Take the night off from studying and immerse yourself in the surreal and whimsical world of Momix, a dance company of seven "illusionists," whose energy, agile body movements and use of other elements will sweep you off your feet.

Their production, Momix in Orbit will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Eisenhower Auditorium.

Momix in Orbit is set to contemporary music and is a collection of a dozen old and new visual short pieces performed since the birth of the company.

Using puppets, lighting, humor, props, trapezes and the unusual sculpting of human bodies in their performances, this show is "very unusual, very athletic -- not your ballerina type of performance," said Laura Sullivan, spokeswoman for the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State.

Millennium Skiva, one of the most popular pieces Momix performs, shows off the strength and body design of two of the performers. Both entertainers are donned in silver ski costumes and skis, displaying their poise and acrobatic talents.

Discman is a work centered on a 40-foot puppet made by Michael Curry, the award-winning designer of the puppets in the Broadway production of The Lion King.

Pleiades is a magical piece, set amid a starry background, with dancers using flexible hoops, while Orbit, a solo piece, is centered on a dancer who, while performing incredible movements, keeps a giant silver hula-hoop spinning without interruption.

The work titled E.C. involves the entire company, forming shapes from casts of shadows by using their fingers, hands and heads.

In the act Sputnik (Fellow Traveler), male warriors throw spears into a large brass bowl where a female goddess sits, while female performers revolve around her.

This ancient theme also takes on an extraterrestrial meaning throughout the piece.

Dancer and choreographer Moses Pendelton founded this unique dance company more than 20 years ago. Before Momix, Pendelton co-founded the Pilobolus Dance Theatre in 1971.

At the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y., he choreographed the closing ceremonies for the games and performed his solo, "Momix," which became the name of the dance company he created later that year.

Momix was designed to complement his Pilobolus Dance Theatre.

Momix's remarkable and creative performances have been noted since their beginning, using their strength and posture to express art in unique ways.

"It's a really special show, and in a world today, full of tragedy, it is just a relief to see Momix perform," said Margaret Selby, of Columbia Artists Management. "And as Pendleton put it, 'when you leave, you'll walk a little lighter in your steps.' "

Ticket prices are $24 for general audience members, $12 for Penn State students, and $16 for people 18 and younger.

The Arts Ticket Center's Eisenhower Auditorium is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays for walk-up or phone purchases.

Tickets can be obtained by calling (814) 863-0255 or call 800-ARTS-TIX.

Tickets also are available 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays at the first-floor information desk in the HUB-Robeson Center.