Virtual Festival
July 7 – Aug 29

Free events this week: Street & Club Master Class with Ephrat Asherie & Archie Burnett, Circa, Families Dance Together, PillowTalk with Anne Plamondon & Sylvain Lafortune.

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CONGRATULATIONS
RONALD K. BROWN

Master choreographer and visionary storyteller
receives the 2020 Jacob's Pillow Dance Award

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We Affirm:
Black Lives Matter

Jacob's Pillow commits to confronting the reality of racism in our country, and pledges to expand our previous efforts to confront implicit biases, to practice deep listening, and to hold ourselves accountable.

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JACOB’S PILLOW
CURRICULUM IN MOTION® INSTITUTE

Build your network! We invite choreographers and dance-makers to apply for our online one-year intensive program, facilitated by award-winning artist faculty.

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The

Pillow
Virtual Pillow

There's plenty to see during the Virtual Festival this summer, and year-round in our Archives.

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Virtual Pillow Views: More Black Voices

Our newest playlist features Micaela Taylor's TL Collective, Garth Fagan, Judith Jamison, and more.

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Women in Dance

Explore Dance Interactive – chock full of extended video clips, interviews, and rare material

Browse videos and essays

Tune into our Podcast

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

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

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Discover the Berkshires

Discover the Berkshires

Expand upon your trip to the Pillow and experience the beauty of the Berkshires — a thriving cultural region filled with historic landmarks, museums, farm-to-table dining, and performing arts venues.

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Opportunities for Artists

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

Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers in Dance of the Ages, 1938. Photo: Shapiro Studios

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