Session Description

Guest artists, dance presenters, curators, and other professionals in the field will meet and speak with the Hicks Choreographers, and their dancers, to share insights and career advice. This truly dance-immersive experience includes living onsite, researching in the Jacob’s Pillow Archives, viewing dance exhibitions, seeing Festival companies perform, and attending artist and scholar-led talks. Throughout the program, Hicks Choreographers strengthen their individual artistic points of view and acquire an influential network important for a choreographic career. Hicks Choreographers invite two dancers to join them onsite to ensure that work developed at the Pillow can continue in their home communities if desired. Participation costs for the eight chosen choreographers and their two dancers is underwritten, with the exception of travel costs, and each choreographer and dancer receives a modest stipend. Post-program, a continued 10-hours of one-on-one mentoring will be available to each choreographer.