Co-Presentations

Jacob’s Pillow collaborates with Berkshire institutions to co-present performances, residencies, and talks thereby expanding engagement in dance across the region.

A group of step dancers appear on a stage, all of them bending one arm and looking downcast at their other arm by their side.

STEP SHOW: THE MUSICAL

Co-Presented with MASS MoCA
December 9, 2023 | North Adams, MA

Initially developed at MASS MoCA in 2021, Maxine Lyle’s new work STEP SHOW: THE MUSICAL is a two-act theatrical production, currently in progress, that showcases African American step dance and its role in Black college life. Infusing body percussion with hip-hop, R&B, and soul, this intergenerational coming-of-age story takes a riveting ride through the world of step dance and its imprint on Black culture.

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A group of black men sit and stand in close proximity to one another, all touching the shoulder or back of the men by their sides. All of them are wearing beanie hats, black pants, and white tank tops or colorful crewnecks.

serpentwithfeet

This performance took place on October 7, 2023.

Three genre-defying artists join forces to tell the story of unpredictable romance & self-discovery in Heart of Brick, a theatrical dance and music production that ponders on the spirit & magic of Black queer nightlife.

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