As the founder and artistic director of the dance-theater company Momix, Moses Pendleton has spent the past 45 years blurring the line between art, nature and reality.

Pendleton is being honored with the 2025 Richard Brettell Award in the Arts at the University of Texas at Dallas on Nov. 1. The following week, he’s leading a weeklong residency at the school with students in dance, visual arts and photography.

“I feel very honored and quite surprised,” Pendleton said. “I've often said that one learns a great deal from one's students. So in that interaction I'm looking forward to getting a little piece of the next generation that is interested in creating new forms and intermingling with science and technology.”

Founded in 1980, Momix is known for its breathtaking visual theater, mixing d

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