The Alys Stephens Center will present Pilobolus Dance Theatre at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15 at the Alys Stephens Center. This show may contain nudity. Tickets are $75, $55, $45 and $35; students $20. Call 205-975-2787 or visit www.AlysStephens.org.

Audience members who saw Pilobolus at the Alys Stephens Center four years ago are still talking about the company’s trademark weight sharing or “combined bodies” choreography. Their movie-themed human sculptures during the Academy Awards a few seasons ago introduced a whole new audience to the magic of Pilobolus.

Pilobolus (crystallinus) is a sun-loving fungus that grows in barnyards and pastures. A feisty little thing only 1/4 inch tall, it can throw its spores nearly eight feet — right over a cow.

Pilobolus, the arts organism, germinated in the fertile soil of a Dartmouth College dance class in 1971. What emerged was a collaborative choreographic process and unique weight-sharing approach that gave the young company a nontraditional but powerful new set of skills with which to make dances.

The Pilobolus Dancers Theatre will give a special one-hour performance the next day, Sunday, Nov. 16 at 2:30 p.m. just for children. During the youth show, some audience members will get the rare opportunity to join the dancers on stage and explore the basics behind the creative process. It is a brief glimpse into the idea that movement is everywhere and is an important part of everyday life. Tickets are $10; $7 for children.