For kids—and the kids in all of us—Circus & the Bard: The Next Chapter bounces back! Shakespeare & Company and Spirit of Circus reunite for a playful mash-up of jaw-dropping circus acts and Shakespeare’s beloved characters. When high-flying feats meet the Bard’s words, sparks fly, laughs abound, and something truly magical happens.
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Shipwrecks, disguises, and mistaken identities spark the joyful chaos of Twelfth Night, Shakespeare’s most playful romantic comedy. Love runs amok, wit flies, and nothing is quite what it seems in this sun-soaked tale of music and mischief. Performed outdoors July 4–26 at one of Newsweek’s Top 10 Outdoor Theater Venues in the U.S., this summer production invites audiences […]
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Hailing from Brisbane, Australia, Circa Contemporary Circus has “redefined what contemporary circus can be” (ArtsHub) while touring to more than 45 countries across six continents. The group will return to Jacob’s Pillow after six years away with Wolf, a gasp-inducing acrobatic thrill ride.
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Next up for the summer will be iBoss, written by Thomas Kee and directed by Clay Hopper, director of last year’s highly acclaimed show How To Not Save the World with Mr. Bezos. Taking place in a not so distant future, the rapidly accelerating intelligence of AI systems has created "Lisa." Powered by AI, she wields enormous power. Shockingly, […]
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Written by Chess Jakobs, The American Five explores pivotal moments in the lives of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King, Bayard Rustin, Stanley Levison and Clarence B. Jones during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. Set in the tense days leading up to the March on Washington, the play examines the strategy, […]
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Lovesong is a tender and quietly powerful play by Abi Morgan that traces a marriage across decades, revealing how love evolves, deepens and endures over time. Moving fluidly between youth and later years, the play places two versions of a couple side by side, allowing past and present to unfold simultaneously on stage. Through their […]
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“A government of laws, not of men.” With those seven words, John Adams proposed a new American ideal: justice as a shared promise, not a ruler’s whim. But what does it feel like to live in a society that honors — or breaches — that principle? From Eroica to Guernica, artists have long illuminated the moral force of […]
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Meta Music: Music About Other Music
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New this summer, TLI 101 offers guests a point of entry to learn more about the music and art they love. Featuring presentations devoted to classical music, jazz, opera, and dance, these talks, led by renowned experts, expand how TLI helps our audience deepen their relationship with the music and performances they see and hear […]
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Join us for a series of prelude concerts. 07/10: Featuring members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra 6p 07/11: TMC Chamber Music 07/17: BSO Musicians 07/18: TMC Chamber Music 07/24: BSO Musicians 07/31: BSO Musicians 08/01: TMC Chamber Music 08/07: BSO Musicians 08/08: TMC Chamber Music 08/14: Concert 08/15: TMC Vocal Fellows 08/21: BSO Musicians 08/22: […]
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