Tag: jacob's pillow dance festival

Jacob's Pillow Opens New State-of-the-Art Dance Studio

Jacob’s Pillow Dance’s new Perles Family Studio is finally open for business. Announced last fall, the 3,500-square-foot studio was constructed in under a year. It will be the new home for The School at Jacob’s Pillow and provide additional performance space for the festival’s many visiting artists. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the studio will take […]

There’s More Than Just Great Performances at Jacob’s Pillow

Jacob’s Pillow has a long-standing tradition of showcasing the best in dance each summer in Becket, Massachusetts. But did you know that the festival, founded in 1933 by Ted Shawn, offers more than just great live performances? Check out the exhibits, talks and community classes being offered this summer. Head over to Blake’s Barn to […]

3 Tap Trends in Michelle Dorrance's TIRELESS: A Tap Dance Experience

This summer at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, tap program director Michelle Dorrance curated a mixed repertory program that showcased the best of the best in tap innovation. Four extremely diverse acts graced the stage of the Ted Shawn Theatre for a one-of-a-kind tap extravaganza. Here are three of our favorite tap trends that we hope […]

New Space to Dance at Jacob’s Pillow

Jacob’s Pillow, the historic Becket, Massachusetts–based dance festival established by Ted Shawn in the 1930s, has announced the construction of a new permanent dance studio. The 3,500-square-foot Perles Family Studio will house the year-round School at Jacob’s Pillow and provide additional performance space during the annual Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival each summer. Construction is underway, […]

Hip Hop for Boston Dancers

The Boston Conservatory announces its first-ever full-time hip-hop faculty member. Duane Lee Holland Jr. currently serves as visiting assistant professor at his alma mater University of Iowa. He joins Boston Conservatory’s dance division this fall, to teach the primarily classically trained conservatory students full-time and offer electives to students of Berklee College of Music (which […]

Jacob’s Pillow Celebrates Camille A. Brown

Choreographer and director Camille A. Brown (DT, August 2015) has been awarded the 2016 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award. In addition to an unrestricted $25,000 cash prize, the honor comes with a residency and performing engagement at the 2017 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival. The Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award was created in 2007. Previous awardees include Merce […]