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Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival
Modern dance pioneer Ted Shawn, bought the Jacob’s Pillow farm in 1931. Shawn had long harbored a dream of legitimizing dance in America as an honorable career for men, and in 1933, he recruited eight men for a new dance company. Today, visitors come to the Berkshires to watch exciting dance performances, enjoy pre-show talks with the performers, and to take guided tours of exhibits that tell the story of Jacob’s Pillow Dance.
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Hrs: See performance Schedule.
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Dance Performance Lesson Plan
Dance and human civilization bonded together since the ancient times. With each passing century, dance became a more important tool for maintaining our health, preserving social interactions, and celebrating the events and gods. Many dances were performed as a way to bond and communicate. In the early periods of time, dances were performed as part of large events such as ceremonies and festivals.
Since dance is not a physical artifact that can be examined, historians find it difficult to identify when exactly dance was invented.
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Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival
Modern dance pioneer Ted Shawn, bought the Jacob’s Pillow farm in 1931. Shawn had long harbored a dream of legitimizing dance in America as an honorable career for men, and in 1933, he recruited eight men for a new dance company. Today, visitors come to the Berkshires to watch exciting dance performances, enjoy pre-show talks with the performers, and to take guided tours of exhibits that tell the story of Jacob’s Pillow Dance.
contact info
Hrs: See performance Schedule.
HELPFUL LESSON PLAN(S)
Prepared by FieldTripDirectory.com
Dance Performance Lesson Plan
Dance and human civilization bonded together since the ancient times. With each passing century, dance became a more important tool for maintaining our health, preserving social interactions, and celebrating the events and gods. Many dances were performed as a way to bond and communicate. In the early periods of time, dances were performed as part of large events such as ceremonies and festivals.
Since dance is not a physical artifact that can be examined, historians find it difficult to identify when exactly dance was invented.
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