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Read about the journeys of emerging artists, scholarship & award recipients, and alumni shaping the future of dance.
Meet The Recipient of the 2023 Lorna Strassler Award: Zakhele Grabowski
Meet Zakhele Grabowski Zakhele Grabowski, also known as Swazi, was born in Swaziland (now Eswati...
A Conversation with 2020 Choreography Fellowship Alumni: Omar Román de Jesus
Read more to learn about the Ann & Weston Hicks Choreography Fellowship program Alum Omar Rom...
Looking back at
the 2023 Ann & Weston Hicks
Choreography Fellows Program
In August 2023, The School at Jacob’s Pillow warmly welcomed eight choreographers chosen for the ...
“He gave me wings”
Remembering Chet Walker
On Saturday, August 5, the Jacob’s Pillow community had the distinct privilege of hosting “To Che...
Meet The Recipient of the 2022 Lorna Strassler Award: Kannen Glanz
“In 2022, I was a part of The School at Jacob’s Pillow’s Contemporary Ballet and Contemporary Per...
2022 American Dance Guild Scholarship Award
Kimberly Lara 2022 American Dance Guild | Jacob’s Pillow Scholarship Award Dance Theatre: Afro-La...
A Look Inside the Ann & Weston Hicks Choreography Fellows Program
In 2018, The School at Jacob’s Pillow set forth to develop a new choreography program. This progr...
Finding Community in Creative Expression
Lee en español The Dance Theatre: Afro-Latin Immersion Performance Ensemble brought together 24 c...
Encontrando comunidad en la creación expresiva
Read in English El Baile teatral: conjunto de espectáculo de inmersión Afro-Latino unió a 24 arti...
1776 at Jacob’s Pillow
The Musical Theatre Performance Ensemble brought together 22 women, women-presenting, and gender ...
The 2021 Lorna Strassler Award for Student Excellence: Sterling Harris
Sterling Harris is the artistic associate with the Chicago Tap Theatre and a company member with ...
School Sponsors Embrace the Full Circle
“This is the heart of the Pillow,” said Board Trustee Nancy Kaplan, addressing a tent full of smi...