JazzAntiqua Dance & Music Ensemble, Prakriti Dance, Bill Shannon, and The New York Korean Performing Arts Center Perform on the Henry J. Leir Stage June 8, 2022 (BECKET, Mass.)— In the third week of Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 2022, audiences in the Ted Shawn Theatre will be treated to live…
BODYTRAFFIC Performs on the Henry J. Leir Stage; Choreographer Loni Landon and Harpist Mary Lattimore Collaborate in Site-Specific Work June 1, 2022 (BECKET, Mass.)—Ronald K. Brown / EVIDENCE returns to Jacob’s Pillow in Week 2 of the Dance Festival this year from June 29-July 3. The company will perform several…
Featuring world premieres, 90th Anniversary Season celebrations, reopening of the renovated Ted Shawn Theatre Feb. 2, 2022 (BECKET, Mass.) —Jacob’s Pillow is pleased to announce the full season lineup for Festival 2022, featuring world premieres, new commissions, 90th Anniversary Season celebrations, Pillow-exclusive engagements, and work developed at the Pillow Lab. …
JUMATATU M. POE AND JERMONE DONTE BEACHAM PRESENT J-SETTE PERFORMANCE ON THE PILLOW GROUNDS Aug. 13, 2021 – (BECKET, Mass.) – After more than a year of isolation with various forms of virtual and socially distant performances, dancers from three major ballet companies from across the United States will take…
Aug. 5, 2021 – (BECKET, Mass.) – For the first time in over 20 years, STREB Extreme Action Company returns to Jacob’s Pillow from Aug. 18-22, bringing bravery and sheer athleticism to the Henry J. Leir Stage. The company will revisit a number of its early works, including a collection…
July 29, 2021 – (BECKET, Mass.) – Internationally recognized Black American Social Dance Tradition-Bearer, LaTasha Barnes, presents The Jazz Continuum this week at Jacob’s Pillow. This new work centers Jazz music and dance as the foundation of globally-celebrated dance forms like House, Hip-Hop, Waacking, Jazz, and Lindy Hop that are…
July 22, 2021 – (BECKET, Mass.) – Dallas Black Dance Theatre, the oldest and largest continuously operating professional dance company in Dallas, makes its Jacob’s Pillow debut in the sixth week of Festival 2021 on the Henry J. Leir Stage. From Aug. 4-8, the company will perform a Pillow-commissioned world…
July 14, 2021 – (BECKET, Mass.) Jacob’s Pillow presents the world premiere of a new work by legendary club dancer Archie Burnett entitled Life Encounters on the Henry J. Leir Stage from July 28 – August 1. Life Encounters explores New York City Club Dance styles through treasured memories from…
