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 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…

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…

David Roussève Brings “DaddyAF” to MASS MoCA 

Mass MoCA and Jacob’s Pillow present David Roussève’s DaddyAF  Work-in-Progress ShowingMAY 3 | 8:00 PM | Hunter Center |. $25-$35 Celebrated dance-theater artist David Roussève’s DaddyAF is an intimate meditation on life’s purpose, created and performed by a queer African American acutely aware of the finite time he has left on the planet. Like…

by Mark G. Auerbach Ali Louis Bourzgui, the Pittsfield actor who starred in the recent Broadway revival of The Who’s Tommy, takes on the role of Orpheus in Hadestown, beginning May 6. For details: https://hadestown.com/ Eliza Gonzales, UMass Theatre Assistant Professor of Voice and Acting, makes her Broadway debut as voice and dialect coach…

Berkshire OLLI Offers Theater Preview Series with Critics and Artistic Directors

The Performing Arts season opens with Olli‘s Berkshire Previews on April 4 where ten artistic directors will present their season by Zoom over six weeks, each Friday morning, beginning at 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM. Each artistic director will have 45 minutes to talk and take questions.  The opening class features a Critics…

CONTRA-TIEMPO Activist Dance Theater to Host Free Community Dance Party, Workshop, and Performance in Pittsfield

 Presented by Jacob’s Pillow as part of the Pittsfield 10Ă—10 Upstreet Arts Festival Free and family-friendly | Open to the public | No dance experience necessary Limited space! Advance registration recommended February 1, 2024 (BECKET, Mass) – As part of this year’s 10×10 Upstreet Arts Festival in Pittsfield, Jacob’s Pillow…

Jacob’s Pillow Welcomes Kim Chan as Associate Artistic Director

An experienced cultural leader and arts curator, Chan steps into a newly-created role at the nation’s preeminent international dance center January 10, 2024 (BECKET, Mass.)— Jacob’s Pillow announced today that Kim Chan will join the organization’s curatorial and leadership team as Associate Artistic Director, an enhanced full-time staff position that begins January…