JACOB'S PILLOW DANCE FESTIVAL INC
JACOB'S PILLOW DANCE FESTIVAL INC
JACOB'S PILLOW DANCE FESTIVAL INC
Programs
Program 1 [2020]
PRESENTATION AND ARTIST SUPPORTVIRTUAL PILLOWIN 2020 JACOB'S PILLOW WAS FORCED TO CANCEL ITS ANNUAL FESTIVAL IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. TO SERVE OUR CONSTITUENTS AND MEET THE VISION OF JACOB'S PILLOW DURING THIS CHALLENGING TIME, WE LAUNCHED VIRTUAL PILLOW IN APRIL, AN ONLINE PLATFORM THAT HAS BEEN AN INDISPENSABLE TOOL IN CONNECTING CURRENT AND NEW AUDIENCES TO THE QUINTESSENTIAL JACOB'S PILLOW EXPERIENCE. WEEKLY PRESENTATIONS BETWEEN APRIL AND JUNE GAVE WAY TO AN EIGHT-WEEK FESTIVAL IN JULY AND AUGUST THAT INCLUDED PERFORMANCES, FAMILY WORKSHOPS, MASTER CLASSES, AND PILLOWTALKS. THESE PROGRAMS WERE ALL OFFERED ONLINE FOR FREE, ALLOWING FOR ARTISTS, AUDIENCES, STUDENTS, AND EVERYONE WHO NORMALLY WOULD BE ON OUR GROUNDS IN-PERSON, TO STILL ENJOY THE PILLOW AS THE CROSSROADS OF DANCE. COMPANIES PRESENTED INCLUDED: LIMON DANCE COMPANY; CIRCA; RONALD K. BROWN / EVIDENCE; ROYAL DANISH BALLET; DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM; BEREISHIT DANCE COMPANY; TERO SAARINEN COMPANY & THE BOSTON CAMERATA; AND AND STILL YOU MUST SWING" BY DORMESHIA, DERICK K. GRANT, AND JASON SAMUELS SMITH. OUR VIRTUAL FESTIVAL EVENTS GARNERED 61,685 VIEWS AND WE HAVE 2,834 NEW SUBSCRIBERS TO OUR VIRTUAL PILLOW VIEWS E-NEWSLETTER, WHICH FEATURES NEW PODCAST EPISODES AS WELL AS CONTENT AND PLAYLISTS ADDED TO JACOB'S PILLOW DANCE INTERACTIVE EACH MONTH. ON AVERAGE, 80% OF REGISTRANTS FOR EACH VIRTUAL PILLOW EVENT WERE BRAND NEW TO OUR DATABASE.THE PILLOW LAB IS AN IMMERSIVE RESIDENCY PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT, ARCHIVAL AND RESEARCH RESOURCES, AND UNRESTRICTED USE OF THE PILLOW'S STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITIES. IN OCTOBER 2020 WE RESUMED BRINGING DANCERS ON CAMPUS IN PILLOW LAB RESIDENCIES USING COVID-COMPLIANT PROCEDURES AND PROTOCOLS AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE LAB IN FEBRUARY 2020. WE FEEL A DEEP RESPONSIBILITY TO DO ALL WE CAN TO ACCOMMODATE ARTISTS AND BRING THEM TOGETHER WITH 24/7 STUDIO ACCESS PLUS LODGING, FOOD, AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT. EACH LAB CULMINATES IN A BRIEF MINI-DOCUMENTARY, PART OF A NEW SERIES CALLED INSIDE THE PILLOW LAB. IN 2020 WE HOSTED SEVEN LABS WITH THE FOLLOWING ARTISTS: MILKA DJORDJEVICH; ASZURE BARTON; BRIAN BROOKS; KYLE ABRAHAM; EMILY JOHNSON; SHAMEL PITTS; AND DORRANCE DANCE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2.8MProgram 2 [2020]
EDUCATION:THE SCHOOL AT JACOB'S PILLOW PROVIDES UNPARALLELED OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMERGING PROFESSIONAL DANCERS. SCHOOL FACULTY ARE NOT ONLY ACCOMPLISHED EDUCATORS, THEY ARE ALSO WORKING ARTISTS. DESPITE BEING UNABLE TO GATHER WITHIN THE JACOB'S PILLOW STUDIOS IN 2020, SMALL GROUPS OF DANCERS WERE CONVENED ONLINE WITHIN OUR "ON-SCREEN" STUDIOS FOR FOUR PROGRAMS OF THE SCHOOL: CONTEMPORARY BALLET, CONTEMPORARY, STREET & CLUB DANCE STYLES, AND THE ANN AND WESTON HICKS CHOREOGRAPHY FELLOWS PROGRAM. EACH PROGRAM CREATIVELY ENGAGED STUDENTS IN MULTIPLE CHOREOGRAPHIC PROCESSES, MINING THE PHYSICALITY POSSIBLE WITHIN THEIR AVAILABLE SPATIAL ENVIRONMENTS, AND EVOLVING THEIR VISION OF THEMSELVES AS DANCE ARTISTS. THE ONLINE SESSION OF THE SCHOOL ALSO FEATURED A MASTER CLASS SERIES, WHICH FOR THE FIRST TIME WAS OPEN TO DANCERS WORLDWIDE, LED BY INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED ARTISTS. THIS SERIES WAS INCREDIBLY POPULAR ATTRACTING AN AVERAGE OF 200 PARTICIPANTS PER CLASS EACH WEEK. A TOTAL OF 69 DANCE ARTISTS FROM 9 COUNTRIES PARTICIPATED IN THE SCHOOL IN 2020 WITH 54% RECEIVING SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$288.3KProgram 3 [2020]
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:MANY OF OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS, WHILE TIED TO THE PILLOW, ARE NOT DEPENDENT ON THE FESTIVAL, SO WE ARE CONTINUING OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WORK VIRTUALLY. WE ARE COMMISSIONING A VIRTUAL WORK TO BE CREATED ON LOCAL DANCERS BY BOSTON-BASED CHOREOGRAPHER MAR PARILLA THAT WILL CULMINATE AT FESTIVAL 2021. AS PART OF THE ARTISTS AT WORK PILOT PROGRAM, MODELED AFTER THE DEPRESSION-ERA WPA PROGRAM, THE PILLOW IS WORKING WITH ARTIST AND CHOREOGRAPHER DANTE BROWN AND PITTSFIELD-BASED NON-PROFIT ROOTS RISING ON QUESTIONS OF FOOD INSECURITY/SUSTAINABILITY AND "SUSTAINABILITY" OF MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT FOR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$232.5K
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