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Summer is an exciting time at Jacob’s Pillow. In 2021, the Pillow hosted its first-ever multi-platform festival, taking place both in person and online. This summer we hosted intimate, distanced ticketed performances on our outdoor stage as well as workshops, PillowTalks, and site-specific events where audiences can interact with our campus in new and exciting ways.

 

But there is plenty to discover year-round. Scroll down to explore virtual commissions, recent short films of in-process work at our onsite artist residencies, archival clips, essays, and games on Jacob’s Pillow Dance Interactive, and more. To receive the newest info on our programs and events, we hope you will join our newsletter.

 

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Explore Festival 2021 bonus content

Jacob's Pillow Director Pamela Tatge, Associate Curators Melanie George and Ali Rosa-Salas, and Scholar-in-Residence Brian Schaefer are seated in chairs left to right facing audiences clapping at the end of their PillowTalk, Curatorial Voices.

Festival 2021 Talks

Enjoy Post-Show Talks with Festival 2021 artists and dive into our PillowTalks series featuring entertaining and informative discussions with choreographers, writers, filmmakers, and cultural experts for FREE on the Jacob’s Pillow YouTube channel.

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VIRTUAL COMMISSIONS

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Explore Dance Interactive

David Roussève/REALITY performs Halfway to Dawn, 2019; photo Christopher Duggan.

Watch Videos and Playlists

Dive into a growing selection of specially themed Playlists of videos featuring clips from the 1930s to today, curated by Director of Preservation Norton Owen.

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Myriam Allard, 2015; photo Christopher Duggan.

Read Interviews and Essays

Uncover a series of multimedia essays offering insights from dance scholars and pathways to hundreds of rare videos, photos, programs, and more.

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Play the Guess Game

How well do you know Jacob's Pillow performances and artists? Answer 10 randomly generated questions to find out. Test your dance knowledge, then challenge your friends!

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PillowVoices brings listeners closer to notable dance artists connected with Jacob's Pillow.

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Three dancers are mid-leap on an outdoor stage.
A shirtless dancer wearing a bucket hat entwines his arms over his head against a black background. Other dancers are visible behind him.
A small red-haired girl holds a flower with her back to the camera. A smiling woman is looking down at her and smiling.
Two female dancers are in front of the Ted Shawn Theatre. The dancer on the left stands smiling at the camera and the dancer on the right is mid-leap with her arms extended back and leg extended forward.
Two ballet dancers pose outdoors with trees visible behind them. The female dancer on the left wears white and leans her torso and head towards the camera, while the male dancer wearing red on her right supports her.
Two men stand in front with their arms around each other in front of a red barn.
Two men stand in front with their arms around each other in front of a red barn.
A male breakdancer holds himself up on his forearms with his legs in the air on an indoor stage. An audience is visible in the background.