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Then and Now: Pride at the Pillow
Left: Ted Shawn's Men Dancers in "The Dome;" Shapiro Studios photo. Right: Pride Party; Cherylynn Tsushima Photo.

Then and Now: Pride at the Pillow

Summer 2026 Reading List
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Summer 2026 Reading List

Get a head start on summer reading with our Summer Reading List, which features book selections from Festival 2026 artists and Jacob's Pillow's own staff!

What's Blooming in Festival 2026
Pua Ali‘l ‘llima; photo courtesy of Merrie Monarch Festival

What's Blooming in Festival 2026

To celebrate the beginning of spring, we asked select Festival 2026 artists to plant something in our digital 'artist garden' which represents the work they will perform this summer.

inDANCE’s "ROWDIES IN LOVE": Hari Krishnan and the Dream, the Ideal, and the Possibility
A line of dancers wearing cowboy hats jump on a red-lit stage. Hari Krishnan's inDANCE in "ROWDIES IN LOVE," Sandy Alidieri Perceptions photo

inDANCE’s "ROWDIES IN LOVE": Hari Krishnan and the Dream, the Ideal, and the Possibility

Learn more about the work coming to the Doris Duke Theatre May 1 — 3.

Inside the Faculty Research Fellowship with Rain Ross
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Inside the Faculty Research Fellowship with Rain Ross

Inside the Faculty Research Fellowship with Careitha Davis
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Inside the Faculty Research Fellowship with Careitha Davis

A Conversation with the 2023-24 Faculty Research Fellows Stephen Ursprung and Sarah Zehnder
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A Conversation with the 2023-24 Faculty Research Fellows Stephen Ursprung and Sarah Zehnder

Meet The Recipient of the 2023 Lorna Strassler Award: Zakhele Grabowski
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Meet The Recipient of the 2023 Lorna Strassler Award: Zakhele Grabowski

Through the Dancer’s Eyes: In the Pillow Lab with A.I.M by Kyle Abraham
A.I.M in the Pillow Lab; Faith Joy Mondesire photo

Through the Dancer’s Eyes: In the Pillow Lab with A.I.M by Kyle Abraham

Tracing a Legacy: Martha Graham’s Century-Long Journey to Jacob’s Pillow
On the left, a dancer in a black and white image holds a sheet above their head. On the right, dancers from the Martha Graham Company perform on a stage dressed in blue costumes.

Tracing a Legacy: Martha Graham’s Century-Long Journey to Jacob’s Pillow