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Celebrating Norton Owen:
50 Moments in 50 Years
Images from left to right: Norton Owen; Skp Brown photo. Norton Owen; Rod Chu photo. Norton Owen ...
Pride in Motion: Love, Community, and History at Jacob’s Pillow
Jacob’s Pillow has a rich history of queer culture woven into its foundation. For Ted Shawn and H...
Plan Your Perfect Summer at
the Pillow
There’s something magical about summer at Jacob’s Pillow. Longtime fans already know: the Pillow ...
Celebrating Massachusetts at 250 years:
Firsts at Jacob’s Pillow
This year, Jacob’s Pillow’s home state of Massachusetts celebrates its 250th anniversary and the ...
In the Archives:
Artists of the Reimagined Doris Duke Theatre’s Inaugural Season
World premieres, exclusive digital commissions, connections between dance and technology, and gen...
Interweaving 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...
Phil Chan: Sitting With Discomfort
In July, Jacob’s Pillow had the distinct pleasure of inviting Phil Chan back to campus to give pu...
Conversations With Cunningham
Six dancers will grace the Jacob’s Pillow stage this week in Three Duets, a series of duets prese...
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...
“Build Me a Theater”: Discovering the Performance Spaces of Jacob’s Pillow
“Build me a theater.” These were the words Jacob’s Pillow founder Ted Shawn spoke to architect Jo...