Skip to main content
Back to Home
PillowTalk: Tamara Rojo
August 8, 2026 at 4:00pm

PillowTalk: Tamara Rojo

Talk
August 8, 2026 at 4:00pm
Blake's Barn
San Francisco Ballet; photo courtesy of company

During the week of San Francisco Ballet's engagements in the Ted Shawn Theatre and on the outdoor Henry J. Leir Stage, Tamara Rojo will discuss her experiences since becoming Artistic Director of San Francisco Ballet in December 2022. Prior to joining San Francisco Ballet, Rojo was Artistic Director and Lead Principal of London’s English National Ballet for ten and a half years where she implemented groundbreaking programming earning international accolades.

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.

The Center Will Not Hold: A Dorrance Dance Production, PillowTalk; Jamie Kraus photo
View event PillowTalk: Shamel Pitts
Shamel Pitts | TRIBE in "Touch of RED;" Studio Aura photo
Talk

PillowTalk: Shamel Pitts

Shamel Pitts will share his inspirations informing Touch of RED, which plays in the Doris Duke Theatre this week, and his expansive vision for his company TRIBE.

Info & Tickets
View event PillowTalk: Jawole Willa Jo Zollar
Jawole Willa Jo Zollar; Christopher Duggan photo
Talk

PillowTalk: Jawole Willa Jo Zollar

In this talk, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar will reflect on her catalytic creative contributions to dance and her most recent work for Urban Bush Women.

Info & Tickets
View event PillowTalk: Akram Khan Dance Company
2003_AkramKhan_pMikeVanSleen_06
Talk

PillowTalk: Akram Khan Dance Company

Be among the few U.S. audiences this year to hear directly from members of Akram Khan Dance Company during it's final tour before Khan transitions to pursue new artistic endeavors.

Info & Tickets
View event PillowTalk: Kyle Abraham and Faye Driscoll
Kyle Abraham; Grace Katheryn Landefeld photo. Faye Driscoll; Beatrice Borgers photo.
Talk

PillowTalk: Kyle Abraham and Faye Driscoll

Two of the most prolific choreographers working today, Kyle Abraham and Faye Driscoll will share thoughts about their choreographic process, how they make work, and their relationships with audiences.

Info & Tickets
View event PillowTalk: Liz Lerman with Suzanna Tamminen
Liz Lerman; Danica Paulos photo

PillowTalk: Liz Lerman with Suzanna Tamminen

Choreographer, writer, and MacArthur fellow Liz Lerman joins editor Suzanna Tamminen of Wesleyan University Press for this talk about Lerman’s new book "Shape and Momentum: An Insomniac's Guide for a World in Constant Motion. "

Info & Tickets
View event PillowTalk: Norman Walker
Norman Walker; Kenn Duncan photo
Talk

PillowTalk: Norman Walker

For the first time in more than a decade, former Jacob’s Pillow Director Norman Walker will revisit the Pillow for a discussion with Norton Owen, Pillow Historian and Founding Director of Preservation.

Info & Tickets
View event PillowTalk: Janet Eilber and Oliver Tobin
Martha Graham Dance Company in "Night Journey;" Luis Luque photo.
Talk

PillowTalk: Janet Eilber and Oliver Tobin

Janet Eilber, Artistic Director of the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance, and Oliver Tobin, the curator for the multimedia Martha Graham exhibit, will discuss the contemporary resonance of Graham’s legacy.

Info & Tickets
View event PillowTalk: Perspectives on Latine Dance in the U.S. with Eduardo Vilaro, Nélida Tirado, and Luis Salgado
20250730_SekouMcMiller_pGraceCopeland_0418
Talk

PillowTalk: Perspectives on Latine Dance in the U.S. with Eduardo Vilaro, Nélida Tirado, and Luis Salgado

Hear from the dynamic artists Eduardo Vilaro, Nélida Tirado, and Luis Salgado contributing their perspectives to U.S. dance.

Info & Tickets
View event PillowTalk: Dianne McIntyre and Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago; KT Miller Photography photo
Talk

PillowTalk: Dianne McIntyre and Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell

In this conversation between two celebrated dance artists, Dianne McIntyre and Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell will discuss the importance of lineage in dance and how we move it forward.

Info & Tickets

More Happening This Week

View event San Francisco Ballet (Indoor)
San Francisco Ballet; photo courtesy of company
Performance

San Francisco Ballet (Indoor)

In an exciting two-stage engagement, San Francisco Ballet comes to the Pillow for the first time since 1956 to perform a mixed program featuring works by Hans van Manen (Grosse Fugue), William Forsythe (Prologue from Blake Works), William Forsythe (Prologue and The Barre Project), and Tamara Rojo (Raymonda), among other works.

Info & Tickets
San Francisco Ballet; photo courtesy of company
View event San Francisco Ballet (Outdoor)
San Francisco Ballet; photo courtesy of company
Performance , Outdoor

San Francisco Ballet (Outdoor)

In an exciting two-stage engagement, San Francisco Ballet comes to the Pillow for the first time since 1956 to perform a mixed program including works by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Marius Petipa, and Frederick Ashton, among others.

Info & Tickets
San Francisco Ballet; photo courtesy of company