The Joffrey Ballet, one of America's pioneering ballet companies of the 20th century, makes a rare East Coast appearance to conclude the Jacob's Pillow 80th Anniversary Season August 22-26. The Joffrey Ballet returns for the first time since its high-profile appearances at the Pillow in the 1950s and 60s, presenting an impressive program that features Taiwanese-American choreographer Edwaard Liang's Age of Innocence, Russian choreographer Yuri Possokhov's Bells, and the world premiere of Son of Chamber Symphony by Stanton Welch, Artistic Director of Houston Ballet.
With only two weeks remaining in the 80th Anniversary Festival, Jacob's Pillow presents Compagnie Kafig, a dynamic ensemble of hip-hop dancers from Brazil led by Artistic Director and internationally acclaimed choreographer Mourad Merzouki. Performing today, August 15-19 in the Ted Shawn Theatre, the company performs a program of two virtuosic works, Correria and Agwa, both packed with athleticism, artistry, and drama.
With only two weeks remaining in the 80th Anniversary Festival, Jacob's Pillow presents Compagnie Kafig, a dynamic ensemble of hip-hop dancers from Brazil led by Artistic Director and internationally acclaimed choreographer Mourad Merzouki. Performing August 15-19 in the Ted Shawn Theatre, the company performs a program of two virtuosic works, Correria and Agwa, both packed with athleticism, artistry, and drama.
Jacob's Pillow presents Trey McIntyre Project (TMP) in an engaging triple-bill program that features the legendary folk music of Peter, Paul and Mary, as well as the world premiere of LADIES AND GENTLE MEN, inspired by Marlo Thomas's iconic children's book, record, and TV show Free to Be…You and Me, August 8-12 at the historic Ted Shawn Theatre. Artistic Director Trey McIntyre, a celebrated dancemaker, "has proven his talent and takes his place as one of the top choreographers of the decade' (Marene Guston, Dance International).
The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Patrick Willingham) and Theater for a New Audience (Founding Artistic Director Jeffrey Horowitz; Managing Director Dorothy Ryan and Chairman of the Board, Henry Christensen III) will present THE WALLACE SHAWN-ANDRÉ GREGORY PROJECT in 2013, a celebration of the remarkable 40-year collaboration between Wallace Shawn and Andre Gregory. The two plays, THE DESIGNATED MOURNER and GRASSES OF A THOUSAND COLORS, will offer a long overdue retrospective of Shawn's work as well as an opportunity for him to appear on the New York stage again under Gregory's direction. The Public Theater presented Shawn's first play in New York, Our Late Night, in 1975, directed by Gregory.
Jacob's Pillow presents Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet in a packed program that features works by award-winning choreographers Peter Quanz, Mark Godden, and Mauricio Wainrot, at the Ted Shawn Theatre August 1-5. This marks their first appearance at the Pillow since their historic two-week engagement in 1964, a high-profile showcase that launched the company toward international recognition. Versatility, technical excellence, and captivating finesse are the hallmarks of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet.
Celebrating eight decades of dance from around the world, the 2012 Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival will officially commence with an 80th Anniversary Season Opening Gala tonight, June 16.
Celebrating eight decades of dance from around the world, the 2012 Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival will officially commence with an 80th Anniversary Season Opening Gala on June 16.
Winner of Best Documentary at both the San Francisco Dance Film Festival and the Dance Camera West Festival in Los Angeles, the spectacular dance film NEVER STAND STILL will have its theatrical premiere tonight May 18th at New York's Quad Cinema, to be followed by openings in Los Angeles and additional cities.
The married owners of a trendy Manhattan art gallery have their sophisticated home life upended when it's their turn to take in the wife's eccentric mother. When their best client, an elderly artist, hits it off with Mom, the comic sparks really begin to fly.
Winner of Best Documentary at both the San Francisco Dance Film Festival and the Dance Camera West Festival in Los Angeles, the spectacular dance film NEVER STAND STILL will have its theatrical premiere on May 18th at New York's Quad Cinema, to be followed by openings in Los Angeles and additional cities.
Winner of Best Documentary at both the San Francisco Dance Film Festival and the Dance Camera West Festival in Los Angeles, the spectacular dance film NEVER STAND STILL will have its theatrical premiere on May 18th at New York's Quad Cinema, to be followed by openings in Los Angeles and additional cities.
The married owners of a trendy Manhattan art gallery have their sophisticated home life upended when it's their turn to take in the wife's eccentric mother. When their best client, an elderly artist, hits it off with Mom, the comic sparks really begin to fly.
January 2012 will kick off the momentous 80th Anniversary of Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, a National Historic Landmark, National Medal of Arts honoree, and America’s longest-running international dance festival.
The Theatre Library Association presents its 43rd annual Book Awards on Friday, November 4, 2011 in the Bruno Walter Auditorium of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, located at Lincoln Center.
The Theatre Library Association presents its 43rd annual Book Awards on Friday, November 4, 2011 in the Bruno Walter Auditorium of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, located at Lincoln Center.
In March of 2011, President Barack Obama honored Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival with the National Medal of Arts at the White House. In the spring, the Pillow expanded worldwide access to dance with the launch of Dance Interactive, an online video resource and game, recently called 'priceless' and 'the closest thing the dance world has to an online museum' by Sarah Kaufman of The Washington Post.
One of America's leading contemporary ballet companies and a Jacob's Pillow audience favorite, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet (ASFB) returns to perform a sophisticated program with live music August 17-21.
One of America's leading contemporary ballet companies and a Jacob's Pillow audience favorite, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet (ASFB) returns to perform a sophisticated program with live music August 17-21.
