Inside/Out: Ice Dance International
Jul 17 | Led by Artistic Director Douglas Webster, Ice Dance International (IDI) brings “ice” dance to the Inside/Out stage for the first time in Pillow history. IDI exists to showcase and promote ice dancing as an international performing art form that blends dance and skating, bringing the highest caliber of the art form to communities across the United States.
Inside/Out: Kyle Marshall Choreography
Jul 4 | Recipient of the 2018 Juried Bessie Award, and one of Dance Europe Magazine’s “New to Watch,” Kyle Marshall uses dance as an opportunity to empathize with other human beings. Developed in 2014, Kyle Marshall Choreography sees the dancing body as a container of history, an igniter of social reform, and a site of celebration, returning to the Inside/Out stage.
Inside/Out: The School at Jacob’s Pillow | Contemporary
Jul 20 | Dancers of the Contemporary Program are apprentices, advanced pre-professionals, and early-career professionals from leading dance companies and training centers around the world. Darrell Grand Moultrie, Jae Man Joo, and Didy Veldman—three of today’s most sought-after, and stylistically diverse, contemporary choreographers will create new work on the ensemble of dancers. See them on Inside/Out!
Inside/Out: The School at Jacob’s Pillow | Contemporary
Jul 13 | Dancers of the Contemporary Program are apprentices, advanced pre-professionals, and early-career professionals from leading dance companies and training centers around the world. Darrell Grand Moultrie, Jae Man Joo, and Didy Veldman—three of today’s most sought-after, and stylistically diverse, contemporary choreographers will create new work on the ensemble of dancers. See them on Inside/Out!
Community Dance Classes Class with Inside/Out Artists
On select Thursdays take a class, then see the artists perform as part of the Inside/Out Performance Series that evening. Weather permitting, class takes place at the Inside/Out stage. In the case of inclement weather, classes take place in the Ruth St. Denis Studio.
Inside/Out: Jean Appolon Expressions
Aug 23 | Boston-based, Jean Appolon Expressions (JAE) celebrates and advances Haitian folkloric dance by building a contemporary cultural community that produces professional performances, educational opportunities, and dance training for people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds. See them perform at Inside/Out!
Inside/Out: Cage Shuffle by Paul Lazar
Jul 26 | Cage Shuffle marries the words of John Cage with the choreography of Annie-B Parson and the performance of Paul Lazar in a playful, profound, accessible expression of the joyous interconnectedness of the mind, body, and nature. See the performance at Inside/Out!
Inside/Out: American College Dance Association Highlights
Aug 22 | For the fourth consecutive year, American College Dance Association (ACDA) presents highlights from its regional festivals, supporting and promoting the wealth of talent and creativity from college and university dance departments.
The Festival Free Outdoor “Inside/Out” Performances
Bring family and friends of all ages to the Inside/Out series, offering free outdoor performances by emerging and established dance companies and presentations by dancers of The School at Jacob’s Pillow every Wednesday through Saturday at 6:15pm during the Festival.
Inside/Out: The Land on Which We Dance
Aug 7 | For this landmark gathering of Indigenous dance and as kick-off to a week of celebrating contemporary Indigenous artists, the Pillow campus will be illuminated with an exchange of song, dance, and storytelling—bringing together local Indigenous peoples and inviting all to participate in this exchange.