PillowVoices: Dance Through Time

By: Jacob's Pillow Archives
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  • PillowVoices: Dance Through Time brings listeners closer to notable dance artists connected with Jacob's Pillow, from 1933 to today. Each piece exemplifies Jacob's Pillow's mission to 'support dance creation, presentation, education, and preservation; and to engage and deepen public appreciation and support for dance' by utilizing archival recordings brought to life in the personal stories and narration of current thought-leaders and scholars. Jacob's Pillow, lauded by The New York Times as "the dance center of the nation," is a National Historic Landmark, a recipient of the prestigious National Medal of Arts, and home to America’s longest-running international dance festival, located in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts. PillowVoices is directed and produced by Jennifer Edwards. Ellis Rovin and James Sleeman are our composers and engineers. Music for the opening is by J.S. Bach and the closing theme is by Jess Meeker, both performed by Meeker. Content curator is Norton Owen, and associate curator is Patsy Gay.
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Episodes
  • Comedy and Drag in Ballet: 50 Years of The Trocks

    Comedy and Drag in Ballet: 50 Years of The Trocks
    Nov 23 2024

    Full PillowTalk including commentary on video excerpts of the company's repertoire:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VzzAG70B3o

    Video playlist 'Gotta Laugh' featuring excerpt of Paquita by Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo:

    https://danceinteractive.jacobspillow.org/playlists/gotta-laugh/

    Video excerpt of Swan Lake by Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo:

    https://danceinteractive.jacobspillow.org/les-ballets-trockadero-de-monte-carlo/le-lac-des-cygnes-swan-lake-act-ii/
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    29 mins
  • Rachel Maddow: The Place of Art in a Democracy

    Rachel Maddow: The Place of Art in a Democracy
    Oct 26 2024

    Political analyst Rachel Maddow speaks with Pillow scholar Suzanne Carbonneau in a 2009 PillowTalk. Maddow humanizes the political context of the early years of Jacob's Pillow and then offers her personal perspective on the meaningful role that the arts play within an evolving democracy.
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    38 mins
  • Shen Wei: Abstracting Dance, Music and Visual Arts

    Shen Wei: Abstracting Dance, Music and Visual Arts
    Sep 28 2024
    In this excerpt from a 2004 PillowTalk, choreographer Shen Wei speaks with dance scholar Suzanne Carbonneau about his love of abstraction when making movement, stripping away narrative from musical scores, and integrating visual art into his stage works. Shen Wei also shares about his upbringing in the traditions of Chinese Opera and his early years after emigrating to New York City.
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    29 mins

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