This performance was the first onsite autumn presentation in Jacob’s Pillow history, taking place in the new Doris Duke Theatre. Caleb Teicher began their professional career in 2011 as a founding member of Michelle Dorrance’s celebrated company, Dorrance Dance, and they have proven their versatility through performances with Chase Brock, The Bang Group, Sally Silvers, and as one of the creators of SW!NG OUT. Caleb Teicher & Company helped launch the 2019 Pillow season with a performance of Bzzz on the Season Opening Gala, while Teicher teamed up with composer-pianist Conrad Tao for a 2024 Gala performance of Rhapsody in Blue. Nic Gareiss has been named as one of Dance Magazine‘s “25 to Watch,” hailed by The New York Times for his “dexterous melding of Irish and Appalachian dance,” and called “the most inventive and expressive step dancer on the scene” by the Boston Herald. His singular dance technique is marked by a deep love of clog, flatfoot, and step dance footwork; improvisation; and musical collaboration. Gareiss studied in the Appalachian region and in Quebec before earning his Master of Arts in Ethnochoreology at the University of Limerick in Ireland.
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