Two Choreographers
While many dances today represent singular visions, there’s also a long tradition at Jacob’s Pillow of collaborative works. These examples all represent dances that credit two different choreographers.
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Kwikstep and Rokafella
Thief of Hearts, 2023
As a husband-and-wife team, they run a New York-based hip hop company known as Full Circle Productions, but each of these artists also has their own distinct creative profile.
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Seán Curran Company & Darrah Carr Dance
Cèilì, 2023
The collaborating choreographers make a cameo appearance at the end of this excerpt from a work initiated by New York’s Irish Arts Center,
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Mina Nishimura / Kota Yamazaki
I, Ghost, The, Other (self) or You, 2022
Both from Japan and both now on the faculty of Bennington College, these choreographers made this work to reflect the Japanese Zen philosophy about the self as “no-self” or as “fluid being.“
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Adam H. Weinert
Tillers of the Soil, 2021
Created by Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn more than a century ago, this dance was reinterpreted by Adam Weinert as a way to inaugurate Jacob’s Garden, an onsite resource that yields fresh produce..
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Freshwater Dancers
Eastern Blanket Dance / Canoe Dance, 2021
This presentation combines several traditional dances of the Eastern Woodland region, co-choreographed by Andre Gaines and Shani Turner, and practiced by dancers of the Nipmuc nation.
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Xan Burley + Alex Springer
Set Zero (two), 2017
The summer of 2017 was a turning point for Xan Burley and Alex Springer, as they gave their last performances with Doug Varone here and then received their first Pillow commission to create this site-specific work.
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The Wondertwins
That's Entertainment, 2016
Billy and Bobby McClain had made their Pillow debut two years earlier, and returned in 2016 to appear on the outdoor stage—only to be forced inside because of the weather.
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Dorrance Dance
ETM: Double Down, 2016
Nicholas Van Young has worked with Dorrance Dance as a composer, a dancer, and a choreographer, and this multi-faceted collaboration with Michelle Dorrance draws upon all his talents.
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MADBOOTS DANCE
BEAU., 2015
Co-choreographers Jonathan Campbell and Austin Diaz are also the performers here, headlining their company devoted to exploring masculine identity in dance.
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Nederlands Dans Theater 2
Shutters Shut, 2015
Choreographers Paul Lightfoot and Sol León spent more than 35 years with Nederlands Dans Theater, and this distinctive work is set to text written and read by Gertrude Stein.
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LeeSaar The Company
FAME, 2012
Israeli-born choreographers Lee Sher and Saar Harari combined their names to create the name of their company, devoted to Gaga technique (the movement approach devised by Ohad Naharin).
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Belén Maya and Rocío Molina
"Paso a Dos" from MUJERES, 2009
The emotional diversity of flamenco is explored and showcased in this remarkable series of solos and duets by two seasoned Spanish dancers.
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Jazz Tap Ensemble
Con Alma, 1993
Co-choreographed by Lynn Dally and Sam Weber, this dance is also notable for two of the artists making their very first Pillow appearances: Derrick K. Grant and Dormeshia.
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American Indian Dance Theater
Traditional Dances, 1989
Credited to company co-director Hanay Geiogamah and Raoul Trujillo, this dance marked the first of three Pillow appearances by American Indian Dance Theater.
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Les Grands Ballets Canadiens
Soaring, 1982
Ruth St. Denis and Doris Humphrey co-created this dance in 1920, and it was revived on this occasion to salute the Pillow’s 50th anniversary season.
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Teodoro Morca
Freedom, 1979
Co-choreographed by the husband-and-wife team of Teodoro and Isabel Morca, this dance was filmed during the fifth of six Morca engagements at the Pillow that began in 1968.