2019 Professional Advancement Programs
Contemporary Ballet
Jun 10-23 | Alexandra Damiani and Matthew Neenan, Program Directors
Contemporary
Jul 8-28 | Milton Myers and Didy Veldman, Program Directors
The Ann & Weston Hicks Choreography Fellows Program
Aug 20-30 | Bebe Miller and Risa Steinberg, Program Directors
Flamenco & Spanish Dance
Jun 24-Jul 7 | Irene Rodríguez, Program Director
Tap
Jul 29-Aug 19 | Michelle Dorrance and Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards,
Program Directors
Art of Photographing Dance
Aug 20-25 | Rose Eichenbaum, Program Director
ABOUT THE SCHOOL
The School at Jacob’s Pillow is a pivotal professional advancement center for dancers and choreographers to develop a uniquely resonant artistic voice.
In a curriculum made current by one of the most influential international dance networks in the field, guest choreographers create original works on a small ensemble of dancers who perform them weekly for Festival audiences. Dancers attend Festival performances, research in the Jacob’s Pillow Archives, and live and work as artists among the Festival’s international community—a network that dancers will join as School alumni.
The Perles Family Studio magnifies the professional work achievable during each program and builds upon the artistic excellence of dance founder and teacher Ted Shawn. Situated in the heart of Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, the longest-running dance festival in the U.S., The School has been instrumental to the careers of dance artists for over 80 years and its alumni are defining and shaping the field each and every day.
Apply today, register for a Recruitment Tour Master Class, or plan a visit—classes and rehearsals are open for public observation.
Turning Dancers into Artists
Led by acclaimed artistic directors and choreographers, The School at Jacob’s Pillow transforms dancers into artists. Alumni appear in Dance Magazine’s “25 To Watch,” on Broadway, at The Tonys, in film, and in major companies worldwide. During Festival 2018, 41 alumni returned: 7 as artistic directors of companies, 7 as choreographers, and all others as performers and artist faculty.
An Extraordinary Place To Learn
“Thanks to the rigor and inspiration at Jacob’s Pillow I have summoned the courage to move to New York City… It feels like a family of dancers was waiting there for me.”
Lucille DiCampli Artist Representation
“I’m not only making so many connections with major choreographers and dancers from all over the world, but am leaving the Pillow with a different outlook on being an artist and twenty-three friends that will last a lifetime.”
Contemporary Program
“I am forever grateful for Jacob’s Pillow’s enriching and supportive environment which has allowed me to discover and explore the artist that I want to become.”
2016 Lorna Strassler Awardee