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PillowTalk: Jawole Willa Jo Zollar
July 4, 2026 at 4:00pm

PillowTalk: Jawole Willa Jo Zollar

Talk
July 4, 2026 at 4:00pm
Blake's Barn
Jawole Willa Jo Zollar; Christopher Duggan photo

Longtime Pillow audience favorite Jawole Willa Jo Zollar has expanded the possibilities for how stories can be told through dance, theater, and music by centering experiences of women and the African diaspora. She is the founder of Urban Bush Women, who will present their dance-driven musical SCAT!... The Complex Lives of Al & Dot, Dot & Al Zollar at the Pillow this week. In this talk with Pillow Scholar and dramaturg Talvin Wilks, Zollar will reflect on her catalytic creative contributions to dance and her most recent work.

Free Event

This event is not ticketed and is open to the public.

More Festival PillowTalks

PillowTalks are a free curated series of engaging and informative discussions with choreographers, writers, and cultural leaders. Moderated by Pillow Scholars, PillowTalks provide an opportunity to gain insights into the social, cultural, and historical influence that shape the artists’ work.

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Urban Bush Women in "SCAT!"; Maria Baranova photo
Performance

Urban Bush Women: SCAT!

Returning to Jacob’s Pillow for the first time in seven years, the groundbreaking Black women-led theatrical dance company Urban Bush Women will perform "SCAT!" this summer, a dance-driven musical set that tells the story of two people making their way during the Great Migration.

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Urban Bush Women in "SCAT!"; Maria Baranova photo