College Partner Benefits

• Personalized virtual reference assistance with Archives staff.
• Jacob’s Pillow’s virtual resources can support curriculum and research, providing connections across the lens of dance scholarship. Many resources are free to explore and access.
  • Online Archives – An extensive online collection of photographs and festival programs in addition to digital exhibitions that chronicle the history of Jacob’s Pillow including Ted Shawn, the Denishawn Company, and a wide array of Festival artists through our near-century long tenure.
  • Jacob’s Pillow Dance Interactive online catalogue – An ever-growing collection of excerpted dance videos filmed at Jacob’s Pillow from the 1930s to today, including specially curated playlists linking themes and genres.
  • Themes & Essays – A deep dive into the Jacob’s Pillow Archives through a variety of web-exclusive essays divided into distinct themes. Written by scholars, Themes & Essays share insights along with extended video clips, archival photographs, programs, and more.
  • PillowVoices podcast – A monthly podcast that exemplifies Jacob’s Pillow’s mission to “support dance creation, presentation, education, and preservation; and to engage and deepen public appreciation and support for dance” by utilizing archival recordings brought to life in the personal stories and narration of current thought-leaders and scholars.
  • Jacob’s Pillow YouTube channel – Includes post-show talks with Festival Artists and Pillow Scholars, performance clips, and more.
  • Free access to our year-round digital stream series, featuring performances from the 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 seasons.

• Jacob’s Pillow On Demand is an ever-growing collection of full-length dance performances, talks, behind-the-scenes content, and more. College Partners enjoy a wide array of festival performances from 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024, available exclusively for College Partners.
• Regional partners receive access to Jacob’s Pillow Dance Stream, a streaming platform created especially for Colleges and Universities to provide unprecedented online access to selected full-length videos previously only accessible at the Jacob’s Pillow Archives. Watch recent performances by top national and international dance companies working in a range of movement styles including ballet, contemporary, tap, and traditional forms; in-depth interviews with artists and experts in the dance field; guest artist classes from The School at Jacob’s Pillow; historic films of Denishawn Dance Company and Ted Shawn’s Men Dancers; and more.

The Pillow continues to support dance artists in their choreographic process through residency support at the Pillow Lab. Join artists and companies at Pillow Lab showings for intimate conversations, exclusively available to College Partners and Jacob’s Pillow VIP members. All showings are offered in-person or online via Zoom, and are approximately 1 hour in duration.

See the 2025-26 Pillow Lab Schedule

The College Partnership Program Faculty Research Fellowship supports faculty during sabbaticals or as part of their ongoing research, offering an opportunity to work in the Pillow’s retreat-like atmosphere, regenerative landscape, and renowned Archives. Each Fellowship includes a cash stipend, housing on the Jacob’s Pillow campus, and access to the Jacob’s Pillow Archives. This opportunity is exclusive to faculty at participating College Partner institutions.

Learn more about the Faculty Research Fellowship

• Curated Day at the Pillow visits tailored to artistic and academic interests. Visits can include a movement class, tour, time in the Archives, and more.
• Discounts to select performances at Jacob’s Pillow’s annual summer dance festival.

• 360 Workshops provide pre-professional and early career dancers ages 14+ an opportunity to learn from acclaimed dancers, teachers, and choreographers.
• Led by Artist Faculty and School Alumni, Jacob’s Pillow 360 Workshops include a class of diverse movement approaches and a dialogue session for dancers to ask questions and hear personal Pillow experiences from alumni and faculty.
• Held in person throughout the country, with virtual opportunities, they are designed to inspire and connect dancers to the Pillow’s network of established artists in the field.

Learn more about 360 workshops

College Partners are invited to the annual College Partner Convening, a gathering held each fall to network and discuss current issues in the field.

• Jacob’s Pillow Internship Program positions
• The School at Jacob’s Pillow professional advancement programs
• Special workshops and classes year-round