Explore all Festival 2025 Performing Artists

Discover the incredible artists taking over the Ted Shawn Theatre, Doris Duke Theatre, and outdoor Henry J. Leir Stage this summer.

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Upcoming PillowTalk:
Legacy Unboxed

Join us on May 3 for a PillowTalk featuring five visionary choreographers—Liz Lerman, Joanna Haigood, Eiko Otake, Merián Soto, and Jawole Willa Jo Zollar—as they discuss reimagining how artists pass their life’s work forward.

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Watch New Pillow Lab Films

Discover the behind-the-scenes of our Pillow Lab residencies in our Inside the Pillow Lab short films, on Jacob's Pillow On Demand.

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Co-Presentation with MASS MoCA:
DaddyAF

Join us on Saturday, May 3 at Mass MOCA with a performance by celebrated dance-theater artist David Roussève for an intimate look at a 35-year long history in dance making.

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Discover Announced
Inaugural Artists of the new Doris Duke Theatre

Learn more about the inaugural artists to perform in the new Doris Duke Theatre, opening July 2025.

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The School at
Jacob's Pillow:
2025 Programs

The School at Jacob’s Pillow is where dance artists evolve their distinct artistic voices while forming career connections that advance their work in the field.

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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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More Digital Offerings

Delve into our dance legacy through a vast array of digital offerings.

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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.

Learn More About the Pillow’s History

“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.