Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Celebrated its 81st annual Festival with an opening Gala on Saturday, June 15. Honorary Co-Chairs for the Season Opening Gala included Artistic Director of Dance Theatre of Harlem Virginia Johnson and principal dancer with the New York City Ballet Wendy Whelan. The evening was filled with performances in the Ted Shawn Theatre by Wendy Whelan and Lloyd Knight of Martha Graham Dance Company; Dancers from DTH; Michelle Dorrance and the students of the Ballet program at Jacob's Pillow. The event raised a remarkable $411,000 to benefit artists, students and the thousands of visitors who enjoy the Pillow annually. Guests enjoyed two new exhibits curated by Norton Owen and a delicious three course dinner by The Old Inn and Megan Moore.
PHOTO CAPTION: First Lady Diane Patrick and Governor of Massachusetts Deval Patrick
backstage with Jacob’s Pillow Executive and Artistic Director Ella Baff, New York City
Ballet star Wendy Whelan, soloist with the Martha Graham Dance Company Lloyd
Knight. Photographer Karli Cadel; Courtesy of Jacob’s Pillow Dance
PHOTO CAPTION: First Lady Diane Patrick and Governor of Massachusetts Deval Patrick
backstage with 2013 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award Winner Michelle Dorrance.
Photographer Karli Cadel; courtesy of Jacob’s Pillow Dance
PHOTO CAPTION: Co-Founder and former Executive Director of Trey McIntyre Project
John Michael Schert, Director of Sunny Artist Management Ilter Ibrahimof, Resident
Choreographer of Hubbard Street Chicago Alejandro Cerrudo, and Fashion Director of
Quest Media Daniel Cappello, prior to the Gala performance. Photographer Tina Lane;
courtesy of Jacob’s Pillow Dance
PHOTO CAPTION: Jacob’s Pillow Board Chair Joan Hunter and New York City Ballet star
Wendy Whelan under the Gala tent. Photographer Tina Lane; courtesy of Jacob’s Pillow
Dance
PHOTO CAPTION: Wendy Whelan and Lloyd Knight in Martha Graham’s Canticle for
Innocent Comedians (1952); Photographer Karli Cadel; Courtesy of Jacob’s Pillow Dance
PHOTO CAPTION: Martin Monas and wife, former New York City Ballet Dancer Teresa
Reyes during cocktail hour. Photographer Tina Lane; courtesy of Jacob’s Pillow Dance