MOSES PENDLETON (Artistic Director) has been one of America’s most innovative and widely performed choreographers and directors for almost 50 years. A co-founder of the ground-breaking Pilobolus Dance Theater in 1971, he formed his own company, MOMIX, in 1980. Mr. Pendleton has also worked extensively in film, TV, and opera and as a choreographer for ballet companies and special events.

Mr. Pendleton was born and raised on a dairy farm in Northern Vermont. His earliest experiences as a showman came from exhibiting his family’s dairy cows at the Caledonian County Fair. He received his BA in English Literature from Dartmouth College in 1971. Pilobolus began touring immediately, and the group shot to fame in the 1970s, performing on Broadway under the sponsorship of Pierre Cardin, touring internationally, and appearing in PBS’s Dance in America and Great Performances series.

By the end of the decade, Mr. Pendleton had begun to work outside of Pilobolus, performing in and serving as principal choreographer for the Paris Opera’s Intégrale Erik Satie in 1979 and choreographing the Closing Ceremony of the Winter Olympics at Lake Placid in 1980. In that same year he created MOMIX, which rapidly established an international reputation for inventive and often illusionistic choreography. The troupe has now been creating new work under his direction and touring worldwide for four decades.

Mr. Pendleton has also been active as a performer and choreographer for other companies. He staged Picabia’s Dadaist ballet Relâche for the Paris Opera Ballet and the Joffrey Ballet, and Tutuguri, based on the writings of Artaud, for the Deutsche Oper Berlin. He created the role of the Fool for Yuri Lyubimov’s production of Mussorgsky’s Khovanschina at La Scala, choreographed Rameau’s Platée for the U.S. Spoleto Festival, and contributed choreography to Lina Wertmuller’s production of Carmen at the Munich State Opera. Mr. Pendleton has created new works for the Arizona Ballet and the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, and he teamed up with Danny Ezralow and David Parsons, both former MOMIX dancers, to choreograph AEROS with the Romanian National Gymnastics Team. Most recently, Mr. Pendleton choreographed The Doves of Peace, featuring Diana Vishneva and 50 Russian ballerinas, for the Opening Ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics at Sochi.

Mr. Pendleton’s film and television work includes the feature film F/X2 with Cynthia Quinn, Moses Pendleton Presents Moses Pendleton for ABC ARTS cable (winner of a CINE Golden Eagle award), and Pictures at an Exhibition with Charles Dutoit and the Montreal Symphony, which received an International Emmy for Best Performing Arts Special in 1991. Mr. Pendleton has also made music videos with Prince, Julian Lennon, and Cathy Dennis, among others.

Mr. Pendleton is an avid photographer whose work has been presented in Rome, Milan, Florence, and Aspen. Images of the sunflower plantings at his home in northwestern Connecticut have been featured in numerous books and articles on gardening. He is the subject of Salto di Gravita by Lisavetta Scarbi (1999), and his photographs accompany the sixteen cantos of Phil Holland’s The Dance Must Follow (2015), which takes Mr. Pendleton’s own creative process as its subject.

Mr. Pendleton was a Guggenheim Fellow in 1977. He was a recipient of the Connecticut Commission on the Arts Governor’s Award in 1998. He received the Positano Choreographic Award in 1999 and the 2002 American Choreography Award for his contributions to choreography for film and television. In 2010, Mr. Pendleton received an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts (HDFA) from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, where he delivered the commencement address. In 2021, Mr. Pendleton received the degree of Doctor of Arts, honoris causa, from Dartmouth College, his alma mater, for his lifetime contributions to the arts.

JESS ADAMS (Dancer) is a performing artist from Oreland, Pennsylvania. She received her BFA in Dance from The University of the Arts in 2016. She also trained at Jacob’s Pillow under Camille A. Brown and Moncell Durden. After graduating, she worked as a dancer and aerialist for Norwegian Cruise Lines. In Philadelphia, Jess presented her own solo choreography, trained and performed aerial work at Secret Circus and performed for Jim Bunting Dance Company and Kevin Sullivan & Dancers. She performed and taught for Almanac Dance Circus Theatre and Project Moshen. In fall 2020, she premiered in the official music video for We Rule the Night by Matthew Schuler (American Singer, The Voice Season 5). In 2018, she joined Brian Sanders’ JUNK. With JUNK, Jess performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Kimmel Center (Romeo & Juliet in 2019 & Carmen in 2020) and solo/duet work for Philly Feastival and Artyard. In 2021 she was featured in the new interactive, performative video-game style experience Dragonbutter. While Jess continues her education in movement, training in aerials, hand balancing, acrobatics, mobility and fitness, she also enjoys choreographing and teaching in Philadelphia. Jess is honored and thrilled to join MOMIX this season (Fall 2021).

ANTHONY BOCCONI (Dancer) was born in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music, Art, and the Performing Arts and it was there he found his niche in concert dance while studying Ballet and Modern. Anthony continued his dance training at the Ailey/Fordham BFA program under the direction of Melanie Person while spending his summers training at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Nederlands Dans Theatre, and Springboard Dance Montreal. Anthony graduated in 2013 and has since worked and toured with Lydia Johnson Dance, The Metropolitan Opera, The Santa Fe Opera, Ballet Nepantla and the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company. In addition to perforing on stages worldwide, Anthony has had the privilege of teaching the next generation of dancers. He has taught both domestically and internationally, taking him from NYC to Canada, Europe and Asia, sharing his love for Ballet and Modern dance. Bocconi joined MOMIX in 2015.

ALISON COLEMAN (Dancer) - Originally from Massachusetts, Alison (Ali) Coleman earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Coleman has since danced professionally in New York City, Los Angeles, Orlando, and over 25 countries around the world. Notable performance credits include ABC Network featuring Sting, Disney Channel featuring Meg Donnelly, Walt Disney World’s "Hocus Pocus Villain Spectacular", Christmas Wonderland National Tour, Holland America Line, RWS Entertainment Group, HersheyPark, Crawford Jazz Project and Renaissance Theatre Company. Coleman is also a professional video editor and the founder of Dance Mill Media, a media production company that produces entertainment-based video content. Ali joined MOMIX in 2021.

GREGORY DE ARMOND (Dancer) grew up in Southern California and trained at Saddleback Dance Center, Golden State Ballet and Ballet Pacifica. He graduated cum laude from the University of California, Irvine with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering with an emphasis on structures. He was honored as a William J. Gillespie Scholar and as a Gregory Osborne Memorial Scholar. He joined the North Carolina Dance Theatre in 2010 and later participated in the National Choreographers Initiative, performing works by Jiri Kylian, William Forsythe, Twyla Tharp, Jiri Bubenicek, Jodie Gates, Dwight Rhoden, Peter Quanz, and George Balanchine. Gregory would like to thank everyone who has helped to make his career in dance possible. Gregory joined MOMIX in 2014.

KELLY TREVLYN-FATSCHER (Dancer) - Kelly grew up in Media, PA and began her dance training at a young age at The Rock School West in West Chester, PA. She later attended Point Park University to further her education and graduated with a BA in dance. During her time at Point Park, Kelly had the opportunity to perform original works by world renowned choreographers such as Sidra Bell, Christopher Huggins, Garfield Lemonius, Ron Tassone, and Patrick Franz. Upon graduating, Kelly joined Dissonance Dance Theatre and Deviated Theatre as a company member in Washington, DC. In 2014 she joined Brian Sanders’ JUNK in Philadelphia, PA. With JUNK, she has performed annually in the Philadelphia Fringe Festival as well as toured the country with various programs. In 2015, JUNK appeared and competed on TruTV’s Fake Off where they landed a spot in the semifinals. She has had the opportunity to perform at Jacob’s Pillow Inside/Out Theatre in Becket, MA and alongside the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Kimmel Center for their productions of Romeo and Juliet andCarmen, where she played the role of Carmen. Along with JUNK, she is also a performer with Matter Movement Group and Gunnar Montana Productions and has collaborated as a guest artist with Sharp Dance Company and Nickerson-Rossi Dance. Kelly (along with her husband Teddy) joined Momix in 2021.

TEDDY FATSCHER (Dancer) was born and raised in Massapequa, Long Island. He attended Long Island High School for the Arts studying dance. Teddy furthered his studies in dance performance at the University of the Arts and graduated with a BFA in modern dance in 2015. The University provided many opportunities to work with world renowned artists such as Roni Koresh, Douglas Becker, and Brian Sanders. Teddy joined Brian Sanders' JUNK in 2011 which allowed him to perform locally and nationally. Teddy is a resident aerialist and performer at Fabrika Philadelphia. Most recently before joining Momix, Teddy worked with Gunnar Montana Productions in "Motel Montana". Teddy is also the founder of Matter Movement Group, a local performance group in Philadelphia. Teddy (along with his wife Kelly) began dancing with Momix in 2021.

SEAH HAGAN (Dancer) Born and raised in Tallahassee Florida, Seah Hagan is a third generation dancer. She began her training at the Southern Academy of Ballet Arts under the tutelage of Natalia Botha and Charles Hagan. At age fourteen she became an Advanced Company member with the Pas de Vie Ballet where she performed many classical and contemporary soloist and principal roles. Along with her ballet and modern training, Seah is also an experienced ballroom dancer, having competed in multiple world championships. At age 16, she graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Florida State University Schools. Seah also held a part-time position with the State of Florida at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. 

In the Fall of 2017, Seah began her professional dance career with the world renowned company MOMIX, under artistic director Moses Pendleton and associate director Cynthia Quinn. She has since toured across the United States, Canada, and Europe with original shows, VIVA MOMIX Forever, Opus Cactus, and Alice where she has performed featured solos in all three shows. Seah was also a member of the creation and premier of their newest show, Alice. Seah joined MOMIX in 2017.

ELISE PACICCO (dancer) is from Charlotte, NC and currently resides in NYC. She graduated magna cum laude from Wake Forest University where she was a recipient of the Presidential Scholarship and a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. Elise earned her MFA in dance performance and choreography from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts in 2015. She has performed in works of Bill T. Jones, Pilobolus, Paul Taylor, Shannon Gillen, Helen Simoneau, and others. Elise was a member of Carolyn Dorfman Dance from 2015 - 2019, where she worked nationally and internationally as a teaching and performance artist. She also dances for Rovaco Dance Company, based in New York, under the direction of Rohan Bhargava. She is also passionate about teaching yoga and pilates and currently teaches at Y7 Studios throughout New York City. Elise joined MOMIX in 2019.

JASON WILLIAMS (Dance Captain) began his dance career and training at Boca Ballet Theater at the age of 16 under the direction of Dan Guin and Jane Tyree. He then decided to further his studies at New World School of the Arts in Miami, Florida. This is where he became proficient in Graham, Limon, Horton, Classical and Contemporary Ballet techniques. While there he deepened his studies by being exposed to Anatomy, Kinesiology, Labon Movement Analysis, and Pedagogy. Jason Williams is a 2011 summa cum laude B.F.A. Graduate of New World School of the Arts. During his time there he worked with noted choreographers such as Robert Battle, Michael Uthoff, Daniel Lewis, Peter London, Darshan Bhueller, Gerard Ebitz, to name a few. During his summers he has performed in the New Prague Dance Festival in Prague, Czech Republic and Semana de Internacional de Baile in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Since completing his degree he has danced with DanceNow! Momix, Joseé Garant Dance Company, and Miami Contemporary Dance Company. Jason joined MOMIX in 2011.

WOODROW F. DICK III (Production Manager & Lighting Supervisor) is MOMIX’s go-to guy for anything and everything production-related. He has worked on numerous productions both big and small. Woody joined MOMIX in 2005.

PHOEBE KATZIN (Costume Designer) After graduating from Endicott College’s fashion design program, Phoebe worked for Kitty Daly, building dance costumes and dressmaking. For several years she lived in New York making costumes for Kitty Leach, Greg Barnes, and Allison Conner, among others. Phoebe has been instrumental in designing and constructing costumes for MOMIX and Pilobolus for more than 20 years.

VICTORIA MAZZARELLI (Ballet Mistress). Following an impressive and extensive professional international ballet career, Mazzarelli returned to her roots at the Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory in Torrington, Conn., where she serves as Artistic Director, training the next generation of dancers.