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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Join us at Tanglewood for the Open Rehearsal series: 07/11: Brahms Symphony No. 2 and Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 with Eric Lu 07/18: Beethoven and Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 1 with Daniil Trifonov 07/25: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 and Mozart Violin Concerto No. 1 with Himari 08/01: Joshua Bell performs Bruch Scottish Fantasy 08/08: Yo-Yo […]
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Choreographer Miro Magloire and his New Chamber Ballet team up with composers and musicians from the Manhattan School of Music for newly composed music and choreographed dance for five of the sculptures in Ground/work 2025. The performances will take place at each of the sculptures throughout the day—it promises to be a magical way to see […]
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Tenor and frequent TLI collaborator Nicholas Phan’s signature recital program Fellow Citizens delves into stories of immigration and migration through compositional voices ranging from Schubert and Dvořák to Errollyn Wallen and Mohammed Fairouz. Opening with God Bless America, Irving Berlin’s musical prayer of thanksgiving to the nation that gave him refuge as a child fleeing pogroms […]
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Boot scootin’ season is in full swing, and Bousquet Mountain is the place to be. The Summer Stomp Country Concert brings live country music to the slopes for a foot-stomping, ice-cold-drink-in-hand kind of evening. Bring the whole crew, pull up a spot on the mountain, and let the music do the rest. Drifters Bar & […]
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