Jacob's Pillow announces Henry J. Leir Outdoor Stage 2025 festival lineup
This season's Leir Stage outdoor programming will feature numerous genres and themes, including Afro-Caribbean, jazz, contemporary, Indigenous, West African, and ballet, performed by more than 20 artists and organizations, as well as ensembles from The School at Jacob's Pillow. Performances will take place weekly, Wednesdays through Saturdays, starting at 5:30 p.m.
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Prehistoric Body Theater, an Indonesian experimental art-science theater collective, is set to open the festival's first week on the Leir Stage June 25 and 26. Subsequent performing artists include Indigenous Enterprise, a dynamic intertribal dance troupe who have performed at the Super Bowl and the Sydney Opera House; Red Clay Dance Company, an Afro-Contemporary dance group based in Chicago; H.T. Chen & Dancers, a modern dance company rooted in Asian-American expression; and Hālau Pua Ali'i 'Ilima o Nūioka, a Hula school and company based in New York and Honolulu.
HopeBoykinDance group will be the final performer on the Leir Stage this summer, featuring performing choreographer Hope Boykin's blend of 'compelling collaboration of contemporary-modern movement, spoken word, and storytelling,' according to a press release.
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Tickets for select multi-night performances are $35. One-night and select multi-night performances are 'Choose What You Pay,' with a suggested price of $25. Tickets became available for pre-sale for members on March 3; general public tickets will be available on April 10
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