Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival 2024
Emma Cianchi
July 31, 2024 | Henry J. Leir Stage
Based in Naples, Italy, Emma Cianchi and company will present the world premiere of Il mare che ci unisce. Accompanied by Neopolitan violinist Lino Cannavacciuolo, the piece explores the subtle connections that unite people across time and space through ancestral figures of Mediterranean culture.
Camille A. Brown & Dancers
July 31-August 4, 2024 | Ted Shawn Theatre
2023 Pillow Lab resident Camille A. Brown returns to the roots of her own dance company, presenting and dancing in the world premiere of I AM which centers Black joy, celebrates the past, and boldly pushes into the future.
House of Jit & A Lady In The House Dance Co
August 2, 2024 | Henry J. Leir Stage
House of Jit and founder Mike Manson share the stage with legendary competitor in waacking and house dance styles Nubian Néné, founder of A Lady in the House, for a thrilling peek into the world of Jit, a regional social dance from Detroit marked by acrobatic flips and kicks, drops and spins, and feet that hit the air at high speed.
David Dorfman Dance
August 3-4, 2024 | Henry J. Leir Stage
For almost 40 years, David Dorfman has been on a mission “to get the whole world dancing” by delivering audiences a provocative mix of visceral dance, music, and text, in performances that offer post-modern dance as something inviting, accessible, and interactive.
Gibney Company
August 7-11, 2024 | Henry J. Leir Stage
The creators of “sharp and satisfying” contemporary dance (The New York Times), Gibney Company lives at “the intersection of art and social action.” While Gina Gibney Dance performed three times at the Pillow from 1999 to 2001, Gibney completely rebuilt her company in 2020. This will be the reimagined group’s Pillow debut.
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Intent on legitimizing dance in America as an honorable career for men, choreographer and dancer Ted Shawn founded Jacob’s Pillow in 1931.
“Thousands of people, of all ages, from across the United States and the world, have Jacob’s Pillow to thank for opening their horizons to dance.”
awarding Jacob’s Pillow with a 2010 National Medal of Arts
Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers in Dance of the Ages, 1938; Photo Shapiro Studios
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