Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival 2025

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Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival 2025

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Almanac Dance Circus Theatre

Week 2 | July 2 | Henry J. Leir Stage
Acrobatics meet storytelling in this exhilarating performance from Almanac Dance Circus Theatre, a company redefining the boundaries of movement.

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Almanac Dance Circus Theatre; photo courtesy of company

BODYTRAFFIC

Week 2 | July 2–6 | Ted Shawn Theatre
Los Angeles-based BODYTRAFFIC returns with a dynamic program featuring Blue Until June, alongside works by Juel D. Lane and Matthew Neenan. Marking the company’s Ted Shawn Theatre debut, this program explores the power of memory and the lasting impressions that shape our journeys.

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New York Swings

Week 2 | July 3 | Henry J. Leir Stage
Lindy Hop dynamo Gaby Cook leads an all-star cast in a celebration of swing dance, jazz music, and the high-flying energy of America’s original social dance.

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Gaby Cook; Gregor Hofbauer photo

KanKouran West African Dance Company

Week 2 | July 4–5 | Henry J. Leir Stage
Let the rhythms move you as KanKouran’s energetic dancers and live drummers bring the spirit of West Africa to the outdoor stage, following a thrilling Festival 2024 performance.

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KanKouran West African Dance Company; Christopher Duggan photo

Doris Duke Theatre Opening Program

July 9, 2025 | Doris Duke Theatre
Join for a historic ribbon cutting of the new theater and a watch party of the opening program performances in the Ted Shawn Theatre or via livestream, followed by a dance party.

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Rendering of the Doris Duke Theatre

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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.”

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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.