January 22, 2019 – (Becket, MA) Jacob’s Pillow seeks dance artists across all genres to enter the third annual Chance to Dance viewers’ choice contest,…
After generations of use by Indigenous peoples, Jacob’s Pillow was settled in 1790 by the Carter family as a mountaintop farm at the crest of…
July 12, 2018– (Becket, MA) Berkshire community members come together to present a collaborative performance created as part of the year-long engagement project, Pittsfield Moves!…
June 26, 2018 (Becket, MA)—Award-winning Pilobolus returns to the Ted Shawn Theatre with Come To Your Senses, a program about accessing all five senses, June…
Guest Choreographer
Contemporary
Jennifer Archibald is the founder and Artistic Director of the Arch Dance Company and Program Director of ArchCore40 Dance Intensives. Archibald has choreographed for the Ailey II, Atlanta Ballet, Ballet West, Grand Rapids Ballet, Kansas City Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Pittsburgh Ballet, Sacramento Ballet, Tulsa Ballet, and worked commercially for NIKE, MAC Cosmetics, and Tommy Hilfiger, as well as chart-listed artists.
August 25—30
Christopher Duggan is an esteemed dance photographer in Manhattan and runs a New York/Berkshire based wedding photography and cinematography studio. His photographs have publicized world premieres, season marketing brochures, billboards, and have appeared on the cover of Dance Teacher Magazine, Dance Magazine, The New York Times, and other esteemed publications and popular wedding blogs.
August 25—30
Rose Eichenbaum is an award-winning photographer and one of the most respected photojournalists working in the arts today. With more than 25 years of teaching experience, she brings a unique and intimate approach to her workshops and artist residencies.
Liv Schaffer received her Bachelor’s degree from Alonzo King LINES Ballet BFA Program at Dominican University of California in 2013, and has spent subsequent seasons performing with AXIS Dance Company, DanceWorks Chicago, The Dance Exchange, and Robert Moses’ Kin.
Cristian Puig’s Flamenco career stems from his heritage passed on from his parents Pablo (guitarist) and Gloria (singer). He started playing guitar at age 20 and never looked back. In 1989 Puig formed the flamenco-jazz group “Rabat” and led the group in performances throughout South America.
Michael Jagger is currently a full-time professional Swing dancer whose performance credits include being a featured dancer with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, led by Wynton Marsalis, and has also appeared at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., and the Rose Theater in New York City.