The Royal Ballet to Perform at Festival 2024

One of the most famous and celebrated companies in the world, The Royal Ballet of the United Kingdom will appear at Jacob’s Pillow for the first time, as the company’s sole stop in the U.S. in 2024.

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Discover Jacob's Pillow Online

Watch full-length streams, see short films of in-process works, listen to our podcast, explore our playlists and essays, and more.

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MASS MoCA
Co-Presentation this Fall

Don't miss Maxine Lyle’s new work STEP SHOW: THE MUSICAL, a two-act theatrical production that showcases African American step dance and its role in Black college life.

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2023-2024 Pillow Lab Residencies

Discover the ten artists who will be in residency this season at our year-round incubator for artist exploration and the development of new works.

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A Reimagined
Doris Duke Theatre

Jacob's Pillow's new theater will look to the future with advanced technological capabilities, flexible performance spaces, and a sustainable, accessible design.

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2024 programs:
The School
at Jacob's Pillow

Where dancers and choreographers define and strengthen their distinct artistic voices, while making career advancing connections. Explore the 2024 programs in Contemporary Ballet, Contemporary, ChoreoTech Lab, Musical Theatre, and Choreography.

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The School at Jacob's Pillow

It's never too early to start planning your dream summer.

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Pillow Lab Residencies

Our year-round premiere dance center for research and development. Browse the 2023-2024 cohort.

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Building a More Equitable Future

Our commitment to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access is ongoing. Here are some of our goals.

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Tune into our Podcast

PillowVoices brings listeners closer to notable dance artists connected with Jacob's Pillow.

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Logo: Jacob's Pillow Dance Interactive

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

Dance With Us On Social

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.