Announcing
Festival 2021

This summer features intimate, distanced ticketed performances on our outdoor stage, workshops, PillowTalks, site-specific events, and online streaming.

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You're Invited to
Global Pillow

Our free virtual gala on June 12 will feature performances by companies from around the world—as well as the presentation of the 2021 Jacob's Pillow Dance Award.

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Explore The Pillow

Virtual Pillow

There's plenty to read and watch year-round in our Archives, on YouTube, and on Pillow social media.

Virtual Pillow Views: ¡Flamenco!

Our newest playlist features newly-created clips in addition to archival videos.

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

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

Explore the Collection

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 at our Inside/Out Series.

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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