Our Campus and History
Explore Our Campus and History
In the Archives:
Artists of the Reimagined Doris Duke Theatre’s Inaugural Season
World premieres, exclusive digital commissions, connections between dance and technology, and gen...
Interweaving Indigenous Principles:
Visual Art and Landscape Design in the New Doris Duke Theatre
Visitors who walk the grounds and lobby of the reimagined Doris Duke Theatre in summer 2025 will ...
Soledad Barrio
& Noche Flamenca:
The Boundless Past of Flamenco at Jacob’s Pillow
In an interview with The New York Times in 2000, Martin Santangelo, Artistic Director of Noche Fl...
Phil Chan: Sitting With Discomfort
In July, Jacob’s Pillow had the distinct pleasure of inviting Phil Chan back to campus to give pu...
Conversations With Cunningham
Six dancers will grace the Jacob’s Pillow stage this week in Three Duets, a series of duets prese...
Tillers of the Soil
A Walk Through Jacob’s Garden Just around the corner from the main Jacob’s Pillow campus—bu...
First Look: Renovating the Historic Ted Shawn Theatre
This summer, Jacob’s Pillow will open the renovated Ted Shawn Theatre for Festival 2022, th...
“Build Me a Theater”: Discovering the Performance Spaces of Jacob’s Pillow
“Build me a theater.” These were the words Jacob’s Pillow founder Ted Shawn spoke to architect Jo...
Making Room for History: Blake’s Barn Expands in 2021
Since 1996, Blake’s Barn has served as the home of the Archives, where visitors to campus c...
Ted Shawn, Knight of Dannebrog
This summer we celebrate and continue the distinct and rich history between Jacob’s Pillow and Th...
Uncovering the costumes of Denishawn & Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers
The last comprehensive inventory of the Jacob’s Pillow Archives’ extensive costume collection was...