[BELOW] Music Director/Conductor Christopher Wilkins and the Boston Landmarks Orchestra at the DCR Hatch Memorial Shell on the
Pillow talk August 4–6 If you haven’t done it yet, make this the summer you head to Becket, in the Berkshires in Western Massachusetts. The lush grounds of Jacobs’s Pillow, the acclaimed and historic dance mecca, is a trip you won’t forget. Celebrating its 85th anniversary season with more than 200 free events, ticketed performances, exhibits and talks, the Pillow again offers its annual Weekend Out (Aug. 4–6) specifically for LGBTQ patrons. The weekend includes a special tour honoring Pillow founder Ted Shawn and his Men Dancers, and a Saturday night dance party with DJ BFG hosted by Tyler Ashley, The Dauphine of Bushwick, after the evening performances. Those performances are from Doug Varone and Dancers in the
Ted Shawn Theatre and from Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion in the Doris Duke Theatre (Friday and Saturday at 8:15 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 2:15 p.m.). Out dancer and choreographer Kyle Abraham is a MacArthur “Genius” Fellow and Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award winner who returns to the Pillow with his newest work “Dearest Home,” a lush collection of solos and duets that embody love and longing, born from dialogues with a diverse set of subcultures. “Dearest Home” is an interactive dance performance that explores cultural views and exchanges about love and the absence of love. Tickets start at $25.
www.jacobspillow.org/events/ weekend-out-at-the-pillow/
Music of the night July 19–August 23 What’s better than great music for free? Each Wednesday at 7 p.m. from July 19 through August 23, Boston Landmarks Orchestra presents its summer program of concerts at the Hatch Memorial Shell on the Esplanade under the baton of music director Christopher Wilkins. The opening event is “Music for a Summer Evening”
(July 19) and the season finale (August 23) is “Landmarks Dance Carnival” that culminates in a grand performance of Aaron Copland’s “Rodeo” with choreography by Peter DiMuro, curator/choreographer for Public Displays of Motion and The Dance Complex.
landmarksorchestra.org
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