Inside The Pillow Lab Film Series
42 videos Inside the Pillow Lab is an intimate film series that captures works in process and behind-the-scenes moments of what it’s like for artists to live, work, and rehearse together in residencies on the Pillow’s retreat-like campus.-
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.
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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.
8:20
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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.
7:29
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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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