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,…
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…
Grisha Coleman, Marjani Forté-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…
Week 3 of the Festival will also include Trinity Irish Dance Company in the Ted Shawn Theatre, a three-day Pride celebration featuring The Illustrious Blacks, and performances by Indigenous Enterprise, Calpulli Mexican Dance Company, and Sydnie L. Mosley Dances June 26, 2025 (BECKET, Mass.) — Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival announces…
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…
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…
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…
February 12, 2025 (BECKET, Mass.)—Jacob’s Pillow announces the nine dance companies that will perform in the historic Ted Shawn Theatre this summer, as its renowned international Dance Festival in the Berkshires returns for a 93rd season, June 25 – August 24. The Festival will showcase visionary companies from around the…
