Hip Hop Across the Pillow Documentary
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An inside look at “Hip Hop Across the Pillow,” a celebration of the 50th Anniversary of hip hop, presented at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival 2023.
Hip Hop Across the Pillow Documentary
An inside look at “Hip Hop Across the Pillow,” a celebration of the 50th Anniversary of hip hop, presented at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival 2023.
26:35
Inside the Pillow Lab Film Series
Inside the Pillow Lab Film Series
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Play video Inside the Pillow Lab: Andy Blankenbuehler
Inside the Pillow Lab: Andy Blankenbuehler
During his residency, Blankenbuehler developed "Never Alone," a piece where movement, light, and projection transport audiences from WWII codebreaking huts to dance halls, bedrooms, and deep-sea submarines.
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Play video Inside the Pillow Lab: Music From The Sole
Inside the Pillow Lab: Music From The Sole
During their residency, Music From The Sole expanded and deepened their exploration of tap’s fluid identity as both dance and music, focusing particularly on the development of a new, currently untitled evening-length work.
7:28
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Play video Inside the Pillow Lab: Hélène Simoneau Danse
Inside the Pillow Lab: Hélène Simoneau Danse
During her residency, Hélène Simoneau Danse developed a new work, "Late Bloomer," which examines themes of power in the context of belonging, the desire to be included, the consequences of exclusion, survival, and the effects of being ostracized.
7:55
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Play video Inside the Pillow Lab: Miguel Gutierrez
Inside the Pillow Lab: Miguel Gutierrez
Miguel Gutierrez is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Lenapehoking/Brooklyn, NY and Tovaangar/Los Angeles. During his Pillow Lab residency, Gutierrez split his time between two projects.
7:07
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Play video Inside the Pillow Lab: Theresa Ruth Howard
Inside the Pillow Lab: Theresa Ruth Howard
Theresa Ruth Howard and The Pathways to Performance Choreographic Program returned to Jacob’s Pillow for their second Pillow Lab as a part of the collaboration between the Kennedy Center, Jacob’s Pillow, and Memoirs of Blacks in Ballet (MoBBallet).
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Play video Inside the Pillow Lab: Hari Krishnan/inDANCE
Inside the Pillow Lab: Hari Krishnan/inDANCE
In his Pillow Lab, Hari Krishnan, a choreographer who specializes in Bharatanatyam, queer, and contemporary dance from global perspectives, developed "ROWDIES IN LOVE".
7:20
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Play video Inside the Pillow Lab: Ana Maria Alvarez & CONTRA-TIEMPO
Inside the Pillow Lab: Ana Maria Alvarez & CONTRA-TIEMPO
During their Pillow Lab, CONTRA-TIEMPO continued to develop their newest work, "¡azúcar!", led by the vision of Alvarez, founding Artistic Director, alongside twenty artists and collaborators from across the country.
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Play video Inside the Pillow Lab: Kyle Marshall
Inside the Pillow Lab: Kyle Marshall
In his first Pillow Lab, Kyle Marshall, director and choreographer of Kyle Marshall Choreography embarked on the ambitious Julius Eastman Trilogy, a series of dances embodying the music and legacy of Black queer minimalist composer Julius Eastman.
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Play video Inside the Pillow Lab: Aakash Odedra
Inside the Pillow Lab: Aakash Odedra
In this Pillow Lab residency, Aakash Odedra and Rani Khanam seek to explore and research form that upholds the sanctity of traditional Sufi Kathak.
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Play video Inside the Pillow Lab: Monique Martin and Minty Fresh Circus
Inside the Pillow Lab: Monique Martin and Minty Fresh Circus
For this Pillow Lab, creator of Minty Fresh Circus Monique Martin investigates the power of Black music created by enslaved Africans as a healing alchemical force.
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Play video Inside the Pillow Lab: LaJuné McMillian
Inside the Pillow Lab: LaJuné McMillian
For this project, LaJuné McMillian is developing "Spirit and Child", a series of prayers between Child and Spirit, presented as a live motion capture performance and installation.
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Play video Inside the Pillow Lab: Sekou McMiller
Inside the Pillow Lab: Sekou McMiller
For this project, Sekou McMiller is developing a new installment within his “Afro Latin Jazz and Soul Experience” series, tentatively titled "Shine".
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Festival 2024 PillowTalks
Festival 2024 PillowTalks
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Play video PillowTalk: John Lindquist: As Of Today
PillowTalk: John Lindquist: As Of Today
Kicking off with documentary excerpts on photographer John Lindquist’s Pillow career, this talk also features Lindquist protégé Stephan Driscoll with behind-the-scenes stories.
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Play video PillowTalk: Leading Dance Theatre of Harlem
PillowTalk: Leading Dance Theatre of Harlem
Following in the footsteps of Arthur Mitchell and Virginia Johnson, choreographer Robert Garland became the third director of Dance Theatre of Harlem in 2023, a trajectory he discusses here with Theresa Ruth Howard.
59:29
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Play video PillowTalk: Searching for Goya
PillowTalk: Searching for Goya
Noche Flamenca’s Martín Santangelo consulted with prominent art curators in conceptualizing the company’s “Searching for Goya,” and here he’s in conversation with Clark Art Institute curator Anne Leonard.
55:41
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Play video PillowTalk: Margaret Craske and Her Teachings
PillowTalk: Margaret Craske and Her Teachings
The British ballet teacher Margaret Craske (1892-1990) was a core member of the Pillow’s faculty for more than 20 years, and disciple Diana Byer here unveils an exciting new initiative to document Craske’s teachings in partnership with Dancio.
52:02
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Play video PillowTalk: Snakehips in Our DNA
PillowTalk: Snakehips in Our DNA
Inspired by Harlem Renaissance-era dancer Earl ‘Snakehips’ Tucker, director/dramaturg Talvin Wilks and new media artist LaJuné McMillian discuss their exhibit while it’s on view in Sommers Studio.
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Play video PillowTalk: You, The Choreographer
PillowTalk: You, The Choreographer
A comprehensive new book by Vladimir Angelov considers all aspects of dance-making, while Moses Pendleton has been creating works for MOMIX and others for decades. Here, they discuss it all.
48:09
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Play video PillowTalk: Envisioning Social Tango
PillowTalk: Envisioning Social Tango
While directing Social Tango Project, Agustina Videla also creates films with Pablo Destito, and here they share some examples of their film work and talk about how these two pursuits intersect.
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Play video PillowTalk: The Royal Ballet
PillowTalk: The Royal Ballet
As director of one of the world’s most famous and celebrated companies, Kevin O’Hare talked about his desire to bring his dancers to Jacob’s Pillow for the first time, in conversation with Scholar-in-Residence Theresa Ruth Howard.
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Play video PillowTalk: Fifty Years of the Trocks
PillowTalk: Fifty Years of the Trocks
Since its first performances in 1974, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo has both amazed and delighted audiences with its all-male performances of classic ballets, explored here with director Tory Dobrin.
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