Jacob’s Pillow Announces Full Summer 2026 Season

February 18, 2026 (BECKET, Mass.)—Jacob’s Pillow announces today the full slate of dance companies performing on its three iconic stages this summer, as the nation’s largest and longest-running international dance festival returns for a 94th season. Member Pre-Sale will begin Monday, March 9, and public ticket sales will open Thursday,…

Jacob’s Pillow Announces First Wave of Programming For the 94th International Festival

November 18, 2025 (BECKET, Mass.) — Jacob’s Pillow is pleased to announce that its beloved summer dance festival in the Berkshires, returning to a ten-week schedule next summer, will include week-long engagements in the Ted Shawn Theatre by Martha Graham Dance Company in the company’s 100th anniversary year (presented in partnership with…

Jacob’s Pillow Announces Sarah Nguyễn as New Director of Archives

September 29, 2025 (BECKET, Mass.)— Jacob’s Pillow announced today that Sarah Nguyá»…n will join the organization’s leadership team as the new Director of Archives at Jacob’s Pillow, effective immediately. This pivotal role within the Jacob’s Pillow Archives—one of the world’s most extensive and treasured repositories of dance history—will ensure that the Pillow’s…

Jacob’s Pillow Announces Pillow Lab Residency Artists and Schedule of Events

Grisha Coleman, Marjani FortĂ©-Saunders, Jerron Herman and Candace Feldman, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, mayfield brooks, Reggie Wilson / Fist and Heel Performance Group, and slowdanger to receive prestigious creative support September 24, 2025 (BECKET, Mass.) — Jacob’s Pillow is pleased to announce artists selected to participate in the prestigious Pillow…

Musical Duo Charming Disaster Brings Dark Cabaret to Dream Away Lodge

Becket, MA: On September 18, NYC-based musical duo Charming Disaster will perform their delightfully dark cabaret-folk at Dream Away Lodge. The show will feature the duo’s playfully macabre music inspired by myth, magic, science, and the occult, and an interactive performance that straddles the line between concert and theater. Admission is free…

Becket Arts Center Presents Staged Reading of “ART”

Becket— On Saturday, May 17th at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., the Becket Arts Center presents a staged reading of “Art,” the Tony award-winning play by Yasmina Reza. Three professional actors, Mary Budzn, Paula Langton, and Elaine Vaan Hogue, will perform this provocative comedy about the complexities of art and friendship. The…

Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival Announces Tickets on Sale for the 93rd annual Dance Festival

April 10, 2025 (BECKET, Mass.)—Jacob’s Pillow is pleased to announce that tickets are now on sale for the full schedule of programming at this summer’s 93rd annual Dance Festival (June 25 through August 24), which will offer nine weeks of performances by world-class artists on indoor and outdoor stages, along…

Jacob’s Pillow Director of Preservation Norton Owen to Receive 2025 Dance Award

Owen’s 50-Year legacy to be honored as part of Jacob’s Pillow’s Season Opening Gala on June 21 Summer exhibit curated by Wendy Perron will honor Owen’s founding stewardship of America’s premier multimedia archive for dance March 27, 2025 (BECKET, Mass.)—Jacob’s Pillow announced today that Norton Owen, the organization’s Director of…