Dance

Jacob’s Pillow Dance Interactive is an ever-growing collection of dance videos filmed at Jacob’s Pillow from the 1930s to today.

Jacob’s Pillow is a National Historic Landmark, a National Medal of Arts recipient, and home to America’s longest running dance festival. Each year thousands of people from across the U.S. and around the globe experience the Festival with more than 50 dance companies and 200 free performances, talks, and events; train at The School at Jacob’s Pillow; explore the rare and extensive dance Archives; take part in numerous Community Programs; and experience the rich history of the Festival online.

"As a choreographer, Doris Humphrey excelled in her designs for groups, mass movements and sculptural shapes. This was seen throughout her career from early works such as 'Soaring,' to one of her last, 'Dawn in New York'."

"...foremost contemporary choreographer in the world of ballet."

"Katherine Dunham is probably best known as a legendary dancer who propelled the awareness of the cultures of the African Diaspora via her choreography."

"...moving image materials that document the extraordinary journey of a woman who changed the face of American modern dance. Selected materials, including videos of dance technique and fieldwork, are available..."

Biography, works, and honors of Morris, plus news and information on his dance company.

"Merce Cunningham is widely recognized as the greatest living choreographer."

"A pioneer in what is now called “extended vocal technique” and “interdisciplinary performance,” Monk creates works that thrive at the intersection of music and movement, image and object, light and sound in an effort to discover and weave together new modes of perception."

Michel Fokine was one of the most influential choreographers of the 20th century.

"Few artists of our time have had the profound impact on their art form that Mr. Taylor has had on dance."

Biographical info, a listing of current performances, archive of past performances.

"Baryshnikov danced more than 100 different works, from the classics Giselle and Don Quixote to Twyla Tharp’s Push Comes to Shove and George Balanchine’s Apollo, and he was a leading guest artist on the world’s greatest stages."

"...a theorist of dance, a critic of modern society, culture, education and a champion of the struggles for women's rights, social revolution and the realization of poetry in everyday life."

"Martha Graham is recognized as a primal artistic force of the 20th Century alongside Picasso, Stravinsky, James Joyce, and Frank Lloyd Wright. In 1998 TIME Magazine named Martha Graham as the 'Dancer of the Century'..."

"No male dancer ever had more influence on the history, style and public perception of ballet than Rudolf Nureyev. He changed people's expectations. Starting out from inauspicious beginnings in a remote town in the Urals, he ended up changing the whole fa

"...his light and exacting footwork brought tap “up on its toes” from an earlier flat-footed shuffling style, and developed the art of tap dancing to a delicate perfection."

"A creative laboratory dedicated to nurturing and sustaining modern dance, the ADF is an international magnet for choreographers, dancers, teachers, critics, musicians and scholars, drawing them together to experiment, explore, learn, collaborate and crea

"Spoleto has earned a reputation for offering programs of the highest artistic caliber, supporting new and innovative works, nurturing outstanding young artists, and expanding public appreciation of the arts." It takes place annually in Charleston, SC.

"The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater grew from the now fabled performance in March 1958, at the 92nd Street Young Men's Hebrew Association in New York... That performance changed forever the perception of American dance."

Kevin McKenzie and Rachel S. Moore's American Ballet Theatre.

A comprehensive listing of ballet companies, including a link to the each company's website and the owners and locations of each company.

A comprehensive listing of contemporary and modern dance companies, including a link to the each company's website and the owners and locations of each company.

"Merce Cunningham Dance Company is a group of fourteen dancers (seven women, seven men) who perform the works of Merce Cunningham, choreographer and artistic director, with the collaboration of contemporary musicians and visual artists."

This site features links to a wide variety of dance companies, including jazz, liturigal, humorous, experimental, ethnic, and circus dance.

"Welcome to the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance, home of the Martha Graham Dance Company, the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance, and Martha Graham Resources."

"The Company was founded after 11 years of collaboration during which Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane (1948 - 1988) redefined the duet form and foreshadowed issues of identity, form and social commentary that would change the face of American dance."

"...preserving the modernists’ tradition in contemporary dance and sharing it... The company performs its repertory both new and old with ecstatic passion for living and dancing."

The Paul Taylor Dance Company, established in 1954, "is one of the world's most exquisite ensembles."