Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival 2025
Prehistoric Body Theater
Week 1 | June 25–26 | Henry J. Leir Stage
Ancestry, art, and science collide in Ghosts of Hell Creek: Stone Garuda, the U.S. debut of this experimental dance collective from Central Java in Indonesia.
The Center Will Not Hold:
A Dorrance Dance Production
Week 1 | June 25–29 | Ted Shawn Theatre
Michelle Dorrance and Ephrat Asherie open Festival 2025 with The Center Will Not Hold, a rhythmic exploration of tap, hip hop, breaking, house, and more—brought to life by an ensemble of 11 dancers with live percussion by world-class drummer and percussionist John Angeles.
Djapo: Marie Basse-Wiles
and Omari Wiles
Week 1 | June 27 | Henry J. Leir Stage
Experience the rhythmic power of West African dance and contemporary club culture in Djapo, a dynamic new work from the visionary mother-son duo Marie Basse-Wiles and Omari Wiles.
The School at Jacob's Pillow Contemporary Ballet Performance Ensemble
Week 1 | June 28 | Henry J. Leir Stage
The 2025 Contemporary Ballet School dancers take the stage in a world premiere performance featuring original works by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa and Durante Verzola.
Almanac Dance Circus Theatre
Week 2 | July 2 | Henry J. Leir Stage
Acrobatics meet storytelling in this exhilarating performance from Almanac Dance Circus Theatre, a company redefining the boundaries of movement.
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Intent on legitimizing dance in America as an honorable career for men, choreographer and dancer Ted Shawn founded Jacob’s Pillow in 1931.
“Thousands of people, of all ages, from across the United States and the world, have Jacob’s Pillow to thank for opening their horizons to dance.”
awarding Jacob’s Pillow with a 2010 National Medal of Arts
Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers in Dance of the Ages, 1938; Photo Shapiro Studios
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