Jacob’s Pillow Reopens Its Doris Duke Theatre, Which Aims to Be a Center for Dance and Technology While Focusing on the Land’s Indigenous Roots

by Chava Lansky For Dance Magazine | Jul 7, 2025 | News, The Latest

In 2020, Jacob’s Pillow was struggling. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the beloved Becket, Massachusetts–based dance organization was forced to cancel its summer festival for the first time in its 88-year history. Then, in November of that year, the Pillow...

At NYCB, Justin Peck Premieres His New Full-Length Copland Dance Episodes

by Kyra Laubacher | Jan 19, 2023 | News, Onstage, The Latest

In February 2015, Justin Peck premiered his Bessie Award–winning Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes, a ballet set to a symphonic arrangement of Aaron Copland’s iconic Rodeo score. Now in his ninth year as New York City Ballet’s resident choreographer, Peck takes a full dive...