PillowVoices: Dance Through Time

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PillowVoices: Dance Through Time episodes

September 26 Perspectives on Latine Dance in the U.S. with Eduardo Vilaro, Nélida Tirado, and Luis Salgado
Pillow Scholar-in-Residence Ramón H. Rivera-Servera is joined by Ballet Hispánico's Artistic Director Eduardo Vilaro, flamenco artist Nélida Tirado and choreographer Luis Salgado in a lively conversation about what it means to carry the fullness of Latinidad culture into dance. Recorded August 22, 2026.
49 min
August 29 Club Culture and Connection: Archie Burnett and Sally Sommer
Archie Burnett is a legendary New York house and vogue dancer, and Sally Sommer is a dance historian and critic who helped document underground club culture. They first connected as student and teacher in the early 80's at the School of Visual Arts. More than 40 years later they reflect on how they first met, their highs and lows through the decades, and what they hope to pass on to future house and club dancers around the world.
37 min
July 25 Bebe Miller: Craft, Curiosity, and Legacy
About guest host: Jennifer Harge is a choreographer, performance artist, and educator. Her creative research conjures and theorizes Black worldmaking practices through intimate collaborations with the sacred, through ancestral lineages, experimental performance, and Black feminist thought. For over a decade, she has developed her work almost exclusively in Detroit, Michigan, critically engaging the interior, geographic, and spiritual worlds of Black life. Learn more at https://www.hargedancestories.com
Learn more about Bebe Miller at https://bebemillercompany.org/
Bebe Miller multi-media essay by Maura Keefe
https://danceinteractive.jacobspillow.org/themes-essays/women-in-dance/bebe-miller/
Bebe Miller Company: Landing Place 2007 video excerpt
https://danceinteractive.jacobspillow.org/bebe-miller-company/landing-place/
Bebe Miller Company: A Haven for Restless Angels of Mercy 1986 video excerpt
https://danceinteractive.jacobspillow.org/bebe-miller-company/a-haven-for-restless-angels-of-mercy/

45 min
June 27 Dancing the Algorithm with Katherine Helen Fisher
Learn more about host Katherine Helen Fisher
View excerpt of Lamentation: Dancing the Archive on Dance Interactive

41 min
May 30 Judith Jamison: The Endurance of the Dancing Spirit
Judith Jamison dancing in 1988 at Jacob's Pillow on Dance Interactive
Linda Celeste Sims performing Cry in 2007 at Jacob's Pillow on Dance Interactive
Learn more about host Christian Warner

50 min
April 25 The Dancing Body: Graham After Graham
Multi-media essay 'Tracing a Legacy: Martha Graham's Centuryl Long Journey to Jacob's Pillow'

23 min
March 28 Ann Hutchinson Guest's Dancing Life
Ann Hutchinson Guest's Century Plus (2022)
48 min
February 28 Clouds Don’t Resist: Marjani Forté-Saunders
Dance Interaction videos and essays related to this episode include:
Soles of Duende
Urban Bush Women

PillowVoices podcasts related to this episode include:
Remembering Blondell Cummings with Paloma McGregor
35 min
February 28 Clouds Don't Resist: Marjani Forté-Saunders
Guest host Brinda Guha reflects on the ancient technologies embraced by Marjani Forté-Saunders when developing her new work during a 2025 Pillow Lab residency.
34 min
January 31 Virginia Johnson and Misty Copeland: Ballerina Brilliance
Virginia Johnson of Dance Theatre of Harlem and Misty Copeland of American Ballet Theatre discuss their own training, the universality of performing classical ballets, the responsibilities of role models before and after the emergence of social media, and how dance skills can prepare young people for careers beyond the stage. Recorded during a 2014 PillowTalk moderated by Maura Keefe.
46 min

About PillowVoices: Dance Through Time

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PillowVoices: Dance Through Time brings listeners closer to notable dance artists connected with Jacob's Pillow, from 1933 to today. Each piece exemplifies Jacob's Pillow's mission to 'support dance creation, presentation, education, and preservation; and to engage and deepen public appreciation and support for dance' by utilizing archival recordings brought to life in the personal stories and narration of current thought-leaders and scholars. Jacob's Pillow, lauded by The New York Times as "the dance center of the nation," is a National Historic Landmark, a recipient of the prestigious National Medal of Arts, and home to America’s longest-running international dance festival, located in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts.