Momix Botanica

Momix Botanica comes to Ferguson Hall - The Straz Center on Saturday, November 14, as part of the Broadway series in Tampa. It's a single-night stop, so if you've been meaning to see them, this is the one to mark down.

For those who aren't familiar, Momix is a dance company that blends contemporary movement with light, projection, and a lot of visual play. Botanica is their latest production, and it lives up to the name—it's built around the world of plants, flowers, and the natural world. The dancers work with light and shadow to create images that look more like living paintings than a traditional stage show. It's as much about the visuals as it is about the choreography, and it's the kind of thing that works best when you're seeing it in person rather than on a screen.

Ferguson Hall is one of the smaller stages at the Straz, which keeps the distance between you and the performers pretty tight. That's a good thing for a show like this, where the lighting effects and the dancers' precision are the whole point. You'll be able to see the details of the movement and the way the projections shift around them without having to squint from the back of the house.

The performance starts at 7:30 PM. Tickets start at $75, with the average price around $86, and the venue is at 1010 North Macinnes Place in downtown Tampa.