Paloma McGregor remembers the life, work, and legacy of Blondell Cummings. McGregor frames this exploration through Cummings' dance work titled "Chicken Soup", designated as an American Masterpiece by the National Endowment for the Arts in 2006.<a href="https://www.dancemagazine.com/remembering-blondell-cummings-1944-2015/" target="_blank">https://www.dancemagazine.com/remembering-blondell-cummings-1944-2015/</a><a href="https://danceinteractive.jacobspillow.org/blondell-cummings/chicken-soup/" target="_blank">https://danceinteractive.jacobspillow.org/blondell-cummings/chicken-soup/</a><a href="https://www.xartistsbooks.com/books/blondellcummings">https://www.xartistsbooks.com/books/blondellcummings</a>

Paloma McGregor remembers the life, work, and legacy of Blondell Cummings. McGregor frames this exploration through Cummings' dance work titled "Chicken Soup", designated as an American Masterpiece by the National Endowment for the Arts in 2006. https://www.dancemagazine.com/remembering-blondell-cummings-1944-2015/ https://danceinteractive.jacobspillow.org/blondell-cummings/chicken-soup/ https://www.xartistsbooks.com/books/blondellcummings

Paloma McGregor remembers the life, work, and legacy of Blondell Cummings. McGregor frames this exploration through Cummings' dance work titled "Chicken Soup", designated as an American Masterpiece by the National Endowment for the Arts in 2006.<a href="https://www.dancemagazine.com/remembering-blondell-cummings-1944-2015/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.dancemagazine.com/remembering-blondell-cummings-1944-2015/</a><a href="https://danceinteractive.jacobspillow.org/blondell-cummings/chicken-soup/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://danceinteractive.jacobspillow.org/blondell-cummings/chicken-soup/</a><a href="https://www.xartistsbooks.com/books/blondellcummings" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.xartistsbooks.com/books/blondellcummings</a>

Remembering Blondell Cummings, with Paloma McGregor

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.  
PillowVoices is directed by Jennifer Edwards and produced by Lisa Niedermeyer. Rahsaan Cruz provides audio design and engineering. Research and Transcription by Arushi Singh. Music for the opening is by J.S. Bach and the closing theme is by Jess Meeker, both performed by Meeker. Content curator is Norton Owen, and associate curator is Patsy Gay.

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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. PillowVoices is directed by Jennifer Edwards and produced by Lisa Niedermeyer. Rahsaan Cruz provides audio design and engineering. Research and Transcription by Arushi Singh. Music for the opening is by J.S. Bach and the closing theme is by Jess Meeker, both performed by Meeker. Content curator is Norton Owen, and associate curator is Patsy Gay.

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