Jacob’s Pillow’s 90th Season
Chill in Renovated Ted Shawn Theatre
By: Pillow - Jun 18, 2022
On a hot summer night it could be scorching in the Ted Shawn Theatre of historic Jacob’s Pillow in Becket, Mass. Simple hand fans were distributed to augment the too few mechanical ones mounted overhead.
Literally, audiences were willing it sweat it out to experience the renowned dance festival that features the finest companies programmed from all over the world.
The 90th season of 2022 will change all that. Following $9 million for renovation the Ted Shawn Theatre, originally a barn, features a new cooling and air ventilation system, orchestra pit, expanded accessibility for artists and audience members, an increased stage depth by 10 feet and enhanced technology. Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival returns with 10 weeks of dance and 20 one-night only performances
“There is such breadth and depth to what we have programmed this summer, from works that connect us to the nine decades of our history to genres that have never been a part of the Festival before,” said Jacob’s Pillow Executive and Artistic Director Pamela Tatge. “Audiences will have the chance to witness some of the best dance being created today, including works specifically commissioned for the Festival while at the same time actively participating in classes, workshops and in a series of dance parties that we’ve staged to invite people to move together. We can’t wait to welcome Pillow-go-ers back to the dance heaven that is Jacob’s Pillow as well as invite new artists and audiences to experience this magical place for the first time.”
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TED SHAWN THEATRE June 22-26: America(na) to Me dance performance, $55-85, 8 p.m.
Wednesday through Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
June 29-July 3: Ronald K. Brown/ EV-IDENCE, $55-$85, 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
July 6-10: SW!NG OUT dance performance, $55-$85, 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
July 13-17: A.I.M. by Kyle Abraham dance performance, $55-$85, 8 p.m.
Wednesday through Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
July 20-24: Limón Dance Company, $55-$85, 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
July 27-31: Black Grace dance performance, $55-$85, 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Aug. 3-7: Alonzo King LINES Ballet dance performance, $55-$85, 8 p.m.
Wednesday through Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Aug. 10-14: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, $55-$85, 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Aug. 17-21: Cleo Parker Robinson Ensemble dance performance, $55$85, 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Aug. 24-28: Miami City Ballet dance performance, $55-$85, 8 p.m.
Wednesday through Saturday; 2 p.m. Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
HENRY J. LEIR STAGE Wednesday, June 22: Eastern Wood-land Dances dance performance, $15-$35, 6 p.m.
Thursday, June 23: Dance of the Ages dance performance, $25-$35, 6 p.m.
Friday, June 24: Collage Dance Collective, $15-$35, 6 p.m.
Saturday, June 25: The School at Jacob’s Pillow Contemporary Ballet program dance performance, free, 6 p.m. Available to watch online as a livestream.
June 29-July 3: BODYTRAFFIC dance performance, $15-$35, 6 p.m.
Wednesday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.
Wednesday, July 6: JazzAntiqua Dance & Music Ensemble dance performance, $15-$35, 6 p.m.
Friday, July 8: Bill Shannon dance performance, $15-$35, 6 p.m.
Saturday, July 9: The New York Korean Performing Arts Center dance performance, $15-$35, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, July 13: Ballet Nepantla dance performance, $15-$35, 6 p.m.
Thursday, July 14: Mina Nishimura / Kota Yamazaki dance performance, $15-$35, 6 p.m.
Friday, July 15: Passion Fruit Dance Company with Baye and Asa dance performance, $15-$35, 6 p.m.
Saturday, July 16: The School at Jacob’s Pillow: Contemporary Performance Ensemble dance performance, free, 6 p.m. Available to watch online as a livestream.
July 20-24: Music From The Sole, $15-$35, 6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and noon Sunday.
July 27-31: Dichotomous Being: An Evening of Taylor Stanley, $15-$35, 6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and noon Sunday.
Wednesday, Aug. 3: Les Ballet Afrik dance performance, $15-$35, 6 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 4: Indigenous Enter-prise dance performance, $15-$35, 6 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 5: Soles of Duende Percussive Trio, opening performance by Freedom Dabka Group, $15-$35, 6 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 6: The School at Jacob’s Pillow: Musical Theatre Performance Ensemble, free, 6 p.m.
Aug. 10-14: Dance Heginbotham dance performance, $15-$35, 6 p.m.
Wednesday through Saturday and noon Sunday.
Wednesday, Aug. 17: Vanessa Sanchez & La Mezcla dance performance, $15-$35, 6 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 18: Hustle at the Pillow, opening performance by Estrellitas de Sorto, $15-$35, 6 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 19: East Coast Styles dance performance, $15-$35, 6 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 20: The School at Jacob’s Pillow: Dance Theatre: Afro-Latin Immersion Performance Ensemble, free, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 24: Ladies of Hip-Hop Dance Collective performance, $15-$35, 6 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 25: Boston Dance Theater, $15-$35, 6 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 26: Kayla Hamilton dance performance, $15-$35, 6 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 27: YYDC dance performance, $15-$35, 6 p.m.
SITE SPECIFIC July 1 and 2: Loni Landon Dance Project Featuring Mary Lattimore / Solace of Surrender dance performance, $15-35, 4:30 p.m., Friday and 12:30 p.m., Saturday in the Great Lawn Tent.
July 29 and 30: Michelle N. Gibson with the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra / NOJO 7 dance performance, $15$35, 4:30 p.m. Friday and 12:30 and 7 p.m. Saturday.
Aug. 10-13: Liz Lerman dance performance, $15-$35, 8:15 p.m.
Wednesday through Saturday in the Festival Tent.
JACOB’S PILLOW ON THE ROAD Saturday, July 16: Versa-Style Dance Company performs ORIGINS of Hip Hop; dance performance. Berk-shire based performers TBA. Free.
1 p.m., behind Town Hall, 334 Main St., Great Barrington.
Sunday, July 17: Versa-Style Dance Company performs ORIGINS of Hip Hop; dance performance. Free. 1 p.m., North Becket Park, Maple Street, Becket.
Thursday, July 21: Mambo Royalty, Pittsfield Moves! and other performers to be announced; dance performance. Berkshire-based performers TBA. Free. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on The Common, First Street, Pittsfield.
PILLOWTALK SERIES Free, 4 p.m., in Blake’s Barn Saturday, June 25: “Ted Shawn: His Life, Writing, and Dances.”
Sunday, June 26: “Perseverance on Film.” Saturday, July 2: “Christopher Duggan: Now & Then.”
Sunday, July 3: “When Langston Dances.” Saturday, July 9: “Rooted Jazz Dance.”
Sunday, July 10: “W.E.B. DuBois and the Black Berkshires.”
Saturday, July 16: “A Visit With Kyle Abraham.”
Sunday, July 17: “Remembering Kariamu Welsh.”
Saturday, July 23: “Limón on Film.”
Sunday, July 24: “Dancing the Core Curriculum.”
Saturday, July 30: “La Nijinska.”
Sunday, July 31: “Black Grace: From Canon’s Creek to Jacob’s Pillow.”
Saturday, Aug. 6: “Ann Hutchinson Guest’s Century+.”
Sunday, Aug. 7: “Studio/Theater” at MoMA.”
Sunday, Aug. 14: “Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui.”
Saturday, Aug. 20: “All Styles Round-table.”
Sunday, Aug. 21: “Documenting the Hustle.”
Saturday, Aug. 27: “Celebrating Lourdes Lopez.”
Sunday, Aug. 28: “Technology and Dance.”
CLASSES Sundays, June 26- Aug. 28: Work-shops with Festival Artists offer unique experiences for movers to explore repertory, genres, and techniques from leading dance artists. 10 to 11:30 a.m. Pay via online registration or cash/card at the door; learn more at jacobspillow.org.
Tuesdays-Fridays, June 21- Aug. 26:
A variety of in-person dance and movement classes open to participants of all experience levels, including beginners, ages 16 and up.
8 to 9 a.m. Pay via online registration or cash/card at the door; learn more at jacobspillow.org.