Dance
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Jacob's Pillow 2014
Schedule for Summer Season
By: - Jan 06th, 2014The 82nd Festival season will feature more than 52 companies performing on three stages: the historic Ted Shawn Theatre; the intimate Doris Duke Theatre; and the open-air Henry J. Leir Stage, home to the Pillow’s free Inside/Out Performance Series, which served more than 21,000 community members last season. More than 350 free and ticketed dance performances, talks, tours, exhibits, films, classes, and community events will be offered June 14-August 24, 2014.
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Kiss and Cry at ArtsEmerson
Hands On Dance
By: - Oct 11th, 2013The Belgian company Charleroi Danses presents Kiss and Cry a dance for animation and hands at the Majestic Theatre of ArtsEmerson. Performances continue through October 12. This is one of the most astonishing and original "dance" perrormances we have ever experienced.
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Ailey II at Williams College
Residence and Performance
By: - Sep 18th, 2013In the program of Sandra Burton a major dance company is invited to reside at Willams College as an aspect of the fall curriculum. Last night at the "62 Center on its Main Stage there was a galvanic performance by Ailey II. The two hour program featured three works spanning from Revelations (1960) to Virtues (2012) and Streams (1970) in between.
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‘Tanz im August’ in Berlin
A Fantastic 25th Season
By: - Sep 02nd, 2013Germany’s most celebrated Contemporary Dance Festival just closed after presenting for two weeks choreographers and companies from around the globe. All performed to sold out houses and on public stages. Where is contemporary dance heading? Berlin may have given many indications.
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Martha Graham Company at Jacob’s Pillow
Program Ends 81st Season in Becket
By: - Aug 24th, 2013For the final performances of the Jacob's Pillow 81st season we were presented with the full gamut of the iconic Martha Graham Company. The program was bracketed with her own works also including variations of her solo, Lamentations, and a galvanic, pathos inducing commissioned work Rust exploring torture and terrorism. From 1948 the program began with her Diversion of Angels from 1948 and ended with the visceral Rite of Spring which, at 89, she created in 1984.
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Wendy Whelan at Jacob’s Pillow
World Premiere of Restless Creature
By: - Aug 18th, 2013Tall, slender and as tightly wound as a Swiss watch the body of Wendy Whelan, a dancer with the New York City Ballet since 1986, and principal dancer since 1991, is a precision instrument. Working with four male choreographers and partners Jacob's Pillow presented the world premiere of Restless Creature. She will tour with the new production for the coming months with a performance in Boston in March.
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La Otra Orilla U.S. Debut at Jacob’s Pillow
Deconstructed Conceptual Flamenco
By: - Aug 16th, 2013While rooted in Spain, as a tradition of music and dance flamenco is performed by companies all around the globe. This is the first American appearance by the experimental Montreal based group La Otra Orill. At Jacobs's Pillow Dance Festival it features the co-artistic directors, solo dancer Myriam Allard and singer, Hedi Garja. They are accompanied by three musicians.
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O Vertigo Danse at Jacob’s Pillow
La Vie qui bat Set to Reich’s Drumming
By: - Aug 11th, 2013In 1971 Steve Reich composed "Drumming" a masterpiece of the Minimal style of music. In 1999, now regarded as an icon of contemporary dance, it was choreographed as La Vie qui bat (The Beat of Life) by Ginette Laurin. It was retired and is now revived by O Vertigo Danse and Société de musique contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ) seen with live music at Jacob's Pillow Dance.
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3e Étage: Soloists and Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet
World Premiere of Le Pillow Thirteen
By: - Aug 04th, 2013The highlight of the 2011 Jacob's Pillow season was the American debut of 3e Étage: Soloists and Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet. For their sold out return artistic director and choreographer Samuel Murez created a new work Le Pillow Thirteen which had its world premiere this week in Becket. Yet again the audience was thrilled and utterly enchanted.
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Mark Morris at Tanglewood 2013
Something Old and Something New
By: - Aug 01st, 2013On the occasion of the 100th birthday of the British composer Edward Benjamin Britten (November 22, 1913 – December 4, 1976) last night Morris presented the world premiere of Curlew River. The chamber opera was inspired by a then young composer visiting Japan. It is adapted from Juro Motomasa’s medieval play Sumidagawa. For the second half of the program The Mark Morris Dance Group presented one of his most iconic works Dido and Aeneas (1989).
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L-E-V at Jacob’s Pillow in American Debut
Moonwalking and Beyond to Gaga Techno Beat
By: - Jul 27th, 2013To get a handle on the disembodied moves of the Israeli company L-E-V, making its American debut at Jacob's Pillow, think of a Michael Jackson Moonwalk. They have expanded his pop innovations into a stunning new style and vocabulary of dance. Their hour long work House left us hungry for more.
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Anna Myer and Dancers July 13
Performance at VAPA Theater of Bennington College
By: - Jun 27th, 2013Anna Myer and Dancers, North American Family Institute/Youth Link, and Bennington College present a new iteration of the dance, music, and spoken word pieces “Hoop Suite†and “Hindsight Now†on Saturday, July 13 at 8 p.m. in the VAPA Theater on the Bennington College campus
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Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet July 3-7
Launching 2013 Jacob's Pillow Programming
By: - Jun 22nd, 2013Jacob’s Pillow presents Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet in the historic Ted Shawn Theatre, July 3-7. These fiercely-talented performers present Tuplet by Nederlands Dans Theater’s Alexander Ekman; Grace Engine by 2011 Jacob's Pillow Dance Award winner and Artistic Director of Kidd Pivot, Crystal Pite; and Norwegian choreographer Jo Strømgren's wild Necessity, Again.
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A Palo Seco Flamenco Company
Theatre 80 Saint Marks May 17 to 19
By: - Apr 12th, 2013With a new program of innovative and edgy repertoire, Rebeca Tomás will bring her A Palo Seco Flamenco Company back to Theatre 80 Saint Marks May 17 to 19 in a new production, "Cinco Por Cinco." Tomás, a fierce and feminine NY-based Flamenco artist, will direct her company of five dancers, two singers and three musicians.
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Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award to Michelle Dorrance
Presented During Opening Gala on Saturday, June 15.
By: - Apr 10th, 2013Michelle Dorrance, Artistic Director of Dorrance Dance, is lauded as "one of the most imaginative tap choreographers working today†(The New Yorker). A 2012 Princess Grace Award Winner, 2012 Field Dance Fund Recipient, and 2011 Bessie Award Winner, Dorrance is among the world’s most sought after tap performers, teachers, and choreographers today.
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Dance Kaleidoscope of Indianapolis
A Program Set To Jacques Brel and Edith Piaf
By: - Mar 28th, 2013The performance of Piaf Plus which we attended in Indianapolis by the 41-year-old Dance Kaleidoscope was a compelling conflation of narrative inflected American Modernism with a decidedly French accent. The choreography was created by the company's 22-year-long artistic director and former member of the Martha Graham company, David Hochoy. While elegant and conservative the dance had spectacular elements evked by lead dancers Jilian Godwin and Zach Young.
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New York City Ballet July 9 to 13
Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC)
By: - Feb 18th, 2013New York City Ballet brings to its summer stage at SPAC, a world-class program of astonishing breadth and brilliance. From iconic Balanchine gems like Serenade and Stravinsky Violin Concerto, to favorite works by Jerome Robbins including West Side Story Suite and Dances at a Gathering, to exciting new ballets by Peter Martins, Christopher Wheeldon and Justin Peck, the interplay of tradition and innovation in this season is exceptiona
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Jacob's Pillow 2013
Major Venue for Dance in America.
By: - Dec 20th, 2012The 2013 Jacob's Pillow season kicks off with a gala on June 15 and winds down on August 25. Three are numerous highlights including Dance Theatre of Harlem, Compagnie Käfig a word-of-mouth hit of Festival 2012, with six sold-out performances, the return of Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, from Brazil Companhia Urbana de Dança, and a return of the stunning, French 3e étage which was astonishing with its 2011 appearance. The legendary Martha Graham Dance Company will perform. Subscriber ticket sales begin January 28 and go on sale to the public on April 8.
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Balanchine Live In HD September 23
Launches Clark Art Institute's Series
By: - Sep 20th, 2012On Sunday, September 23, at 1 pm, the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute’s new Ballet in HD series begins with a broadcast of George Balanchine’s Jewels. Known as one of Balanchine’s most revered ballets, Jewels is performed by the famed Mariinsky Ballet and is set to the music of Fauré, Stravinsky, and Tchaikovsky.
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Joffrey Ballet at Jacob's Pillow
Sold Out Event Ends Season
By: - Aug 20th, 2012The Joffrey Ballet, one of America’s pioneering ballet companies of the 20th century, makes a rare East Coast appearance to conclude the Jacob’s Pillow 80th Anniversary Season August 22–26. The Joffrey Ballet returns for the first time since its high-profile appearances at the Pillow in the 1950s and 60s, presenting an impressive program that features Taiwanese-American choreographer Edwaard Liang’s Age of Innocence, Russian choreographer Yuri Possokhov’s Bells, and the world premiere of Son of Chamber Symphony by Stanton Welch, Artistic Director of Houston Ballet.
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Compagnie Kafig at Jacobs Pillow Dance
French Choreographer Mourad Merzouki and Brazilian Dancers
By: - Aug 18th, 2012Last night Compagnie Kafig blew the roof off of the Ted Shawn Theatre in their second visit to Jacob’s Pillow Dance since 2001. The French choreographer based in Lyon, Mourad Merzouki, has worked with eleven Brazilian dancers to create a compelling blend of indigenous dance and high cultures. The audience was thrilled and astonished.
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Dance in August - Berlin, Germany
Tanz im August, 10 – 25, 2012
By: - Aug 18th, 2012BFA welcomes a new contributor, Dr. Angelika Jansen, who is reporting here about a current Dance Festival, “Dance in August,†from Berlin, now in its 24th year. Various cultural organizations are sponsoring the performances all over the city. The guiding theme is based on the relationship of language and movement in the digital age.
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Dance Heginbotham at Jacob’s Pillow
Mark Morris Veteran Formed Company a Year Ago
By: - Aug 11th, 2012After 14 years as a dancer with Mark Morris, a year ago, John Heginbotham formed his own company. It premiered at Jacob's Pillow as a part of the free Inside Out program last year. Now it has been invited on stage in the Dorris Duke Theatre, Based on a fresh, inventive and well received program the company will surely be audience favorites for return Pillow engagements.
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Royal Winnipeg Ballet at Jacob’s Pillow
Triumphant Return After Fifty Years
By: - Aug 04th, 2012Amazingly, it has been fifty years since the last visit of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet to Jacob's Pillow. The classical ballet company demonstrated its diversity during a two hour program in three segments- In Tandem, Moonlight Sonata, and Carmina Burana. For most audience members it was a highlight of Pillow's 80th season.
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Bill T. Jones Celebrates John Cage Centennial
Story/ Time at Jacob’s Pillow
By: - Jul 29th, 2012Five years ago, Bill T. Jones (born 1952), one of the most successful and celebrated dancers and choreographers of his generation, with more than 100 works created for the Bill T. Jones/ Arnie Zane Dance Company (founded in 1982), retired from performing. He continues to choreograph for the company. This week he was back on stage for a 2012 work Story/ Time.
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