Physics & Dance

SATURDAY, JULY 20 AT 4PM

Dancer/choreographer Emily Coates and physicist Sarah Demers, both Yale faculty members, create a dialogue between art and science in a new book about their two disciplines.

Mark Morris: A Life in Dance

FRIDAY, JULY 19 AT 5PM

From early dance studies in Seattle and starting a New York career at nineteen, Mark Morris looks ahead to his company’s 40th anniversary in 2020.

Remembering Arthur Mitchell

SATURDAY, JULY 13 AT 4PM

On the eve of Dance Theatre of Harlem’s 50th anniversary, director Virginia Johnson remembers the company’s Pillow debut and the man who made it all possible.

Movers & Shakers

FRIDAY, JULY 12 AT 5PM

Hancock Shaker Village curator Sarah Margolis-Pineo and choreographer Reggie Wilson discuss Wilson’s exploratory research on black Shakers and the new dance inspired by this work.

Dancing with Merce Cunningham

SATURDAY,  JULY 6 AT 4PM

Marianne Preger-Simon danced with Cunningham for eight years, including the company’s first two Pillow appearances in the 1950s, which she details in her new book.

Merce Cunningham: Loops

FRIDAY, JULY 5 AT 5PM

Digital artists Paul Kaiser and Marc Downie demonstrate and discuss a virtual reality work they created using Cunningham’s own words and movement, celebrating Merce Cunningham’s Centennial.

PS Dance: The Next Generation

SATURDAY, JUNE 29 AT 4PM

Following Nel Shelby’s award-winning documentary on dance in public schools, her new film spotlights Northampton’s Dance Education Laboratory, a partner to the Pillow’s engagement efforts.

¡Viva Spanish Dance!

FRIDAY, JUNE 28 AT 5PM

Two illustrious artists on The School’s faculty for the Pillow’s Flamenco & Spanish Dance Program, Carmela Greco and Carmen Ledesma, celebrate the glories of their extraordinary art form.

Charles Reinhart Returns

SATURDAY, JUNE 22 AT 4PM

The longtime director of American Dance Festival directed Jacob’s Pillow in 1974 and managed publicity here in the 1960s, returning now with stories to tell.

Emily Molnar’s Decade

FRIDAY, JUNE 21 AT 5PM

In celebration of her 10 years leading Ballet BC, Emily Molnar discusses her various roles as dancer, choreographer, and director, and her plans for the future.