In the dark on an early spring morning, students walked into a college building. They wanted places to live and eat and study where they could feel safe. … They wanted to be heard. And they were willing to risk their lives.
Read articleContra-Tiempo dances joy and freedom — #Berkshireweekend
Contra Tiempo is performing at Jacob’s Pillow, in bright colors, each one unique, and this is choreography that moves to the music.
Read articleMusic’s playing on the lawn at dusk (July 7 newsletter)
Music was playing over a room full of voices — how long since we’ve had enough people in a room to sound loud? When I walked into the opening of Hostile Terrain 94 in MCLA’s Gallery 51, summer seemed finally to be here.
Read articleCome out and play? (June 30 newsletter)
Salsa and King Lear, live music and new work … We’re coming to the part of the summer when the music and the photos and the movement can tell the story themselves.
Read articleA Rhythm of Resilience—Maxine Lyle brings Step Show to Williams
Maxine Lyle’s Step Show musical explores the history and meaning behind Step dance as a source of connection, community, and resilience.
Read articleBodySonnet dance collective embodies history at Chesterwood
BodySonnet, a new collective of dancers, returns to the Berkshires from New York City, drawing on Chesterwood and Andromeda for inspiration.
Read articleBerkshire arts evolve in the wake of national protest
In wake of the murder of George Floyd and increased national focus on the Black Lives Matter movement, Berkshire arts organizations are re-imagining how to tell stories in the most diverse and equitable way possible.
Read articleJacob’s Pillow adapts to the coronavirus pandemic
Jacob’s Pillow has had to adapt to the coronavirus, like many creative places who are doing what they can to care for their artists, staff and communities.
Read articleTanglewood Learning Center builds energy year-round
On a clear night the sun sets behind a hundred-year-old oak tree, and from the central concert hall the audience can look west into the massive branches and out across the Tanglewood campus in the snow.
Read articleZaccho Dance Theatre honors W.E.B. DuBois
Joanna Haigood’s Zaccho Dance Theatre performs her immersive work Between Me and the Other World, rooted in DuBois’ book, Souls of Black Folk, drawing on it in the 21st century.
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