A bass voice lingers over low piano chords, and two men take each other’s weight in a fluid, balancing tension … as 80 dancers from around the world come together to explore the power and beauty, form and precision of their art.
Read articleMark Morris’ Look of Love illuminates Burt Bacharach
‘What the world needs now is love … not just for some, but for everyone.’ On a night between storms, that refrain shifts in resonance. At Jacob’s Pillow, the Mark Morris Dance Group is offering an homage.
Read articleKyle Marshall Choreography explores the roots of rock music
They move in bare feet, laughing, advancing, with a core strength they hold like a keynote. On the opening night of Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, five dancers from Kyle Marshall Choreography are performing Onyx.
Read articleCome here the music play! — #Berkshiresummer
‘What good is sitting alone in your room’ … Summer is opening all around us. As Cabaret takes the stage at Barrington stage Company, Tanglewood and Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival are stirring.
Read articleSoledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca come seeking Goya
Martín Goldin Santangelo and Soledad Barrio are delving deep into the Spanish artist Francisco Goya, translaving the rawness of his dream visions into flamenco.
Read articleSpontaneous dance will invoke Eight Elements in Eight Hours
How does a body dance oxygen? How does a body dance trees breathing out and people breathing in — the invisible balance that keeps us alive?
Read articleQ-Mob explores Berkshire arts with a queer lens
A new community of friends is looking for stories like these and encouraging the telling. Tom Truss and Bart Church have helped to found a new affinity group in Great Barrington, Queer Men of the Berkshires. And among their friendly activities, a group is forming to explore the arts.
Read articleMexican living traditions animate contemporary art
Internationally acclaimed artist Armando Guadaloupe Cortés invokes his native land in his installation at Mass MoCA and animates his sculptures in performances.
Read articleChoreographers plumb the Blue Hour @ the Foundry
The blue hour is dusk in a high summer day — it’s the light in the sky before it goes dark, says Moscelyne ParkeHarrison — and in that transforming time, four dancers are imagining four separate worlds.
Read articleHubbard Street Dance Chicago moves with an electric charge
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago performs at Jacob’s Pillow with a blend of contemporary choreography from Amy Hall Garner to Ohad Naharin.
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