Pillow Lab: Hélène Simoneau Danse
Residency: October 16-27, 2024
Showing: October 26, 2024
During her Pillow Lab residency, Hélène Simoneau Danse will develop Late Bloomer, a new work exploring themes of power, belonging, and the impact of exclusion.
Research Pillow Lab:
Emily Coates with Ain Gordon, Derek Lucci, and Charles Burnham
Residency: October 18 - 27, 2024
Dancer-choreographer Emily Coates returns to Jacob's Pillow to research and develop a new project that reflects on the enduring influence of George Balanchine in unexpected places, drawing from archives, special collections, and the bodies of dancers who worked with him.
Pillow Lab: Music from the Sole
Residency: October 30 - November 10, 2024
Showing: November 9, 2024
Music from the Sole, led by Leonardo Sandoval and Gregory Richardson, will further explore tap's fluid identity as both dance and music while developing a new evening-length work.
Pillow Lab: Andy Blankenbuehler and Kate Quinn
Residency: November 13-24, 2024
Showing: November 23, 2024
Andy Blankenbuehler and Kate Quinn's Never Alone explores the internal struggles of its characters through dance, shifting seamlessly across diverse settings.
Pillow Lab: Brinae Ali
Residency: December 4-15, 2024
Showing: December 14, 2024
Brinae Ali's The Baby Laurence Legacy Project reimagines the work of Donald "Baby Laurence" Jackson, celebrating his impact on tap dance and jazz while exploring the social context of his struggles and the bebop aesthetic.
Pillow Lab: dani tirell
Residency: January 29-February 9, 2025
Showing: February 8, 2025
dani will use the Pillow Lab residency to develop The Children Were Never Promised a House on Your Plantation, a piece exploring Queer, Trans, and Femme experiences within family structures through African diasporic movement techniques.
Pillow Lab: Peter Rockford Espiritu and Roberta Uno
Residency: February 12-23, 2025
Showing: February 22, 2025
Peter Rockford Espiritu, in collaboration with Roberta Uno, will focus on developing Waihona Kino, Espirituʻs journey towards Pōhuli, the unique movement modality through which he has reflected on the impact of what Oceania was, what it has become and where it is headed.
Pillow Lab: Joanna Kotze
Residency: March 5-16, 2025
Showing: March 15, 2025
During her residency at Jacob’s Pillow, Joanna Kotze and her collaborators will investigate the phenomenon of history repeating itself through a two-part, unison, non-unison, non-hierarchical, canon dance.
Pillow Lab: The Choreodaemonic Collective
Residency: March 18-25, 2025
Showing: March 22, 2025
The Choreodaemonic Collective, led by choreographers Laurel Lawson and Sydney Skybetter, merges choreography with technology to explore the interplay between individuals, collectives, and the environment.
Pillow Lab: Rosy Simas
Residency: March 26 - April 5, 2025
Showing date to be announced
During her residency, transdisciplinary and dance artist Rosy Simas will work on a new project that will culminate in a series of actions for healing, generative, and deep rest.
Lead support for the Pillow Lab is provided by the Mellon Foundation
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