April 1, 2015 Article by Dave Read Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 358 George Carter Road Becket, MA 01223 Phone: 413.243.9919 Fax:413.243.4744 Web: jacobspillow.org Jacob’s Pillow 2015 schedule is highlighted by Martha Graham Dance Company’s 90th Anniversary, including a world premiere by eminent choreographer Mats Ek; a pre-Festival dance and radio stage production hosted by Ira… read more
Jacob’s Pillow 2015 season preview
Nov. 22, 2014 Article by Dave Read The recently released Jacob’s Pillow 2015 season preview includes four dance companies and lists performances in the Doris Duke Theatre and Ted Shawn Theatre at the organizations popular campus in Becket, MA. Full details will be available in December. Jacob’s Pillow Executive and Artistic Director Ella Baff also… read more
Compagnie Käfig at Jacob’s Pillow June 26-30, 2013
Compagnie Käfig at Jacob’s Pillow June 26-30, 2013 Jacob’s Pillow presents Compagnie Käfig June 26-30 in the Ted Shawn Theatre in Becket, MA. Compagnie Käfig is an international ensemble of dynamic hip-hop dancers led by universally acclaimed Artistic Director and choreographer Mourad Merzouki. They were the smash hit of Festival 2012 with sold-out shows and… read more
Jacob’s Pillow 2013 season opens with Dance Theatre of Harlem
Jacob’s Pillow 2013 season schedule opens with Dance Theatre of Harlem The 2013 season schedule at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival opens with Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) in the Ted Shawn Theatre June 19-23. Led by founding member and former principal dancer, Artistic Director Virginia Johnson, the company will present a range of classic and… read more
Jacob’s Pillow 2012 summer schedule
Jacob’s Pillow 2012 summer schedule Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival is the oldest and most popular summer dance festival in the United States. It was begun on a mountainside farm in Becket, Mass, which Ted Shawn bought in 1931, in the final dys of the Denishawn Company that he ran with his wife Ruth St. Denis…. read more
Jacob’s Pillow and MASS MoCA schedule Chunky Move
Jacob’s Pillow Dance and MASS MoCA will collaborate to present Chunky Move in Connected on March 24 & 25, 2012 in the Hunter Center at MASS MoCA, in North Adams. Chunky Move, based in Melbourne, will be returning to the Berkshires for the first time since their performances at the 2007 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival…. read more
Mark Morris Dance Group at Jacob’s Pillow
The 2011 season at Jacob’s Pillow draws to a close with the seven performance engagement of the Mark Morris Dance Group Aug. 24 – 28, with the dance troupe being accompanied by an ensemble of musicians that includes 4 Tanglewood Music Center Fellows. Now in its 30th season, MMDG has scheduled performances of Resurrection, which… read more
Jacob’s Pillow June 2011 schedule
Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève opens Jacob’s Pillow 2011 schedule, performing at the June 18 Gala in the Ted Shawn Theatre. The schedule also features performances by Keigwin + Company, Carte Blance, and Jane Comfort and Company during June 2011. Jacob’s Pillow Season Opening Gala – Saturday, June 18 Ballet du Grand Théâtre de… read more
August 2011 events in the Berkshires
Listed first are events outside the regular programming of established performing arts organizations and/or venues: LGBT Weekend at Jacob’s Pillow – August 5 -7 The 37th Adams Agricultural Fair will be held August 4, 5, 6, 7, 2011 on Old Columbia St. – Bowe Field in Adams, MA. Adult $ 5 Children $1; Three Day… read more
July 2011 events in the Berkshires
July 2011 schedule in the Berkshires includes some of the most popular attactions and events that help make Berkshire county a top destination for cultural tourism. If you want a reservation at one of the Berkshires’ hotels, Inns, or Bed and Breakfasts (B & Bs), you’re well-advised to book early. There will be one hundred… read more
June 2011 events in the Berkshires
By June, the Berkshires are host to an array of events than span the entertainment and performing arts spectrum. Summer theatre, which first put Berkshire county on the nation’s cultural map when the Berkshire Playhouse opened in the Stockbridge Casino on June 4, 1928, is in full swing with productions at Barrington Stage Co. in… read more
2011 Jacob’s Pillow schedule
Jacob’s Pillow schedule for the 2011 season of dance in the Berkshires opens with a Gala on June 18, featuring a world premiere performance by dancers of the Ballet Program of The School at Jacob’s Pillow of a dance created by Stanton Welch, the private opening of the new Annie Leibovitz dance photography exhibit that… read more