Perles Family Studio
On August 27, 2016, Jacob’s Pillow Dance announced plans to build a new dance studio on its campus, signifying a deep commitment to The School at Jacob’s Pillow and year-round creative development, engagement, and educational programs.
The Perles Family Studio is multifunctional, serving as rehearsal space, instructional space, informal performance space, and facilities for visiting artists. It can accommodate up to 200 seats, such as for Inside/Out performances in the instances of rain and inclement weather.
The studio will serve as the new home for The School at Jacob’s Pillow and its prestigious professional advancement programs. Throughout the fall, winter, and spring months, the new studio will allow the Pillow to expand its capacity for year-round programming, including increasing the number of Pillow Lab residencies it can make available to choreographers.
View the year-long project in a beautiful time-lapse by Nel Shelby Productions here and see the studio from all angles in this video courtesy of Flansburgh Architects:
Take a virtual tour of the finished Perles Family Studio:
“A Study in Cutting-Edge Design”
Architectural Digest
Read more from the Architectural Digest on the Perles Family Studio.
The new Perles Family Studio is named in recognition of a lead gift from the Perles Family Foundation and Jacob’s Pillow Trustee Claudia Perles. The project is designed by award-winning Flansburgh Architects of Boston, and constructed by Allegrone Companies of Pittsfield, MA. Read The official ground-breaking ceremony took place October 14, 2016 and the official ribbon cutting ceremony took place August 18, 2017. On Saturday, August 26, the Perles Family Studio was open to the public at the annual Festival Finale celebration.
Future of the Pillow
The rendering of the Perles Family Studio launched the Pillow's dedication to renewing its campus facilities, a main thread of Vision ’22.