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 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 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 articleYou can’t stop the beat — #Berkshireweekend
High point in the last week? We’ve had so many as summer hits the Berkshires, even in these chaotic days. Scarlet, my first summer intern, has been getting me out to explore …
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.
Read articleWhat’s your first real taste of summer? — #Berkshireweekend
You know the feeling when something hits home and you feel your expression shift instinctively — like tasting something that surprises you with its flavor?
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