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CND2 performs last engagement under founding Artistic Director
Founding Artistic Director Nacho Duato has announced that he will step down at the end of July, as the company brings two of his signature works to Jacob's Pillow...
July 22
Monica Bill Barnes to premiere new dance at Jacob's Pillow
When Monica Bill Barnes choreographs a dance, she doesn't set out to make people laugh -- but they usually do anyway...
July 15
Bill T. Jones on Abraham Lincoln
This year's Jacob's Pillow Dance Award winner brings his company to the Ted Shawn Theatre this week. The Albany Times Union reports on his inspiration for Serenade/The Proposition...
Jacoby & Pronk break tradition
Contemporary ballet duo Drew Jacoby & Rubinald Pronk bring a constellation of dance superstars to perform in the intimate Doris Duke Theatre. Read this Dance Magazine article about how they're bucking the traditional dance career path...
July 11
Karole Armitage takes on the universe
Choreographer Karole Armitage was featured in The Boston Globe about her new work, Three Theories, that opens at the Pillow on Wednesday...
July 7
New York Times: Physics Lesson with Karole Armitage
Opening July 14: "Erotic is not a word usually associated with physics, but that is one of the ways Karole Armitage describes...Three Theories"
This week at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, July 28-August 1
In its final engagement under founding Artistic Director Nacho Duato, CND2 brings a week of "non-stop, eye-popping, full-on dancing" (Albany Times Union) to the Ted Shawn Theatre. The company performs Duato's Kol Nidre, a spiritual work with lush, sweeping movement; Gnawa, a rousing celebration of Mediterranean dance and music; and the U.S. premiere of Insected, choreographed by co-Artistic Director Tony Fabre.
Bringing her uniquely intelligent, quirky sensibilities to the Doris Duke Theatre is Monica Bill Barnes & Company, in a program that includes the world premiere of Barnes's new work mostly fanfare. mostly fanfare takes a look at how costume affects attitude and perception (both onstage and off) and is danced to the powerful music of Nina Simone. Barnes worked with dancer and filmmaker Celia Rowlson-Hall to create eight short films for mostly fanfare, meant to a provide a peek into the choreographer's imagination; click here to view these short films.
Festival 2010 continues through August 29, promising a thrilling and eclectic mix of internationally renowned emerging and master artists from as close a New York City and as far as Australia. Highlights include the U.S. debut of The Göteborg Ballet of Sweden, the ever-popular Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, and world premieres by Kyle Abraham, Monica Bill Barnes, and Camille A. Brown co-commissioned by Jacob's Pillow and created in part during Creative Development Residencies.
TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW. Visit the Festival pages for artist information, photos, and videos and to reserve your tickets today.
Jacob's Pillow Dance, lauded worldwide as a "hub and mecca of dancing" (TIME Magazine) and "one of America's most precious cultural assets" (Mikhail Baryshnikov), is a treasured National Historic Landmark and home to America's longest running international dance festival. Each year thousands of people from across the U.S. and around the globe visit to experience the Festival with more than 50 dance companies and 200 free performances, talks, and events; train at The School at Jacob's Pillow, one of the most prestigious professional dance training centers in the U.S.; explore the Pillow's rare and extensive dance Archives; and take part in numerous Community Programs designed to educate and engage dance audiences of all ages.
We invite you to explore, enjoy, and experience dance--whether you are a longtime aficionado or a newcomer to this fantastic art form.
