riveting Mark Santillano. - Dance Magazine, p. 35, October 1997 |
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