Rising From The Ashes, Jacob's Pillow Welcomes Back Dancers, Audiences
Jacob's Pillow had a particularly tough 2020, closed by pandemic and struck by a fire that consumed one of its theaters. This summer the dance center rises from the ashes, literally and figuratively.
In 1931, modern dance pioneer Ted Shawn purchased a farm in an isolated location in Western Massachusetts, as a retreat for his company. And over the years, Jacob's Pillow grew into one of the most important incubators of contemporary dance, not just for America, but for the world.
"This festival has never been canceled ever in its history," says director Pamela Tatge, "not even in World War II."
But the pandemic forced
