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 articleWildwoods warm up Nebraska folk music in the Northeast
Guitar chords build. The fiddle is rising in a low minor wave, and the bass beats slow. Two voices are singing in close harmony. Noah and Chloe Gose on guitar and violin and Andrew Vaggalis on bass perform as the Wildwoods.
Read articleSunny Banks Ranch keeps visions alive
Bill Robinson and his son, Steve, work a 200-acre ranch in Becket. Clad in thick rubber boots, jeans and a plaid shirt, Steve was outside working near the stables and looked every bit the part of a cowboy.
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.
Read articleBreathing space in the heat of summer — #Berkshireweekend
We’re sharing iced coffee and a palm-sized blueberry pie — my old friend Teresa is here for the weekend, and we have been getting lost at Tanglewood.
Read articleBrazilian rhythms infuse contemporary tap dance
At Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, the internationally acclaimed company Music from the Sole will offer a new form of tap and percussive dance, influenced by the rhythms of Brazil.
Read articleEastern Woodland Dances return to the land
The Iroquois dancer holding the stage is keeping a beat in time to a tenor voice and a live drum. His father and grandfather are singing here tonight, as dancers carry living traditions.
Read articleKali takes courage in the 21st century
The bass hums low, and a woman is dancing — Mythili Prakash performs contemporary movement in a form more than a thousand years old.
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