JACOB'S PILLOW DANCE FESTIVAL INC

PRESENTATION AND ARTIST SUPPORT: THE 2023 FESTIVAL FEATURED 9-WEEKS OF PROGRAMMING IN THE RECENTLY RENOVATED TED SHAWN THEATRE AND ON THE OUTDOOR HENRY J. LEIR STAGE. WE RETURNED TO FULL-CAPACITY PROGRAMMING AND AUDIENCE LEVELS IN 2023, WELCOMING OVER 74,500 SUMMER ATTENDEES AND AN INCREDIBLE ROSTER OF ARTISTS AND COMPANIES FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD. THIS SEASON WE PRESENTED 11 COMPANIES IN THE TED SHAWN THEATRE AND 30 COMPANIES ON THE OUTDOOR HENRY J. LEIR STAGE, BROUGHT 4 ON THE ROAD PERFORMANCES INTO BERKSHIRE COUNTY, HOSTED 5 PROGRAMS IN THE SCHOOL AT JACOB'S PILLOW FEATURING 118 ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE, PUT ON 13 PILLOWTALKS INCLUDING 4 FILM SCREENINGS, INSTALLED 3 EXHIBITIONS, AND HOSTED 2 FESTIVAL PARTIES AND ONE EPIC DANCE BATTLE. IN ALL, 650 ARTISTS CAME TO JACOB'S PILLOW TO PERFORM AND PRESENT DURING THE SUMMER FESTIVAL. ALONG WITH WEEK-LONG PERFORMANCES IN THE TED SHAWN THEATRE AND ON THE HENRY J. LEIR STAGE, JACOB'S PILLOW PRESENTED 20 ONE-NIGHT PERFORMANCES ON THE OUTDOOR HENRY J. LEIR STAGE.PILLOW LAB: IN 2023 JACOB'S PILLOW HOSTED 10 PILLOW LAB RESIDENCIES, SERVING A TOTAL OF 83 ARTISTS. EACH LAB IS 10-14 DAYS AND CULMINATES IN A SHOWING AT THE PILLOW, IN ADDITION TO THE ONLINE PRESENTATION OF THE ARTISTS' INSIDE THE PILLOW LAB EPISODE. THE FOLLOWING ARTISTS WERE IN RESIDENCE THIS PAST YEAR: CAMILLE A. BROWN, ROKAFELLA AND KWIKSTEP, ANDRE ZACHERY, THERESA RUTH HOWARD, LARISSA VELEZ-JACKSON, ILYA VIDRIN, SEKOU MCMILLER, LAJUNE MCMILLIAM, MINTY FRESH CIRCUS, AND AAKASH ODEDRA.DIGITAL PROGRAMMING: THE PILLOW HAS BEEN HARNESSING THE POTENTIAL OF THE DIGITAL FRONTIER FOR DECADES. OUR PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE WORK IN THE DIGITAL REALM CO-EXIST IN THE ORGANIZATION TODAY IN A WAY THAT IS UNPARALLELED IN THE DANCE FIELD. IN OCTOBER 2022 WE LAUNCHED JACOB'S PILLOW ON DEMAND, A PAY PER VIEW STREAMING SERVICE THAT FEATURES FULL-LENGTH PRODUCTIONS FILMED DURING THE FESTIVAL. THIS IS A MAJOR STEP TOWARD REALIZING OUR GOAL TO BE A DIGITAL CROSSROADS IN ORDER TO EXPAND THE FRONTIERS OF DANCE AND TO REACH NEW AND GROWING AUDIENCES AROUND THE WORLD. OUR 2023-24 DIGITAL SEASON INCLUDES MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY, DECIDEDLY JAZZ DANCEWORKS, AND A NEW DOCUMENTARY FILMED DURING HIP HOP ACROSS THE PILLOW, WHICH OFFERS A BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT THE CELEBRATION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIP HOP AND THE ARTISTS WHO BROUGHT IT TO LIFE AT JACOB'S PILLOW, ON OUR INDOOR AND OUTDOOR STAGES.

EDUCATION: THE SCHOOL AT JACOB'S PILLOW IS WHERE DANCERS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS DEFINE AND STRENGTHEN THEIR DISTINCT ARTISTIC VOICES, WHILE MAKING THE CONNECTIONS THAT ADVANCE THEIR WORK IN THE FIELD. IN 2023, THE SCHOOL AT JACOB'S PILLOW RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 590 APPLICATIONS MAKING IT AN INCREDIBLY COMPETITIVE YEAR. ACROSS 10.5 WEEKS, THE PILLOW HOSTED FIVE PROGRAMS IN PERSON, WELCOMING 118 STUDENTS TO OUR HISTORIC GROUNDS. PAUSE-IN-THE-PROCESS SHOWINGS OFFERED THE PUBLIC A GLIMPSE INTO THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE SCHOOL, A CHANCE TO MEET PROGRAM DIRECTORS, DANCERS AND GUEST CHOREOGRAPHERS, AND SEE PRESENTATIONS OF EXCERPTS FROM WORKS-IN-PROGRESS. IN 2023, 72 ALUMNI OF THE SCHOOL RETURNED TO THE PILLOW IN PERFORMANCES THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVAL.