Festival 2026

Performance

Paul Taylor Dance Company

Called “one of the most exciting, innovative, and delightful dance companies” by The New York Times, Paul Taylor Dance Company will return to Jacob’s Pillow this summer for the first time in seven years to perform a mixed program in the Ted Shawn Theatre that will include "Esplanade" (1975), "Brandenburgs" (1988), and "Company B" (1991).

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View event Urban Bush Women: SCAT!

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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View event Akram Khan Company: Thikra: Night of Remembering

Akram Khan Company; photo courtesy of company

Performance

Akram Khan Company: Thikra: Night of Remembering

Returning to Jacob’s Pillow for the first time in over 20 years, Akram Khan will present "Thikra: Night of Remembering," a journey through tradition, deeply rooted in the power of rituals.

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Jul 8 — 12

Ted Shawn Theatre

View event A.I.M by Kyle Abraham: White Space

A.I.M by Kyle Abraham's "White Space;" Carrie Schneider photo

Performance

A.I.M by Kyle Abraham: White Space

A.I.M by Kyle Abraham will return to the Ted Shawn Theatre with the U.S. premiere of "White Space," a work that creates a charged atmosphere of collision and dialogue between reality and idealism.

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View event Circa Contemporary Circus: Wolf

Circa Contemporary Circus; Andy Phillipson photo

Performance

Circa Contemporary Circus: Wolf

Hailing from Brisbane, Australia, Circa will return to Jacob’s Pillow after six years away with "Wolf," a gasp-inducing acrobatic thrill ride.

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Jul 22 — 26

Ted Shawn Theatre

View event Gauthier Dance

Performance

Gauthier Dance

Returning to Jacob’s Pillow by popular demand, Gauthier Dance//Dance Company Theaterhaus Stuttgart will bring "The FireWorks Project," a program showcasing nine U.S. premiere works by leading choreographers.

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View event San Francisco Ballet

Performance

San Francisco Ballet

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 from the classical ballet canon and works by Hans van Manen, George Balanchine, Tamara Rojo, and Ben Stevenson.

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Aug 5 — 9

Ted Shawn Theatre

View event Martha Graham Dance Company

Performance

Martha Graham Dance Company

The oldest dance company in the United States, Martha Graham Dance Company returns during its centennial year with a program featuring some of Graham's most defining masterpieces and new works by today's choreographers.

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View event Ballet Hispánico New York

Ballet Hispánico; photo courtesy of company

Performance

Ballet Hispánico New York

A crowd favorite ever since their first Pillow performance in 1984, Ballet Hispánico New York returns, sure to delight dance fans seeking “smashingly theatrical" performances.

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Aug 19 — 23

Ted Shawn Theatre

View event Hubbard Street Dance Chicago

Performance

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago

Making an impressive 18th appearance at Jacob’s Pillow this summer, the beloved Hubbard Street Dance Chicago remains one of the most original forces in contemporary dance.

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Aug 26 — 30

Ted Shawn Theatre

View event Season Opening Gala

Livestream Available , Special Event

Season Opening Gala

Known as the ultimate summer kickoff, this unforgettable evening brings together friends, artists, and supporters, for a night of conversation, connection, and a celebration that culminates in plenty of dancing.

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Jun 20 6:00pm

Ted Shawn Theatre

Jun 20 6:00pm

Ted Shawn Theatre

View event Shamel Pitts | TRIBE: Touch of RED

Shamel Pitts | TRIBE in "Touch of RED;" Studio Aura photo

Performance

Shamel Pitts | TRIBE: Touch of RED

Shamel Pitts and his company TRIBE present "Touch of RED," inspired by the rapid-fire footwork of boxing, the African American jazz dance style Lindy Hop, Gaga movement language, and nightlife culture.

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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 movements are translated into data.

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View event Faye Driscoll: Weathering

Faye Driscoll's "Weathering;" Kevin Monko photo

Performance

Faye Driscoll: Weathering

Hailed as a "startingly original talent" by The New York Times, Faye Driscoll returns to the Pillow to present "Weathering," first developed in a Pillow Lab residency in 2022.

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View event Brian Brooks Moving Company

Performance

Brian Brooks Moving Company

In their return to Jacob’s Pillow, Brian Brooks Moving Company will present a mixed program including "Closing Distance" (2020) the world premiere of "Elsewhere," and a new work titled "Can we be Quiet?"

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View event Ephrat Asherie Dance: Shadow Cities

Ephrat Asherie Dance; Christopher Duggan photo

Performance

Ephrat Asherie Dance: Shadow Cities

In "Shadow Cities," Ephrat Asherie Dance has collaborated with Grammy Award-winning pianist and composer Arturo O’Farrill to reflect on the beauty, vastness, and joy of the in-between.

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View event Brinae Ali: Baby Laurence Legacy Project

Performance

Brinae Ali: Baby Laurence Legacy Project

Tap dancer, choreographer, and vocalist Brinae Ali returns with "Baby Laurence Legacy Project," exploring and celebrating the artistic genius of "Baby" Laurence Donald Jackson, whose impact on tap dance and jazz music is legendary.

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View event Huang Yi: Ink

Performance

Huang Yi: Ink

Taiwanese dancer, choreographer, and inventor Huang Yi creates partnership between humans and robots in his Pillow debut of "Ink," in which lines from a hundred artworks by renowned calligrapher Tong Yang-Tze are dismantled and reconstructed.

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View event Uppercut Dance Theater

Performance, Outdoor

Uppercut Dance Theater

In their U.S. debut, Denmark's Uppercut Dance Theater presents "BENCHED," a dynamic and brutally honest tale about life's big—and very small—questions.

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View event The School at Jacob's Pillow: Contemporary Ballet Performance Ensemble

The School at Jacob's Pillow 2025 Contemporary Ballet Performance Ensemble; Jamie Kraus photo

Performance, Outdoor

The School at Jacob's Pillow: Contemporary Ballet Performance Ensemble

Performances by The School at Jacob’s Pillow Performance Ensembles showcase the work of the next generation of dance artists. This performance is the culmination of a two-week Contemporary Ballet Program, featuring original repertoire.

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Jun 27 5:30pm

Henry J. Leir Stage

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.

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Jul 2 5:30pm

Henry J. Leir Stage

View event Eisenhower Dance Detroit

Performance, Outdoor

Eisenhower Dance Detroit

Considered one of the finest contemporary dance companies in the Midwest, Eisenhower Dance Detroit returns to the Pillow in its 35th season, presenting two works that explore moments of personal transformation.

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Jul 3 5:30pm

Henry J. Leir Stage

View event Anubhava Dance Company

Performance, Outdoor

Anubhava Dance Company

Based in Boston, Anubhava Dance Company is a Bharatanatyam ensemble that champions Indian classical dance as a living, evolving art form.

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Jul 4 5:30pm

Henry J. Leir Stage

View event Acosia Red Elk

Performance, Outdoor

Acosia Red Elk

A world champion Jingle Dancer, Acosia Red Elk returns to perform an evening-length work featuring Native violinist Geneviève Gros-Louis.

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Jul 9 5:30pm

Henry J. Leir Stage

View event Pua Ali‘i ‘llima

Pua Ali'i 'Ilima; photo courtesy of artist

Performance, Outdoor

Pua Ali‘i ‘llima

Pua Ali'i 'Ilima returns to the Henry J. Leir Stage for the first time since 2012. The mission of this hālau hula (school of Hawaiian culture) is to preserve and perpetuate Native Hawaiian arts and cultural traditions for future generations.

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Jul 10 5:30pm

Henry J. Leir Stage

View event BAAD! Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance

Performance, Outdoor

BAAD! Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance

As part of Pillow Pride weekend, BAAD! will present 15-minute dance works by artists Abdiel, Imani Gaudin, and Edrimael Delgado Reyes, followed by a Q&A session.

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Jul 11 5:30pm

Henry J. Leir Stage

View event Michela Marino Lerman: Steppin' with "The Kid"

Michela Marino lerman; Lauren Desberg photo

Performance, Outdoor

Michela Marino Lerman: Steppin' with "The Kid"

Award-winning tap dancer Michela Marino Lerman leads an ensemble of tap dancers and musicians in "Steppin’ with "The Kid": A Celebration of Betty Carter," honoring iconic vocalist and one of Lerman's greatest inspirations, Betty Carter.

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View event The School at Jacob's Pillow: Contemporary Performance Ensemble

The School at Jacob's Pillow 2025 Contemporary Performance Ensemble; Jamie Kraus photo

Performance, Outdoor

The School at Jacob's Pillow: Contemporary Performance Ensemble

Performances by The School at Jacob’s Pillow Performance Ensembles showcase the work of the next generation of dance artists. This performance is the culmination of a three-week Contemporary Program, featuring original repertoire.

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Jul 18 5:30pm

Henry J. Leir Stage

View event Kalindá: Zafra

Performance, Outdoor

Kalindá: Zafra

Kalindá is a professional live music and dance ensemble that performs bomba, Puerto Rico’s oldest musical tradition.

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Jul 23 5:30pm

Henry J. Leir Stage

View event Ogemdi Ude: MAJOR

Performance, Outdoor

Ogemdi Ude: MAJOR

Brooklyn-based artist Ogemdi Ude makes her Pillow debut with "MAJOR," a dance theater piece that explores the world of majorette dance at HBCUs.

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Jul 24 5:30pm

Henry J. Leir Stage

View event Benjamin Akio Kimitch: Tiger Hands

Benjamin Akio Kimitch; Erin Baiano photo

Performance, Outdoor

Benjamin Akio Kimitch: Tiger Hands

In Kimitch's "Tiger Hands," Peking opera technique becomes a channel for reconnection, transformation, and personal expression, drawing on the experimental energy that birthed this artform.

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Jul 25 5:30pm

Henry J. Leir Stage

View event UFlyMothership

Performance, Outdoor

UFlyMothership

UFlyMothership is a collaborative musical and artistic project by dancer, singer, and songwriter Tendayi Kuumba and barber, visual artist, and music producer Greg Purnell.

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Jul 30 5:30pm

Henry J. Leir Stage

View event KaJe Movement Collective: ÌYÁguration

KaJe Movement Collective; photo courtesy of company

Performance, Outdoor

KaJe Movement Collective: ÌYÁguration

"ÌYÁguration," a live performance and ceremonial work adapted from an original dance film, celebrates the resilience, joy, and sisterhood of Black women across the diaspora.

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Jul 31 5:30pm

Henry J. Leir Stage

View event Art Omi: Dance | 20 Years of International Exchange

Art Omi: Dance; Luca Pearl Khosrova photo

Performance, Outdoor

Art Omi: Dance | 20 Years of International Exchange

This special anniversary program from the Hudson Valley-based international arts center is titled "20 Years of International Exchange," and celebrates its global community of artists by reuniting alumni who first met in residence.

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Aug 1 5:30pm

Henry J. Leir Stage

View event San Francisco Ballet

Performance, Outdoor

San Francisco Ballet

In an exciting two-stage engagement, San Francisco Ballet comes to the Pillow for the first time since 1956 to perform a mixed program.

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View event Sorzano Dance Works

Performance, Outdoor

Sorzano Dance Works

A former Alvin Ailey principal dancer, Yusha-Marie Sorzano creates where lineages meet—where identity, migration, and memory move through the body as lived experience.

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Aug 13 5:30pm

Henry J. Leir Stage

View event Artists of the Berkshires

Community Day 2024; Christopher Duggan photo

Performance, Outdoor

Artists of the Berkshires

The outdoor Henry J. Leir Stage hosts selected Berkshire-region artists for a special one-day-only performance on August 14, as part of Jacob’s Pillow’s annual Community Day.

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Aug 14 5:30pm

Henry J. Leir Stage

View event HopeBoykinDance

Performance, Outdoor

HopeBoykinDance

HopeBoykinDance arrives for their highly anticipated Pillow debut, bringing a compelling collaboration of contemporary-modern movement, spoken word, and storytelling to the stage.

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Aug 15 5:30pm

Henry J. Leir Stage

View event Kia the Key & Company / The Era Footwork Collective

Kia the Key & Company; Darrius Johnson, Visionary Acts photo. The Era Footwork Collective; photo courtesy of the artist.

Performance, Outdoor

Kia the Key & Company / The Era Footwork Collective

Jacob’s Pillow welcomes local street and club dance company Kia the Key & Company, performing on a split bill with the Chicago footwork crew The Era Footwork Collective.

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Aug 20 5:30pm

Henry J. Leir Stage

View event New York Theatre Ballet

Performance, Outdoor

New York Theatre Ballet

New York Theatre Ballet returns to Jacob’s Pillow for the first time since 2016 with a mixed program, including a revival of a piece that premiered at Jacob’s Pillow in 1952.

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Aug 21 5:30pm

Henry J. Leir Stage

View event The School at Jacob's Pillow: Musical Theatre Performance Ensemble

The School at Jacob's Pillow 2024 Musical Theatre Performance Ensemble; Becca Marcela Oviatt photo

Performance, Outdoor

The School at Jacob's Pillow: Musical Theatre Performance Ensemble

Performances by The School at Jacob’s Pillow Performance Ensembles showcase the work of the next generation of dance artists. This performance is the culmination of a three-week Musical Theatre Program, featuring original repertoire.

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Aug 22 5:30pm

Henry J. Leir Stage

View event The Legacy of Martha Graham

Martha Graham in "Immediate Tragedy;" photo courtesy of company

Exhibition

The Legacy of Martha Graham

In tandem with Martha Graham Dance Company’s performance run, Jacob’s Pillow will host a summer-long exhibition in Blake’s Barn exploring Graham’s artistic and political voice during the 1930s, curated by former Graham dancer and scholar Oliver Tobin.

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Jun 24 – Aug 30

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In the Ted Shawn Theatre

Paul Taylor Dance Company

Urban Bush Women: SCAT!

Akram Khan Company: Thikra: Night of Remembering

A.I.M by Kyle Abraham: White Space

Circa Contemporary Circus: Wolf

Gauthier Dance

San Francisco Ballet

Martha Graham Dance Company

Ballet Hispánico New York

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago

Season Opening Gala

In the Doris Duke Theatre

Shamel Pitts | TRIBE: Touch of RED

Ilya Vidrin: Proxies

Faye Driscoll: Weathering

Brian Brooks Moving Company

Ephrat Asherie Dance: Shadow Cities

Brinae Ali: Baby Laurence Legacy Project

Huang Yi: Ink

SHAMEL PITTS TO RECEIVE THE 2026 JACOB'S PILLOW MEN DANCERS AWARD

On the Henry J. Leir Stage

Uppercut Dance Theater

The School at Jacob's Pillow: Contemporary Ballet Performance Ensemble

Compañía Nélida Tirado Flamenco

Eisenhower Dance Detroit

Anubhava Dance Company

Acosia Red Elk

Pua Ali‘i ‘llima

BAAD! Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance

Michela Marino Lerman: Steppin' with "The Kid"

The School at Jacob's Pillow: Contemporary Performance Ensemble

Kalindá: Zafra

Ogemdi Ude: MAJOR

Benjamin Akio Kimitch: Tiger Hands

UFlyMothership

KaJe Movement Collective: ÌYÁguration

Art Omi: Dance | 20 Years of International Exchange

San Francisco Ballet

Sorzano Dance Works

Artists of the Berkshires

HopeBoykinDance

Kia the Key & Company / The Era Footwork Collective

New York Theatre Ballet

The School at Jacob's Pillow: Musical Theatre Performance Ensemble

The Legacy of Martha Graham

The Festival Returns, A Season of Connection