Eisenhower Dance Detroit

Performance Outdoor

July 3, 2026

Henry J. Leir Stage

A group of seven dancers stand under stage lights together facing the audience. Their right arm is bent at the elbow, with their elbow close to their ribcage, while their left arm is straight and raised high in the air.

Considered one of the finest contemporary dance companies in the Midwest, Eisenhower Dance Detroit is now in its 35th season, presenting the work of nationally and internationally renowned choreographers, along with that of its founding artistic director, Laurie Eisenhower, and current artistic director, Stephanie Pizzo.

About Eisenhower Dance Detroit

Since its inception, Eisenhower Dance Detroit has grown from a small pick-up company into a ten-dancer roster employing seven professional company dancers, two apprentices, and one trainee from across the country. The company collaborates with artists across genres including film directors, composers, visual designers, and musicians, as well as with arts organizations including the Detroit Opera, the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts, the Toledo Opera, and the Detroit Institute of Arts.

Eisenhower Dance Detroit presents an annual Detroit Metro performance series, and tours nationally and internationally. This is their first appearance at Jacob’s Pillow since their Pillow debut in 2019.

Show Information

Buy Tickets

Tickets from $10.00 plus fees Fee of $3.50 per ticket

Expected run time

~50 minutes

Additional information

Company's 35th anniversary season, first appearance since 2019

Page Anchor

OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE TICKET OPTIONS

To give audiences flexibility, outdoor performances are offered with two ticket options. Rain or Shine tickets include guaranteed indoor access if weather impacts the performance, while Shine Only tickets are valid for outdoor performances only. Rain or Shine tickets are limited in number and may sell out.

Learn More

20240801_PillowLife-HJL_pCherylynnTsushima_0008 (1)

Five dancers wearing suits stand in a clump. Three dancers are bent forward in front of the clump with their heads together. The two dancers in the back stand facing each other with one arm raised, reaching for each other. They are illuminated by a single

Six dancers sit or stand in formation on a long box-shaped prop in a dance studio. They all have their hands lifted in a claw shape in front of their faces, and have their mouths open and eyes closed, as if they are screaming.

A female and male dance closely together, raising their right legs under stage lighting.

A male dancer lifts a female dancer above his head with her legs bent behind her.

Media Gallery

20250711_Calpulli_pCherylynnTsushima_0160

Post-Show Talk

Immediately following the performance

Participate in a free question & answer session with the artists just after they step off stage. Ticket-holders are invited to stay immediately after the show in order to enjoy the Post-Show Talk.

View event Compañía Nélida Tirado Flamenco

Compañia Nélida Tirado Flamenco; Santiagraphy photo

Performance , Outdoor

Compañía Nélida Tirado Flamenco

Hailed by The New York Times as “magnificent” and "utterly compelling," flamenco dancer Nélida Tirado is internationally recognized for her intensity, natural grace, and powerful style.

Info & Tickets

Jul 2 5:30pm (ET)

Henry J. Leir Stage

View event Ilya Vidrin: Proxies

Ilya Vidrin + Company in "Proxies;" Malakhai Pearson photo

Performance

Ilya Vidrin: Proxies

Ilya Vidrin will make his Pillow debut with "Proxies," a rigorously imagined work at the interaction of dance and technology that explores what happens to human relationships when our bodies are translated into data.

Info & Tickets

View event Eisenhower Dance Detroit

Performance , Outdoor