Honoring the spirit of Jacob’s Pillow founder Ted Shawn and his Men Dancers, the Jacob’s Pillow Men Dancers Award recognizes choreographers of exceptional vision and achievement who create innovative work danced by men dancers.
The Award was created in 2024 with generous underwriting support provided by Brian Fitzpatrick and his husband Fernando Cortes, as a way to continue the vision and legacy of Ted Shawn and his Men Dancers and support future artists and the broader community.
The Award will be presented every two years to a choreographer of any gender who creates a work danced by men dancers, to be performed at Jacob’s Pillow. The Award of $25,000 may be used by the choreographer in any way they wish.
Jacob’s Pillow Men Dancers Award Recipients
2024: Roderick George
About the inaugural recipient
Roderick George was presented with the Award at the performance of his company, kNoname, in Festival 2024.
