Jacob's Pillow Dance

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January 25, 2010 - (Becket, Mass.) This year, more than 50 companies and hundreds of emerging and master dance artists from as close as New York City and as far as Australia will arrive in Becket, Massachusetts for a singular celebration of the expansive art of movement. Jacob's Pillow, the world-renowned international dance center and National Historic Landmark located in the Berkshires, announces its 78th Festival season today. Highlights of the 2010 Festival include the U.S. debut of The Göteborg Ballet of Sweden; three world premieres co-commissioned by Jacob's Pillow from diverse young choreographers Kyle Abraham, Monica Bill Barnes, and Camille A. Brown; U.S. premieres from Spain, India, Thailand, and Israel; and celebrated favorites including contemporary ballet company Trey McIntyre Project, the men-on-pointe offerings of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, and the ever-popular Hubbard Street Dance Chicago.

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