Jacob's Pillow Dance

Anna-Marie Holmes

Ballet Program Director • June 10-23

Artistic director, choreographer, master teacher, and celebrated ballerina, Anna-Marie Holmes is an internationally acclaimed dance luminary. Born in Canada, she trained with Heino Heiden, Lydia Karpova and Wynne Shaw; in London with Audrey de Vos and Errol Addison. In New York,...

Helen Pickett

Ballet Program Guest Gala Choreographer • June 10-16

Helen Pickett has choreographed internationally for Boston Ballet, Semperoper/Dresden Ballet, Vienna State Opera, Atlanta Ballet, Royal Ballet of Flanders, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Ballet West, Smuin Ballet, Washington Ballet, Scottish Ballet, and others. Through 2015, she...

Laszlo Berdo

Ballet Program Artist Faculty • June 11-14

Artistic Director of the Eglevsky Ballet and on faculty at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Berdo is a former Boston Ballet principal dancer. He also danced with Ballet Austin, Louisville Ballet, and Cincinnati Ballet. As a principal dancer, he danced ballets...

Virginia Johnson

Ballet Master Class Faculty

Christopher Hampson

Ballet Program Artist Faculty • June 16-23

Christopher Hampson joined Scottish Ballet as Artistic Director in August 2012. He trained at the Royal Ballet Schools, where his choreographic work began. He continued to train at English National Ballet until 1999, where he created five award-winning works, including...

Wendy Whelan

Ballet Program Master Class Artist • June 17

Wendy Whelan moved to New York in 1982 to train at the School of American Ballet and the Professional Children's School. She was invited to join the New York City Ballet corps de ballet in 1986, and was promoted to...

Ramona Pansegrau

Ballet Program Music Director • June 10-23

Ramona Pansegrau is Music Director and Conductor for the Kansas City Ballet. Prior to this, she was principal pianist/solo pianist for Boston Ballet and music director/solo pianist/conductor for Tulsa Ballet. Since 1992, she has also been Music Director and pianist...

James Alsop

Movin' Commercial Dance Program Faculty • June 24 - July 7

Fresh from the 2011 MTV Video Music Award win for Best Choreography as a part of the choreographic team for Beyonce's "Run The World (Girls)" music video, James Alsop has had great success working with artists such as Beyonce,...

Milton Myers

Contemporary Program Director • July 8-28

Recognized world-wide as a master teacher, Milton Myers is resident  choreographer and instructor for Philadanco and on the faculties of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Fordham University's Ailey Program, and The Juilliard School. He has performed with Alvin Ailey American...

Charla Genn

Contemporary Program Guest Choreographers • July 8-12

Charla Genn is currently on the ballet faculty of The Juilliard School. In addition, she instructs professional ballet company classes in New York City at Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, The Metropolitan Opera, Les Ballets Trockaderos de Monte Carlo, Ballet Hispanico,...

Didy Veldman

Contemporary Program Guest Choreographer • July 8-14

Didy Veldman trained at the Scapino Academy in Amsterdam. She has danced with Scapino Ballet, Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève and Rambert Dance Company, working with international choreographers such as Jiří Kylián, Mats Ek, Ohad Naharin, and Christopher Bruce...

Ami Shulman

Modern Technique for Contemporary Program • July 8-12

Performer, educator, and rehearsal director, Ami Shulman trained in the Performing Arts in South Africa. She danced with Compagnie Marie Chouinard and Compagnie Flak for several years, and collaborated with videographer Joseph Rovan on an interactive installation piece. Based in...

Douglas Lethren

Contemporary Program Gaga Faculty • July 15-19

Jacob's Pillow alumnus Douglas Letheren also studied at St. Paul's School, the Conservatoire de Rennes, and The Juilliard School where he received his BFA in 2007. Letheren worked with Aszure Barton, Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal, and Mikhail Baryshnikov's Hell's...

Sharon Eyal & Gai Behar

Contemporary Program Guest Choreographers • July 14-21

Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar have collaborated for the past decade. Eyal was a dancer with Batsheva Dance Company from 1990 until 2008, served as Associate Artistic Director between 2003 and 2004, and assumed the role of House Choreographer in...

Pamela Pribisco

Ballet Technique and Alignment for Contemporary Program • July 14-19

Pamela Pribisco was a principal dancer with the Cleveland Ballet for ten years. She served as Ballet Mistress for the Cleveland Ballet, American Ballroom Theater, and Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, for which she choreographed and staged numerous pieces...

Maurya Kerr

Ballet Technique for Contemporary Program • July 21-28

Maurya Kerr is the director of tinypistol, a San Francisco based dance company. She danced with Alonzo King LINES Ballet from 1994-2006 and is now a senior faculty member for the LINES Ballet educational programs, and also teaches workshops nationally...

Jeffrey Page

Movin' Commercial Dance Program Director • June 24- July 7

An alumnus of The School at Jacob's Pillow, Jeffrey Page is an Emmy-nominated and MTV Video Music Award-winning choreographer. His entertainment industry accolades range from being a Broadway performer in the Tony Award-winning musical FELA!, to MTV Best Choreographer Award-winner...

Aisha Francis

Movin' Commercial Dance Program Faculty • June 24- July 7

Aisha Francis, synonymous with professionalism, creativity, and a killer pair of pumps, began her professional dance career as a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers throughout their 2001 and 2002 championship seasons. During her stint as a Laker Girl, Aisha...

Dominique Kelley

Movin' Commercial Dance Program Faculty • June 24- July 7

Dominique Kelley has been performing, choreographing, and teaching professionally for 17 years now. His first opportunity came at age 12 when he starred in the acclaimed Broadway show, "Black and Blue". "Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk", "Wicked",...

Gustavo Ramírez Sansano

Contemporary Program Guest Choreographer • July 21-28

Gustavo Ramírez Sansano was appointed Artistic Director of Luna Negra Dance Theater in 2009 after directing Proyecto Titoyaya in Valencia, Spain for four years. Sansano has received numerous awards for his choreography, including first prizes at the Ricard Moragas competition...

Aya Kaneko

Assistant to Contemporary Program Director Milton Myers • July 8-28

Aya Kaneko was born in Osaka, Japan. Kaneko was awarded the vocational examination syllabus certificate at The Royal Academy of Dance in London. She has worked with several ballet companies, projects, and schools as a dancer and teacher in Osaka...

John Levis

Contemporary Program Music Director • July 8-28

John Levis is a composer, pianist, and synthesist who has been involved with the Philadelphia dance community since 1971. A graduate of the University of the Arts, he has worked with Philadelphia schools and companies, including University of the Arts,...

Chet Walker

Jazz/Musical Theatre Dance Program Director • July 29-August 18

Performing on Broadway since the age of 16, Chet Walker has appeared most prominently in the musicals of Bob Fosse. Conceiver of the Tony Award-winning musical Fosse, he is an international director/choreographer and Artistic Director of WALKERDANCE. Recent productions include...

Bob Richard

Jazz/Musical Theatre Dance Guest Choreographer • July 29-August 18

Bob Richard's choreography includes How the Grinch Stole Christmas!: The Musical! (Broadway and Tours); "LazyTown" Season 3 by Turner Network Television. "The Tonight Show"; "The Today Show" and "Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade"; The Resident Choreographer for the past 15 years at...

Chase Brock

Jazz/Musical Theatre Dance Guest Choreographer • Dates TBA

Chase Brock's choreography includes Broadway's Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark with music and lyrics by Bono and The Edge, and this season's revival of William Inge's Picnic for Roundabout Theatre Company. Off-Broadway, Brock has choreographed Lost in the Stars, Salzburg...

John Fischer

Jazz/Musical Theatre Dance Program Music Director • July 29-August 18