Jacob’s Pillow Announces $10M Gift from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to Build a Reimagined Doris Duke Theatre

Netherlands-based firm Mecanoo will serve as lead architect  November 17, 2022 (BECKET, Mass.)—After the tragic loss of the Doris Duke Theatre to a fire in November 2020, Jacob’s Pillow today announces that the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation has awarded a $10 million grant —the largest received in Jacob’s Pillow’s 90-year…

Williams College Dance Department Presents “Pachedu”

The Dance Department presents Pachedu (F)ALL Ensembles Dec 8 & 9 | 7:30 PM | Directing Studio in the ’62 Center | Free Artistic Directors: Sandra L. Burton, Erica Dankmeyer, Tendai Muparutsa, and Janine Parker. Sankofa Presidents: Nathan Hu ’23 and Obi Nwako ’24, Drill Sergeants Rachel Jiang ’23 and Ryan Joseph ’23. Pachedu is…

New Installation and Performance Series at The Museum of Modern Art in New York Transforms the Remains of Jacob’s Pillow’s Doris Duke Theatre

Transforms the Remains of Jacob’s Pillow’s Doris Duke Theatre Yve Laris Cohen: Studio/Theater features several performers with Pillow connections  Yve Laris Cohen: Studio/Theater October 8, 2022 – January 1, 2023 Floor 4, The Marie-JosĂ©e and Henry Kravis Studio The Museum of Modern Art, New York October 20, 2022 (BECKET, Mass.)— Jacob’s Pillow…

UMass Dance to Present Director Tom Vacanti’s Reinterpretation of “Scheherazade”

AMHERST (Mass.) – On Thursday, November 3 through Saturday, November 5, the UMass Department of Music and Dance will present a reinterpretation of the classic ballet Scheherazade choreographed by UMass Dance Director Tom Vacanti. Performances will take place all three evenings at 7:30 PM in Totman Performance Lab.             Inspired by the original ballet by…

Jacob’s Pillow Announces Upcoming Digital Releases, Featuring On Demand World Premiere Performance Streams

Free and paid content to be released November through May; pre-sale for full-length dance performance films now available October 18, 2022 (BECKET, Mass.)— Jacob’s Pillow today announced “Jacob’s Pillow On Demand,” an array of new digital offerings that will premiere this fall through spring 2023, marking the next stage in the…

World and Eye Presents “Bite Size Blends: A Mini Performance Festival”

World and EyeBite Size Blends: A Mini Performance FestivalNov. 5, 2022  1pm -5pmNov. 6, 2022 11:30am-5pm  Eastworks Open Studios   116 Pleasant St. Easthampton, MA. 01027 E.Media – Suite 102 World and Eye and E.Media present “Bite Size Blends: A Mini Performance Festival”Short works by local favorites include Puppetry, Music, Storytelling, Movement…

MICAfest Celebrates the Creativity of Mothers and Primary Parents

MICA Mothers Institute for Collaboration and ArtMICAfest Featuring the Art of MothersFriday 10/28/22 6-10, Saturday 10/29/22 12-10, Sunday 10/30 12-8Northampton Center for the Arts, 33 Hawley Street, Northampton MA MICAfest celebrates the creativity of mothers and primary parents, with more than 40 visual and performing artists participating in the weekend-long…

Reggie Wilson/Fist and Heel Performance Group Brings “POWER” to the ’62 Center

The CenterSeries presents Reggie Wilson/Fist and Heel Performance Group POWER Oct. 15 | 8:00 PM | MainStage | $10/$3 (students) at the â€™62 Center for Theatre and Dance at Williams College, 1000 Main Street, Williamstown MA With POWER, choreographer and “kinesthetic anthropologist” Reggie Wilson conjures the secret histories of 1800s Black Shaker communities, many led by women.…