Pillow Pride Dance Party
At Doris Duke Theatre: Jul 12
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Pillow Pride Dance Party
Saturday, July 12 | Doris Duke Theatre
Experience the new Doris Duke Theatre transformed into an immersive club experience, with beats provided by self-proclaimed “Afro-Electro-Disco-Space-Punks” and DJ/musical duo The Illustrious Blacks. This indoor party, a part of our annual LGBTQIA+ celebration, will feature projected visuals sourced from the Pillow’s rich, queer archival history. This event is part of Pillow Pride Weekend, running July 11-13.
Monstah Black—of The Illustrious Blacks—arrived with a mission: take a deep dive into the Jacob’s Pillow Archives with a focus on the unapologetically queer Black and brown bodies in dance. Monstah also unearthed allies and inspirations who have paved the way to bold self-expression throughout the Pillow’s history. That archival footage will inspire text, as well as physical and lyrical motifs, throughout this two-hour dance party, as The Illustrious Blacks guide the dance floor with radical human joy.
