Explore all Festival 2025 Has to Offer

For nine incredible weeks, Jacob’s Pillow comes alive with world-class performances, special events, exhibits, workshops, PillowTalks, and more. Whether you’re here for a show or a day of exploration, there’s something for everyone

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Experience Gala Magic Wherever you Are

Enjoy a free livestream of the Season Opening Gala performance, including the presentation of the 2025 Jacob's Pillow Dance Award to Director of Preservation Norton Owen.

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Celebrate the Opening of the new
Doris Duke Theatre

Each day during the week of July 6–13, discover something new as this living lab for dance comes alive with bold, immersive works that blend dance and cutting-edge technology.

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Discover the School at Jacob's Pillow

Witness the next generation of dance artists as they evolve their distinct artistic voices, in studio and on stage.

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Stream All Summer Long
On Jacob's Pillow Live

Experience the magic with livestreams of performances from all three stages, Encore Streams, digital first works, and more—all for free on Jacob's Pillow Live.

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Members are essential partners in our work to support dance.

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Host Your Event at Jacob's Pillow

We offer beautiful, unique spaces for weddings and special events all year.

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Plan your Perfect Summer

Your guide to planning the perfect Pillow day is here.

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An ever-growing collection of dance videos filmed at Jacob’s Pillow from the 1930s to today.

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In the Community

Engage in our community programs connecting participants of all ages to the physical, emotional, intellectual, and inspirational world of dance.

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Opportunities for Artists

Visionary artists are supported through the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award and the Pillow Lab, while emerging artists can apply to perform on our outdoor Henry J. Leir stage.

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Intent on legitimizing dance in America as an honorable career for men, choreographer and dancer Ted Shawn founded Jacob’s Pillow in 1931.

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“Thousands of people, of all ages, from across the United States and the world, have Jacob’s Pillow to thank for opening their horizons to dance.”

President Barack Obama

awarding Jacob’s Pillow with a 2010 National Medal of Arts

Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers in Dance of the Ages, 1938; Photo Shapiro Studios

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Three dancers are mid-leap on an outdoor stage.
A shirtless dancer wearing a bucket hat entwines his arms over his head against a black background. Other dancers are visible behind him.
A small red-haired girl holds a flower with her back to the camera. A smiling woman is looking down at her and smiling.
Two female dancers are in front of the Ted Shawn Theatre. The dancer on the left stands smiling at the camera and the dancer on the right is mid-leap with her arms extended back and leg extended forward.
Two ballet dancers pose outdoors with trees visible behind them. The female dancer on the left wears white and leans her torso and head towards the camera, while the male dancer wearing red on her right supports her.
Two men stand in front with their arms around each other in front of a red barn.
Four dancers performing in an open air venue with trees behind them.
A male breakdancer holds himself up on his forearms with his legs in the air on an indoor stage. An audience is visible in the background.