Festival 2023
Welcoming the World

Our 2023 Festival season features nine weeks of performances in dance styles ranging from hip hop to ballet, a broad welcoming of international artists, Pillow debuts, performances with live music, and so much more for the entire family to enjoy!

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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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STREAMING NOW:
Dallas Black Dance Theatre Encore

Dallas Black Dance Theatre captivates audiences with contemporary modern dance by the nation's leading choreographers. Watch a Pillow-commissioned work by Darrell Grand Moultrie, streaming now through June 18.

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Our Season Opening Gala is On-Sale

Don't miss our annual kickoff celebration known throughout the Berkshires as the ultimate start to the summer. Join us as we celebrate our 2023 Jacob's Pillow Dance Award recipient Misty Copeland.

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2023 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 2023 programs in Contemporary Ballet, Contemporary, Dunham Legacy, Tap, and Choreography.

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Bring the Pillow Home On Demand

Discover film series, online talks, dance clips, year-round streams and more.

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Pillow Lab Residencies

Our year-round premiere dance center for research and development. Browse the 2022-2023 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.