Thank You: Community Day at the Pillow Returns

Patrons stroll on the gravel main path between a wooden theater and a large grassy lawn.
Community Day 2022

We are so grateful to have kicked off the 2022 Festival season by welcoming hundreds of community members to our campus for the Pillow’s first Community Day since 2019! This free pre-Festival, family-friendly afternoon featured performances by Berkshire County regional dance artists, movement classes, dance-themed children’s activities, tours and a special performance by Cuban flamenco dancer/choreographer, Irene Rodríguez. Also, the public was invited to take a first look at the newly-expanded backstage of the Ted Shawn Theatre.

Thank you to our artists, staff, fellows, interns, vendors, and to you, our community, for creating such a memorable and joyous day! And a special thank you to TG’s Clubhouse, who engaged the community with arts and crafts, including the creation of two communal murals.

To view more community events this summer, click here.

A group of dancers on an outdoor stage wear colored tshirts and black pants. They are facing each other and in various poses of joy.
Artists with Shakia Barron perform on the Henry J. Leir Stage.
Children painting a mural
Children painting a mural with TG’s Clubhouse.
A dancer in a black and red dress throws her skirt and looks over her shoulder in the direction of a seated guitarist.
Irene Rodríguez performs on the Henry J. Leir Stage.
Audience members sit and clap in outdoor benches.
Community Day audience members at the Henry J. Leir Stage.
A group of dancers wearing romantic tutus in varying shades of pink and purple face the audience on an outdoor stage. They cross one leg behind the other, as if about to curtsy, and hold flower garlands above their heads.
Canterella School of Dance
Three people walk up a gravel path. One wearing a blue shirt carries a bunch of colored balloons.
Jacob’s Pillow Staff Members at Community Day
A dancer wearing a lime green sweater and orange pants stands on her right leg and shoots her arms forward. Behind her, her left leg curls up into the air.
Artist Fern Katz
Kids sit around a table with arts and crafts.
Arts and crafts with TG’s Clubhouse.
Two dancers are in a plank position on an outdoor stage. They are wearing colorful turtlenecks and looking at each other smiling.
Jacob’s Pillow Staff Gillian Ebersole and Shannon Nulf perform on the Henry J. Leir Stage.

Written by Megan Ruffalo. Published June 2022.