Pillow Picks
A collection of behind-the-scenes exclusives, inside looks at our campus and history, and a few of our favorite things.
Navigating the Pandemic
See MoreA Heartfelt Thank You:
Final Week of Festival 2021 Onsite Events
We can’t believe it’s almost the end of Festival 2021! Time has flown by thanks to the thrilling ...
Festival 2021 in the News
Live, public dance performances have finally returned to Jacob’s Pillow. Week 1 of the 2021...
Return To Dance:
A Statement from the Curators
of Festival 2021
A Statement from Pamela Tatge, Melanie George, and Ali Rosa-Salas This has been a year of such ...
Digital Highlights
See MoreDigital Stream: Martha Graham Dance Company
Streaming from January 8-February 4 on Jacob’s Pillow On Demand, watch the Martha Graham Da...
Digital Stream: Hip Hop Across the Pillow
Debuting in November 2023, Jacob’s Pillow On Demand features an exclusive documentary looki...
Digital Stream:
Dallas Black Dance Theatre
Founded in 1976 by Ann. M Williams and currently led by Artistic Director Melissa M. Young, Dalla...
Digital Stream:
Dance Heginbotham
Celebrated for its vibrant athleticism, humor, theatricality, and commitment to collaboration, Da...
Staff & Interns
See MoreDancing in the Dark:
The Production Team at
Jacob’s Pillow
When the traveler curtain at the back of the stage opened during Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genèv...
Week in the Life: Production Intern
Summer 2024 Production Intern Kris Gooding (she/they) is a 2024 Production Intern from Dallas, TX...
Week in the Life: Company Management Intern
Summer 2024 Company Management Intern Chloe Hughlett (she/her) is a 2024 Company Management Inter...
Day in the Life: Community Engagement Intern
Summer 2024 Community Engagement Intern Kate Ross (she/her) is one of the 2024 Community Engageme...
Visitor Guides
See MoreNorton Owen’s Pillow Picks
Director of Preservation Norton Owen knows his Pillow Picks. Learn this verifiable Pillow expert’...
Family Pillow Picks
Christopher Duggan and Nel Shelby have some incredible, behind-the-scenes access to all that Jaco...
Adam H. Weinert’s Pillow Picks
Contemporary dance artist Adam H. Weinert has an especially deep relationship with Jacob’s Pillow...
New Yorker’s Guide to the Pillow
Published in 2012, this New Yorker article is a favorite overview of our beloved dance festival. ...
People and Community
See MorePhil Chan: Sitting With Discomfort
In July, Jacob’s Pillow had the distinct pleasure of inviting Phil Chan back to campus to give pu...
A Conversation with the 2023-24 Faculty Research Fellows Stephen Ursprung and Sarah Zehnder
Each year, Jacob’s Pillow’s College Partnership Program hosts two esteemed faculty members from r...
In Artists’ words:
Rokafella
Rokafella (Ana Garcia), is internationally known as a B girl, but is also multi-hyphenate, perfor...
In The Artists’ Words:
A Conversation with Dorrance Dance
As a part of Festival 2023, fav-favorite Dorrance Dance brought their new work 45th and 8th to th...
Our Campus and History
See MoreInterweaving Indigenous Principles:
Visual Art and Landscape Design in the New Doris Duke Theatre
Visitors who walk the grounds and lobby of the reimagined Doris Duke Theatre in summer 2025 will ...
Soledad Barrio
& Noche Flamenca:
The Boundless Past of Flamenco at Jacob’s Pillow
In an interview with The New York Times in 2000, Martin Santangelo, Artistic Director of Noche Fl...
Tillers of the Soil
A Walk Through Jacob’s Garden Just around the corner from the main Jacob’s Pillow campus—bu...
First Look: Renovating the Historic Ted Shawn Theatre
This summer, Jacob’s Pillow will open the renovated Ted Shawn Theatre for Festival 2022, th...
Inside the Pillow Lab
See MoreWhat is a Pillow Lab?
Inside Jacob’s Pillow’s
Artist Retreat
When modern dance pioneer Ted Shawn purchased the farm that would become Jacob’s Pillow in 1931, ...
Inside the Pillow Lab Film Series
Inside the Pillow Lab is an intimate film series that captures works in process and behind-the-sc...
A Look Inside the Pillow Lab
Just launched in 2017, Vision 22’ is a five-year plan to fortify the Pillow’s existing programs a...
The Festival
See MoreCultivating Community
During Festival 2024
As we reflect on the lively events and transformative workshops during Festival 2024, we’re grate...
In the Artists’ Words: Festival Week 9 Henry J. Leir Artists
Energy continues at a high here at Jacob’s Pillow as we enter the ninth and final week of Festiva...
In The Artists’ Words:
Festival Week 8
Henry J. Leir
Stage Artists
Jacob’s Pillow enters Week 8 of Festival 2024, welcoming KanKouran West African Dance Compa...
Camille A. Brown & Dancers: Community in I AM
During Week 6 of Festival 2024, Jacob’s Pillow welcomes Pillow Lab Alum and four-time Tony Award-...
Festival 2024
See MoreCultivating Community
During Festival 2024
As we reflect on the lively events and transformative workshops during Festival 2024, we’re grate...
In the Artists’ Words: Festival Week 9 Henry J. Leir Artists
Energy continues at a high here at Jacob’s Pillow as we enter the ninth and final week of Festiva...
In The Artists’ Words:
Festival Week 8
Henry J. Leir
Stage Artists
Jacob’s Pillow enters Week 8 of Festival 2024, welcoming KanKouran West African Dance Compa...
Camille A. Brown & Dancers: Community in I AM
During Week 6 of Festival 2024, Jacob’s Pillow welcomes Pillow Lab Alum and four-time Tony Award-...
Festival 2023
See MoreFostering Community Through Dance in Festival 2023
As we look back on the 2023 Festival season, we are so thankful for our Berkshire County communit...
From Streets to Stages: Celebrating Hip-Hop’s 50-Year Legacy
50 years of innovation, cultural progression, and Blackness. This summer, legends of Hip Hop vent...
Gala Fashion 2023
The 2023 Gala was truly a night to remember! From the spectacular performances, to the 2023 Jacob...
From the Pillow Lab to the Pillow Stage
As a part of Festival 2023, three artists will make an extra special return to the Pillow grounds...
Festival 2022
See MoreDanza por la Justicia Social™ Viene a Jacob’s Pillow
Read in English El 7 de agosto de 2022, Jacob ‘s Pillow le dio la bienvenida en el escenari...
Dance For Social Justice™ Comes to the Pillow
Lee en español On August 7th, the Pillow welcomed the Dance for Social Justice™ (DSJ) Community R...
2022 Curriculum in Motion® Institute Presentations
The Curriculum in Motion® Institute is a training program in the Curriculum in Motion® method: a ...
Communities in Motion
As we look back on Festival 2022, we are filled with gratitude for the Berkshire County community...
The School
See MoreMeet The Recipient of the 2023 Lorna Strassler Award: Zakhele Grabowski
Meet Zakhele Grabowski Zakhele Grabowski, also known as Swazi, was born in Swaziland (now Eswati...
A Conversation with 2020 Choreography Fellowship Alumni: Omar Román de Jesus
Read more to learn about the Ann & Weston Hicks Choreography Fellowship program Alum Omar Rom...
Looking back at
the 2023 Ann & Weston Hicks
Choreography Fellows Program
In August 2023, The School at Jacob’s Pillow warmly welcomed eight choreographers chosen for the ...
“He gave me wings”
Remembering Chet Walker
On Saturday, August 5, the Jacob’s Pillow community had the distinct privilege of hosting “To Che...