Bryn Cohn + Artists Dance Company at Jacob s Pillow. The area’s dance card remains strong despite the closures that impacted the art form’s local outlets in 2020. Sashaying into your summer are these reinvigorated festivals and performances. Jacob’s Pillow (through August 29) Rising from the ashes of the fire that destroyed its Doris Duke Theatre, the Beckett, Massachusetts dance center has in-person events by Dorrance Dance (June 30-July 4), Ballet Hispanico (July 14-18), Brian Brooks/Moving Company (July 21-25), Archie Burnett (July 28-August 1), Dallas Black Dance Theatre (August 4-8), Streb (August 18-22), and others. Jacobspillow.org Hudson Valley Flamenco Festival (August 14-15)
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Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, in Becket, Mass., which, before 2020, had not been cancelled once in its eighty-nine-year history. The festival’s return, and that of live performance in general with small-scale shows en plein air is one of the most welcome signs that life, art, and joy are making a comeback after a grim year. From June 30 to Aug. 29, Jacob’s Pillow’s outdoor stage will host, among others, Michelle Dorrance’s innovative tap company, Dorrance Dance (June 30-July 4), Ballet Hispánico (July 14-18), and the voguing legend Archie Burnett (July 28-Aug. 1). A little closer to home but no less bucolic,
Jacob’s Pillow announces performers for 2021 summer dance festival
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World-renowned dancers will return to the stage for live performances this summer at Jacob’s Pillow, which recently announced its full list of performers for the 2021 summer festival.
Due to the on-going worldwide pandemic, all of the performances will take place outside with reduced audience capacity. All of the performances will also be available for viewing online.
This is the first summer festival at Jacob’s Pillow to feature both onsite and online programming. Onsite events run June 30-August 29, with online streaming through September 23.
“It is essential that we find safe and inventive ways to return to dance, to bring people back together, and put artists back to work,” Jacob’s Pillow Executive & Artistic Director Pamela Tatge said in statement. “The 2021 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival will share the restorative and uplifting power of dance: in-person at o
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