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Saturday, June 19, 2021
JACOB’S PILLOW DANCE FESTIVAL
A ‘perfect’ space for outdoor performances Dancers will take to the Henry J. Leir Outdoor Stage, the Pillow’s popular amphitheater with its commanding view of the Berkshire hills, in a nine-week season stretching from June 30 through Aug. 30. Jacob’s Pillow will present one dance company per week in a reconfigured Leir Outdoor Stage, and nine weeks of one company per week performing work created for specific sites around the Pillow’s 220-acres. DANCE Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival
Henry J. Leir Outdoor Stage
358 George Carter Road, Becket, Mass. 413-243-0745, jacobspillow.org
Wednesday-Sunday, June 30-July 4: Dorrance Dance; dance performance, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Weds.-Sat. and 2 p.m. on Sunday. $45. Saturday, July 3: The School at Jacob’s PillowContemporary Ballet Program; dance performance, 2 p.m. Free. Available to watch online as a live stream at date and time of performance Wednesday-Sunday, July 7-11: Contra-Tiempo; dance performance , 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Weds.-Sat. and 2 p.m. Sun. Available to watch online July 22-Aug. 5; online premiere July 22 at 7 p.m. $45. Wednesday-Sunday, July 14-18: Ballet Hispánico; dance performance , 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Wed.-Sat. and 2 p.m. Sun. Available to watch online July 29-Aug. 12; online premiere July 29 at 7 p.m. $45. Wednesday-Sunday, July 21-25: Brian Brooks / Moving Company; dance performance, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Wed.-Sat. and 2 p.m. Sun. Available to watch online Aug. 5-19; online premiere Aug. 5 at 7 p.m. $45.
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Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival runs June 29 - Aug. 30 with online streaming through Sept. 23.
Saturday, July 24: The School at Jacob’s PillowContemporary Program; dance performance, 2 p.m. Free. Available to watch online as a live stream at date and time of performance.
Wednesday-Sunday, July 28-Aug. 1: Life Encounters: Archie Burnett; dance performance, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Wed.-Sat. and 2 p.m. Sun. Available to watch online Aug. 12-26; online premiere Aug. 12 at 7 p.m. $45. Wednesday-Sunday, Aug. 4-8: Dallas Black Dance Theatre; dance performance, , 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Wed.-Sat. and 2 p.m. Sun. Available to watch online Aug. 19-Sept. 2; online premiere Aug. 19 at 7 p.m. $45. Wednesday-Sunday, Aug. 11-15: LaTasha Barnes presents The Jazz Continuum; dance performance, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. from Wed.-Sat. and 2 p.m. on Sun. Available to watch online Aug. 26-Sept. 9; online premiere Aug. 26 at 7 p.m. $45. Saturday, Aug. 14: The School at Jacob’s PillowTap Dance Program; dance performance, 2 p.m., free. Available to watch online as a live stream at date and time of performance. Wednesday-Sunday, Aug. 18-22: STREB; dance performance, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Wed.-Sat. and 2 p.m. Sun. Available to watch online Sept. 2-16; online premiere Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. $45. Wednesday-Sunday, Aug. 25-29: Ballet Coast to Coast Featuring artists from Boston Ballet, Houston Ballet, and Pacific Northwest Ballet, , $45.
